Experience w/ Winning With Writing 5 or 6?

[mytwomonkeys]

Hi,

 

I asked about this on the general board about a week ago, but no one responded. Nothing is coming up when I do a search here. I am interested in feedback from those who have actually used WWW 5 or 6. My daughter will be in grade 5 next year, but WWW 5 seems too simplistic (at least from the samples), so I would love feedback regarding levels 5 or 6.

 

I just want to know if it is working for you, & what you like or dislike about it.

 

TIA.:)

 

Amy

[Mom-ninja.]

There was a thread just a few weeks ago asking about WWW. Those who responded said they liked it.

 

Not many people use it so that's why you're not getting much of a response. It's a different approach than what a lot of people here use. I've never used it so I can't comment on it.

[Beth in SW WA]

No BTDT. I have been on the fence with trying it since it came out. I thought I was going to go with WWS, but I don't think my son would like it. I looked at the samples of WWW and actually decided to start him at level 3 (just ordered it yesterday) because the only writing he has done are dictations, copywork, narrations, and short paragraphs. I assume he will go through it quickly. I am using Paragraph Town now, but I want him to do more writing than that (and I'm also hoping by choosing level 3 he can work on it independently).

 

Sorry for wasting your time with all of that ;). The program is so new I don't think there are a lot out there who can say much about it yet.

 

WWW3 is a great place to start, Wendy. It will most likely build confidence -- which we like. :)

[mandymom]

It was not my favorite. I ordered both levels 5 & 6 (as well as 7 & 8 for my older dc), and like you, it seemed simplistic to me. I also felt like the writing examples were not quality writing. Technically speaking, it was fine. WWW taught appropriate form. But, there was little in the way of teaching style. I just felt it taught good writing, not great writing, if that makes any sense.

[mytwomonkeys]

Thank you all for replying:) I've still got a lot of time to decide, so I suppose I will keep looking. We currently use BJU and love it, but I feel like my daughter has a good grasp on writing now and we could venture into something less expensive. I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

 

Amy

[Jaybee]

Okay, so this has nothing to do with your question, but my eyes played with the post title, and I saw "Whining with Writing." And yes, we do have experience with that. :D

[CyndiLJ]

We are using it now at level 6, and while some may find it simplistic, I find it to be wonderfully incremental in it's approach. We also used IEW and I like it too, but VERY different approaches, both valuable, and worhtwhile.

 

WWW teaches children to take their writing step by step...details, topic sentences, insists on rough drafts, then final copies. It has children doing all forms of writing at all levels, moving from writing a solid paragraph in lower levels (we are using 3 for other children) to then short stories and essays. My son is very obviously gaining the organizational skills necessary for much longer essays in the future as he learns the structure of writing. There is an emphasis on descriptive writing, but also persuasive writing, and many others forms.

 

The program goes through 8th grade, and we plan to use it then switch back to IEW, which I find surprising that so many people love to teach the mechanics and structure of writing at younger ages...it does not do that well, in my opinion, but is perfect for high school writing to train kids to pull info from resources and use it without copying word for word.

 

Funny how we sometimes complain about too much fluff in textbooks, too much extraneous and unnecessary information, and then when one comes along that gives us simple, effective lessons we think it is too simple. We homeschooling parents are sometimes never happy!! :tongue_smilie:

 

Cindy

[mytwomonkeys]

Your review is helpful. Thank you. I wasn't trying to be insulting by saying WWW looked simplistic. In comparison to what my daughter is currently using though, Level 5 seemed like it would be a lot of review for her and not a lot of writing. Level 6 looks more appropriate for where she is at currently, but the sample is small and I didn't want to purchase it and realize we had actually gotten in over our head. I really needed some feedback from someone that had used the program. So, thanks again.:)

 

 

We are using it now at level 6, and while some may find it simplistic, I find it to be wonderfully incremental in it's approach. We also used IEW and I like it too, but VERY different approaches, both valuable, and worhtwhile.

 

WWW teaches children to take their writing step by step...details, topic sentences, insists on rough drafts, then final copies. It has children doing all forms of writing at all levels, moving from writing a solid paragraph in lower levels (we are using 3 for other children) to then short stories and essays. My son is very obviously gaining the organizational skills necessary for much longer essays in the future as he learns the structure of writing. There is an emphasis on descriptive writing, but also persuasive writing, and many others forms.

 

The program goes through 8th grade, and we plan to use it then switch back to IEW, which I find surprising that so many people love to teach the mechanics and structure of writing at younger ages...it does not do that well, in my opinion, but is perfect for high school writing to train kids to pull info from resources and use it without copying word for word.

 

Funny how we sometimes complain about too much fluff in textbooks, too much extraneous and unnecessary information, and then when one comes along that gives us simple, effective lessons we think it is too simple. We homeschooling parents are sometimes never happy!! :tongue_smilie:

 

Cindy

[txhomemom]

We are currently using WWW 6, although we just started it and have not gotten too far into it yet. I have a 7th grader and I was not sure where to start either. I decided to go back down to the 6th level since we have not covered that much formal writing instruction. I feel like it is a bit simplistic too, which I guess is not a bad thing. I am sure as we get farther into the book there will be more challenging assignments. You might be able to go ahead and start with level 6 because I think there is a bit of a slow introduction at the beginning of the books or if you start with level 5 than just go through it with a quicker pace. In the book, there are assignments for each day and I found that because my dd was capable of much more I could have her do most if not all the assignments in one day.

 

With WWW, I like it, but I don't love it, but that is just me, super picky when it comes to writing curriculum!

[mytwomonkeys]

thank you. very helpful! if we use it (which i'm leaning that way), i will definitely go with level 6. :)

 

We are currently using WWW 6, although we just started it and have not gotten too far into it yet. I have a 7th grader and I was not sure where to start either. I decided to go back down to the 6th level since we have not covered that much formal writing instruction. I feel like it is a bit simplistic too, which I guess is not a bad thing. I am sure as we get farther into the book there will be more challenging assignments. You might be able to go ahead and start with level 6 because I think there is a bit of a slow introduction at the beginning of the books or if you start with level 5 than just go through it with a quicker pace. In the book, there are assignments for each day and I found that because my dd was capable of much more I could have her do most if not all the assignments in one day.

 

With WWW, I like it, but I don't love it, but that is just me, super picky when it comes to writing curriculum!