MEVmom Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I'm struggling to find a good fit for my rising 5th grader. He is very strong when it comes to all things LA, and reading is his passion! He wants to be an author. My husband is the one teaching writing. He didn't like WWE, so we are looking for something else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I love IEW! If he's strong in LA, you might consider SWI-B, but SWI-A is intended for 3rd-5th graders. IEW's TWSS, which teaches you how to teach writing, revolutionized my world. I have a math degree and teaching writing was one of my biggest concerns. Learning the IEW method showed me that I could teach writing and enjoy it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 We are using essentials in writing for both my 10 and 12 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 My favorite for that grade is Wordsmith Apprentice. Writing and Rhetoric from Classical Academic Press is another good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 School Composition by Maxwell may be just the ticket. It's free on Google Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 School Composition by Maxwell may be just the ticket. It's free on Google Books. Is this the same book as 'Writing in English' by Maxwell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 We are going to try Writers in Residence I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 We just always followed the recommendations in WTM. We did dictation. In 5th grade we were using Classical House of Learning Literature, and she included dictation in her guides, so we did it there. We did Rod and Staff English and all composition exercises. We had done narrations for grammar stage with SOTW and had started 5th doing logic stage history writing: lots of outlining and written summaries. And we had pen pals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 IEW here, too, tailored to kid's interests (AKA World War II heavy artillery and combat strategies). (And sometimes Mom makes him do NOT-interesting topics, just to build skills, muahaha.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 My kids use IEW. It is great for them, partly because they are reluctant writers. I personally wouldn't recommend it for someone who likes to write. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 What skills are you trying to teach? I would say IEW is more focused for kids who don't love writing. WWS is also very parts to whole, but my boys are OK with it. I will tell you though, if you want to teach an essay (5 paragraph style), Thinking in Threes has been marvelous in our home and it's perfect that age group. I am running my DS11 through it now (won't take us more than 3 weeks) before his WWS2 class kicks in. I feel WWS really needs to be paired with a whole to parts program to work for us. We also have MCT Essay Voyage to read over the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEVmom Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks for the input guys! For writing so far we have done narrations of course, and also R&S 6. Plus he's done WWE as I mentioned. A lot of programs you all mentioned are ones I've not heard of, so this gives me some good research options. Can anyone tell me more about the writing instruction provided by MCT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 What skills are you trying to teach? I would say IEW is more focused for kids who don't love writing. WWS is also very parts to whole, but my boys are OK with it. I will tell you though, if you want to teach an essay (5 paragraph style), Thinking in Threes has been marvelous in our home and it's perfect that age group. I am running my DS11 through it now (won't take us more than 3 weeks) before his WWS2 class kicks in. I feel WWS really needs to be paired with a whole to parts program to work for us. We also have MCT Essay Voyage to read over the year. :iagree: and :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Is this the same book as 'Writing in English' by Maxwell? No, it's not. School Composition precedes Writing in English. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliegmom Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 CAP Writing and Rhetoric has been wonderful for my eager writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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