kolamum Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Can you tell I'm on the hunt for a writing programme for my 11 year old? ;) I'm looking at Rhetoric Writing, which I've looked at previously & really like the look of, but I'm just not certain as to where to put my child. He'd be straddling the 4/5 grade range. I see that the curriculum is designed to do more then 1 book in a year, in fact unless I misunderstand it looks like 2. I'm confused by that because if each lesson is meant to be done in a week & there are 11 lessons it seems as thought you'd actually need 3 books, but maybe I missed something & each lesson should be done over 1.5 - 2 weeks? Anyone use this? Any recommendations based on my child's grade? I'm actually leaning with starting him in book 1, especially since one can accomplish more then one book in a year, but I'm curious, from those who've used it, if they've actually been able to finish more then that in a given year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Do you mean Writing and Rhetoric from Classical Academic Press? They suggest staggering weeks/lessons of writing with a grammar program, so two books is sufficient. Also, the lessons vary in length. We blasted through some in a day (precocious writer), but others needed stretched out more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Are you talking about Classical Academic Press' "Writing & Rhetoric" series? Or something else? I'm not familiar with a program called "Rhetoric Writing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 That's the reason we are able to squeeze in ither things. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Yes, that's the one I mean, sorry for the confusion.. Writing & Rhetoric. :) Ahh, gotcha on the Grammar thing. Our Grammar is simplistic & takes little time, but I do like the idea that it's not attempting to cram things in. I have one who can write well & tends to excel at writing assignments where another one curls up in a ball & screams, "I'll clean my room instead!" ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Will it really matter if I start at book 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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