Mama Anna Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm just wondering if anyone here has used One Year Adventure Novel's little brother (Cover Story) and could offer a review of it. Thanks! Mama Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I'm curious too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Anna Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Anybody? (bump) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pronghorn Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 My twelve-year-old loves it. It is a lot of fun, especially when she is writing poetry and stories. She just finished a story and wants to write a sequel. She kind of got hung up when she was supposed to write a letter and do an interview though. She enjoys that she got to pick a theme and thus write about her current obsession. I have not done as much supervision as most parents do, so I can't comment much about the workbook. The journal is a bit small. The videos have good info that fits well with what I learned about creative writing in graduate school. Next year I may create my own writing program. I think I would like a bit more control of the process and topic choices. My daughter may prefer using this program , though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeofgrace Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I'm not really good at doing reviews, but I'll give it a shot. I'm using Cover Story with my 7th grader. The program just came out in Sept., so I don't think you'll find anyone who has completed it, yet. The program has been easy to implement. Three days a week we watch the video lesson and complete the assignment in the student workbook. There is also a journal assignment 5 days a week. (I'll confess, we have dropped the journal. I really haven't been able to figure out how it really fits into the program. It just became busy work.) We only have about 5 more weeks left of the program. My son has enjoyed writing about his topic. As a pp mentioned, he had some trouble with a few of the assignments, but most of it hasn't been a problem for him. I have been hands-on with this program. I watch the video with him and help him get started with the assignments. I read over his work and help him edit. Of course, I do think it is possible for a student to do it more independently. It's just the two of us, so my son likes us to do things together. Like all curriculums, some assignments I modify to fit our needs. There is a lot of brainstorming assignments and sometimes my son just wants to write, so we skip the brainstorming. The end product is a magazine. I can't wait to see how it fits together. Hope that helps a little bit. If you have any specific questions, I'll try to answer them the best I can. If you google Cathy Duffy, I believe she has done a review of this program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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