ThreeBlessings Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I've been using Sentence Composing for Elementary with my 4th and 6th graders this year. I'm looking ahead to next year and considering which book(s) to get. I have a few questions. :) Is it essential to use the Story Grammar before the Middle School Grammar? Is it good to use the Sentence Composing book and the one of the Grammar books at the same time or are they redundant? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 No, SG and G4MS actually have very similar types of exercises. The main difference is the sources of the model sentences. SG draws mostly from fairy tales and books aimed at a late elementary audience. G4MS draws from books aimed at a more mature audience, including Stephen King and Michael Crichton. While the model sentences themselves are innocuous, I required my DD to ask me before borrowing any book mentioned in G4MS from the library. I didn't feel the need to do that with SG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBlessings Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 thank you for the info :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 No, SG and G4MS actually have very similar types of exercises. The main difference is the sources of the model sentences. SG draws mostly from fairy tales and books aimed at a late elementary audience. G4MS draws from books aimed at a more mature audience, including Stephen King and Michael Crichton. While the model sentences themselves are innocuous, I required my DD to ask me before borrowing any book mentioned in G4MS from the library. I didn't feel the need to do that with SG. And how about Sentence Composing? That looks very similar as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 We love the Killgallon books! Sentence Composing for Elementary School: A Worktext to Build Better Sentences Story Grammar for Elementary School: A Sentence-Composing Approach: A Student Worktext Grammar for Middle School: A Sentence-Composing Approach--A Student Worktext Sentence Composing for Middle School: A Worktext on Sentence Variety and Maturity There is also a High School set, but i've never used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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