Heathermomster Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 of writing to a 7th grader and would prefer the curriculum meet the following criteria: Strategies that provide a common language across grade levels and content areas *Interpreting textbooks *Varieties of writing for different purposes *Note taking and study skills *Listening and speaking skills Stategies that increase critical thinking skills *Analyzing text *Producing organized, clear communications *Synthesizing information into knowledge Strategies that teach the writing process *Narrative, personal narrative, and expository writing *Sentence, paragraph and multiparagraph writing Stategies that improve reading Comprehension *Response to literature *Vocabulary *Summarizing DS will be coming home in the Fall. I've been looking at WWE4/WWS but am now wondering if I should supplement WWS with something that teaches more structure of sentences, paragraphs, and explores writing styles. Help me please, as I'm a total N00b to this curriculum selection thing.... Thank-you, Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 We've alternated WWS and Writing Strands this year with good success. Writing Strands is very gentle, 1 week on, 1 week off, but each lesson covers a different style of writing and builds upon previous knowledge. Book 2 (the beginning of actual writing for them) starts with how to write a sentence. We've found them to be nice resources to go back and study when a different style writing assignment comes up in another subject, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I HIGHLY recommend Killgallon: Sentence Composing for Middle School: A Worktext on Sentence Variety and Maturity Grammar for Middle School: A Sentence-Composing Approach--A Student Worktext There is also an Elementary level Killgallon series: Sentence Composing for Elementary School: A Worktext to Build Better Sentences Story Grammar for Elementary School: A Sentence-Composing Approach: A Student Worktext Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Thank-you Ladies. I will check out these options.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.