plain jane Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 My 5th grade child has done all 4 levels of WWE successfully. She's also done a few of the IEW theme books and can write a solid paragraph, and multi paragraph reports/stories. However, she is already finding WWS1 difficult and we are only on week 2! I'm at a bit of a loss WRT what to do with her. Should we keep using WWS1 and take it at a much slower pace? She's going to require a whole lot of hand-holding and I would really like to avoid the water works. FWIW, she's never cried about a writing program before! I've looked at TC but that looks too easy for the level she's at. She's also done some Classical Composition (but only about half a dozen assignments as she found it rather boring). I also have Write Shop but don't love it but I think she could possibly do it, I'm just not convinced it's a fabulous program. I'm at a bit of a loss and would appreciate any input. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Scholastic Paragraph Writing Made Easy is a good lead-in to WWS1. http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/paragraph-writing-made-easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 My 6th grader wasn't ready for WWS in 5th either. He was/is a technical, STEM kid who mostly just tolerated writing at that point, and had mastered WWE level skills. I had him do Wordsmith Apprentice instead. It covered several different types of writing and had a fun newspaper element. This year I know he could handle the writing volume, but WWS just isn't going to be a good fit for this kid. He'd think it's torture. Cover Story is getting his writing growing in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 You could try School Composition (Maxwell). It is wonderful, and it is free online: http://books.google.com/books/about/School_Composition.html?id=E_8AAAAAYAAJ You could also use Maxwell's next book called Writing in English. http://books.google.com/books/about/Writing_in_English.html?id=s1sQAAAAYAAJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildiris Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I am using Writing Workshop with my 6th grader. I am using it in conjunction with writing assignments for history, literature, and science. Writing Workshop covers basic types of writing, and lessons are usable, bite-sized chunks of activity that a student can do in a single sitting. I am planning to do books B & C in one year. WWS1 was not a good fit for me to teach. We use the Maxwell google book too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc26 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I am using Writing Workshop with my 6th grader. I am using it in conjunction with writing assignments for history, literature, and science. Writing Workshop covers basic types of writing, and lessons are usable, bite-sized chunks of activity that a student can do in a single sitting. I am planning to do books B & C in one year. WWS1 was not a good fit for me to teach. We use the Maxwell google book too. Where do you buy Writing Workshop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 In sixth grade we are using a multi-pronged approach for writing. DS is 11 and a reluctant writer as far as motor skills or effort are concerned. He actually has a vast imagination and prefers "free writing" where only the story counts. We are using the following: Mon: Voyages in English 6 for grammar Tue: The Paragraph Book 2: The Paragraph That Tells a Story (Thank you, CrimsonWife) Wed: Sentence Composing for Elementary School Thu: CAP's Writing & Rhetoric Narrative II Book 3 Fri: Wordsmith Apprentice He also writes across the curriculum: weekly paragraph, weekly outline, weekly note-taking. Although he still doesn't like the effort and actual physical act of writing, he likes what we're doing much better than ILL. He started resisting ILL two years ago big time. He was fine with PLL, but not ILL. I'll have to ask him, but I think his favorite of the whole shebang is W&R. It's also a lower level (4th/5th), but has a creative component that he enjoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Jump In? It is a fun writing program (according to oldest dd anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnybuddy Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 My current 6th grader was not ready for WWS 1 in 5th grade either. She was very overwhelmed. It just wasn't clicking for her. I put it up and had her do journal writing, letters, little stories, etc... I pulled WWS back out for this year, and now it's COMPLETELY different. What a difference a year makes! It is clicking for her now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 TC would help with WWS. By week 10, she is learning to outline in a similar way my 6th grader is doing it in WWS. You could jump ahead past part 1 in TC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Neither of my kids were (are) ready for WWS lol. I used Write with the Best and CW Homer for dd I used Wordsmith Apprentice (way too light IMO) and CW Homer for ds (for 6th). This year we're doing IEW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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