Grammar for 8th grade?

[athena1277]

Dd did FLL for grades 1-4, then R&S for grades 5-7. R&S is very thorough and dd is doing well with it, but it seems to go well beyond most Jr high grammar curriculum. I want her to be good at writing (we are using WWS currently) and I know grammar is a part of that. I also want her ready for high school level work. What would you suggest for 8th grade? We could continue R&S, but I'm wondering if something else might be better for her.

Edited May 6, 2016 by athena1277

[OneStepAtATime]

How is her writing right now?  Does she actually need additional formal grammar instruction separate from writing or is she just needing more focus on writing lessons on the application side of things?

[athena1277]

How is her writing right now? Does she actually need additional formal grammar instruction separate from writing or is she just needing more focus on writing lessons on the application side of things?

Her grammar skills are good. Her writing skills are ok, I've seen a lot of improvement since we started WWS, but I'm not sure if they are high school level or not.

[aelllc]

IEW Fix-it grammar seems like  good follow-up to Rod and Staff grammar.  Fix-it grammar is more of an applied to your writing grammar.  It has you edit for grammar and style errors.  There are 6 levels.  IEW'w website has a placement test that can be taken to see which book you would place in.  I think it is a nice grammar for highschool as it trains students to look for errors in their writing.

[Ellie]

Dd did FLL for grades 1-4, then R&S for grades 5-7. R&S is very thorough and dd is doing well with it, but it seems to go well beyond most Jr high grammar curriculum. I want her to be good at writing (we are using WWS currently) and I know grammar is a part of that. I also want her ready for high school level work. What would you suggest for 8th grade? We could continue R&S, but I'm wondering if something else might be better for her.

 

What kind of grammar skills do you think someone must have for high school?

[Chrysalis Academy]

My dd worked through The Best Grammar Workbook Ever in 8th grade. It was perfect - reviewed stuff she knew, introduced details she hadn't run into yet.  She did one section a day, and worked through the whole book, soup to nuts, independently in 8th grade. Highly recommended.

[mamamoose]

IEW Fix-it grammar seems like good follow-up to Rod and Staff grammar. Fix-it grammar is more of an applied to your writing grammar. It has you edit for grammar and style errors. There are 6 levels. IEW'w website has a placement test that can be taken to see which book you would place in. I think it is a nice grammar for highschool as it trains students to look for errors in their writing.

We have a few of the Critical Thinking Co workbooks and I am considering either Fix It Grammar or the CTC book Editor-in-Chief. Their books are pretty fun; dd often asks to do extra!

[SilverMoon]

My teens used Stewart English when they'd had enough of R&S English. It shoves the grammar right into the writing. Book 1 seems to focus on the nuts and bolts of grammar, book 2 reinforces that and shoves it directly into writing, and book 3 is focused on writing. A kid who's finished R&S 7 could just start with book 2 and be done. (We never used book 3.) These books were recommended in older WTM editions.

 

Killgallon books also put the grammar directly into writing.

Edited May 7, 2016 by SilverMoon

[Peaceful Isle]

My daughter did BJU English 8 this year, and learned a lot. It was a great fit for us. :)