melissel Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 DD9 is pretty much done with WWE. She has no problem with the narrations (she hates doing them, but has no problem coming up with them when forced to!) and handles WWE3 dictations easily. She's very tired of the WWE format, and I don't really blame her. IMO, though, she's not quite ready for WWS. I was thinking that I'd wait a year for WWS (she'd be 11 by then), but I'd like something different to fill the gap in the meantime. I know some people recommend TWSS, but is it worth it to go that route just for a year? I also know some people don't like TWSS, so I'm wondering what others would recommend to mix up our writing instruction for the next 12 months. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 We will likely have a gap year between WWE and WWS also and I have penciled in CW Aesop done in one year for that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 We will have a year gap with my youngest. I think we will do lots of bravewriter stuff, but other than that i am not sure. He loves writing, s i need something a little more "free" than WWS for him next year, something that appeals to a natural writer....he enjoys copywork, so we will do some of that. We may just focus on creative writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Yes, I would also suggest Writing Tales or CW Aesop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Same issue here. Just finished WWE3 with DS9, not planning on WWE4 (he really dislikes WWE). I think I will fill our "gap" year with IEW's Fun and Fascinating combined with Daily Paragraph Editing 4. He already loves the latter series and has watched DS11 do the former in a class this year and liked it. I thought about doing IEW Level A full-blown but decided it wasn't really necessary. He also does a lot of other writing (narrations, stories he makes up) that offer opportunities for on-the-spot instruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Same thing here - DS9 finished WWE3 with more depth than "required" about 2 months ago. My plan is to use some of the Sonlight Writing assignments (we use SL history, readers, and read-alouds) with some of the Killgallon books I keep reading about. I could interperse a selection from WWE4 here and there or require a WWE style written narrartion from our core readings to keep fresh. I also might do some SL creative writing assignments, the Killgallon, and start WWS half speed (or less). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 There's also this. I'm following this thread with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Thank you all! I had forgotten about CW Aesop. It's actually something I'd looked at awhile back for this DD and decided to forgo until later. That may be just the ticket, though Killgallon is also calling my name :D I appreciate all the great ideas. Now I have some research to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 We had a gap semester and have been using Killgallon Sentence Composing for Elementary School. We finished WWE 4 in Dec. And will be starting WWS in the fall. Killgallon has been interesting and challenging and a nice break from WWE, which they didn't care for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 We've been using Writing Tales. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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