Secular "workbook" with grammar, writing, and literature for high school??

[Pam L in Mid Tenn]

I"m asking for a friend who has pulled her 12th grade dd out of public schools.

 

The daughter would like an English 4 workbook.  From our conversation, I think something like Alpha Omega LifePacs is what she is looking for.... but secular.  

 

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Pam

[Momling]

From the sample, Alpha omega lit workbooks look like ACE workbooks where you get spoon fed short bits of information and regurgitate it in true/false and fill-in-the-blank questions. It's not the sort of thing I'd recommend.

 

Instead, I would suggest just a regular literature textbook. My daughter has one (Glencoe American lit) with short stories, poems and excerpts that have a little segment at the beginning to set a context for the work and insightful short-answer and essay questions to answer afterwards. A student could work their way through an anthology like that and get a lot more out of it than the AO lit workbook.

[JanetC]

Yes, get a regular literature textbook instead of a workbook. Any of the major public school publishers are going to be secular. I liked the liked the anthology choices in the one I bought for 9th grade from Textword Press last year, but have no experience with their 12th grade book.

[73349]

A literature anthology will have readings and writing prompts, but not grammar.

 

For a grammar workbook, she can look for a copy of something like English Workshop or the Elements of Language workbook.

[JanetC]

A literature anthology will have readings and writing prompts, but not grammar.

 

For a grammar workbook, she can look for a copy of something like English Workshop or the Elements of Language workbook.

 

Some Language arts textbooks are pretty grammar heavy, like this one http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/047821

 

The one I used had a grammar review section and some proofreading exercises, but the focus was more on literary analysis and composition than the grammar.

 

It all depends on what the student in question needs.

[Another Lynn]

I haven't seen it for this level, nor am I sure how high it goes, but I wonder if something like Galore Park So You Really Want to Learn English would work?

[Guest]

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[Pam L in Mid Tenn]

We, personally, use McDougal Littel's "The Language of Literature", which is a secular literature textbook.  I told her that I would just give her that text and explain to her dd how to work through the book on her own. I have offered to assign and grade writing assignments.

 

The dd is familiar with using "workbooks" and wants that! I agree that workbooks are "spoon fed" and "fill in blanks" ... but considering this family and the situation this year... that might be the best fit.

 

I wonder if an ACT test prep book might fill her want for a workbook?

[Pam L in Mid Tenn]

I just looked at Starline Press and it might work.