birchbark Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 DS will be in 8th grade next year, and I am considering outsourcing this subject. I think in order to produce his best effort, he needs some outside accountability other than Mom. And writing is one of my top priorities. He has a good foundation with a lot of CM-type writing in the younger grades, and most recently completing the pre-high-school levels of Understanding Writing. I'm looking for something to polish him off, and pull together needed skills for high school. So has anyone used an online program for this level and able to provide suggestions? I have these open in tabs so far: Potter's School Veritas Press Laurel Tree Write at Home Write Guide Landry Academy Aim Academy Virtual Language Alive ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Duh! I should have included the new WTM Academy. Too new for reviews though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 We loved Potter's School Writers' Workshop and liked (but didn't love) their English 1 & 2. It depends on what you're looking for, though: both Eng 1 & 2 include grammar, writing, and literature. If you want writing instruction only, VP's comp 1 or Comp 2 might fit the bill. My friend's daughter has taken both and she speaks highly of the courses. I can't comment on any of the others you mentioned because we have no experience with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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birchbark Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 I found a couple older threads with info: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/290215-online-writing-class-suggestions-please/ http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/400689-online-writing-course-for-9th-grade/ Right now I am considering TPS's Narnia writing course. DS would love it. Also, I discussed the options with DH and he felt DS would do better with live classes as opposed to asynchronous. I had a terrible time deciding where to put this thread. High School? K-8? Logic Stage? Aaargh. :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Right now I am considering TPS's Narnia writing course. DS would love it. Also, I discussed the options with DH and he felt DS would do better with live classes as opposed to asynchronous. Oooh! :drool5: I have my dd12 enrolled in a creative writing class at our local co-op, but I'm having doubts about whether or not that's where she needs to be. It has mostly high school students, and I'm afraid it will be too advanced for her. Or maybe I am having a hard time letting go of the control over her coursework. :tongue_smilie: Do you have any experience with TPS? I'll have to research them more. I'm kinda put of by the whole "worldview" thing because, in all likelihood, I don't share that worldview. But Narnia! We all love Narnia, and I was planning on doing a Narnia lit study this year, and it might be a great way to get her more comfortable with writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Do you have any experience with TPS? I'll have to research them more. I'm kinda put of by the whole "worldview" thing because, in all likelihood, I don't share that worldview. But Narnia! We all love Narnia, and I was planning on doing a Narnia lit study this year, and it might be a great way to get her more comfortable with writing. No experience here. But there are lots of reviews of TPS on the boards here if you do a search, most of them positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petepie2 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The new Well-Trained Mind Academy is supposed to start this fall. The website doesn't have any information on it right now, but at one time the potential courses were listed, with a couple of them being writing classes using WWS 1 and 2. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/512694-well-trained-mind-academy/?hl=%20well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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