hollyhock Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Which writing program would you do with an 8th grade boy: Jump In or The Power in Your Hands (both by Sharon Watson)? He's very good at outlining and rewriting and was getting sick of it, so I decided to move him on to learning essay writing. We tried The Lively Art of Writing (which I really like) but he does NOT. "Mom, this book is SO BORING that I can't keep my eyes open when I'm reading it!" So. I ordered The Power in Your Hands, which I was eyeing for high school anyway. But now I'm wondering if I should instead start with Jump In. Thoughts? Anyone used PIYH with an 8th grader? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 If he is highly motivated on his own go with PIYH, if he is more reluctant Jump in. We love Sharon Watson writing programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thank you. I ended up just ordering both and I'll see how they look when they get here. I'm leaning toward Jump In because I don't know why I would want to make this harder or more advanced than it needs to be. He's a good writer but I don't know if I would call him highly motivated. :D Glad to know you like them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I'd go with Jump In for that kid personally. It's rather gentle, but solid. There are four years of highschool left for the highschool book to fit into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Thanks, SilverMoon, that's what I'm going to do. I got PIYH the other day and it looks fantastic, but it's a LOT. I'll wait a year or two on that one and start with Jump In. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 How is Jump In going so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Well, we've only done a very little bit of it. I think he's on page 18. He hasn't actually written anything yet; just answered questions about his opinions. We both like it but it's probably too early to really tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Jump In is very...below level, simplistic.......and that is putting it mildly...I can't imagine using it with an 8th grader....not sure what I would recommend instead except that it's better at this point to move on to more serious writing so you should perhaps look into Excellence in Writing, the video series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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