Does anyone use Writing with Ease-Strong Fundamentals?

[poiema]

I know many of you use WWE, but I'm assuming the workbook is more commonly used. Does anyone use the teacher book only? I am thinking about just getting that so I can use copywork from books we are actually reading, but I think I would need a little assistance knowing what to choose. Also, knowing me, I'd probably use my own paper anyway, so I'm not sure a workbook would make much sense. Any one use it and like it? Or should I just stick with the workbook?

[Alte Veste Academy]

Use it. Love it! The book provides examples for the first week of any change in requirements, so it is easy to see what you're looking for. I keep a pocketful of post-it notes at all times, always at the ready to mark a passage. After just a little practice, it is easy as pie to find what you need in your current reading. I love writing across the curriculum.

[Grover]

we're just using the manual too, as many of the books in the workbooks weren't particularly relevant to us. I'm getting pretty good at spotting a good narration passage now :rofl: my only issue is I tend to "creep" into passages that are a bit longer/ harder than those in the book, then we come to the next week that's actually in the manual and realise I've pushed on a little to far in the meantime.

[UrbanSue]

We've done both and I prefer just having the textbook. We do copywork and dictation from McGuffey's now and narration with history. I love SWB's approach to learning writing but I didn't like the expense and bulk of the workbooks.

 

They were great for me for a season--starting schooling with a newborn in the house I wanted to minimize my own thinking :). It's a great resource if you need it. But I"m a compulsive box-checker and it's better for my kids if we do the WWE skills with other work that we were doing anyway.