bethben Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 My ds -12- will have completed 4 years of IEW and I really think it's time to move beyond IEW and start writing without the formula. Honestly, he's in an IEW rut. It has worked well for us but we need to branch out. I am open to online classes or something that will start to progress him and prepare him for high school level writing. If there's a teacher manual, I need clear instructions, not theory and nice suggestions. Suggestions? Beth Married to DH for 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Have you looked at Writing With Skill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Have you looked at Writing With Skill? Yes- it was too disjointed for us. I need something less wordy. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbeach Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 What about Lost Tools of Writing? by Circe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2two Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Check out Memoria Press and the re-done classical composition Ask on their forum, but I think I read they are putting together accelerated plans for older kids They have online classes too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Have you looked at Jump In? It's not an online class, but mostly independent, geared toward middle-schoolers. Student book and teacher book for less than $40 and can be scheduled to last one year or two. Depending on your beliefs, there might be a couple of lessons that you'd want to preview/edit/change due to the viewpoint presented (published by Apologia), but I don't think it will be a problem for us and we use mostly secular materials. We're just starting it after doing IEW's SWI and the ancient history theme book. Planning to try WWS after we finish Jump In. From the website: "Easy, bite-sized lessons guide your student through the complexities of writing persuasion, exposition, description, and fiction. The text is incremental, the tone is student friendly, and the assignments are very achievable." You can find it at Amazon or any of the big book stores online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Composition in the Classical Tradition? It was an oldschool favorite before the newer Progym curricula were written. It's a college text and kind of graphic at times, but it's more efficient and modern than the homeschool Progym curricula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 I'm liking the looks of classical composition. Now off to find reviews. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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