jmjs4 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Has anyone used Oak Meadow's highschool courses for World Geography, Health & Fitness, or Intro to Literature and Comp.: The Hero's Journey? Can you share your experience using them, and if you liked them? Does the Lit. and Comp. course cover instructional writing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space station Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Has anyone used Oak Meadow's highschool courses for World Geography, Health & Fitness, or Intro to Literature and Comp.: The Hero's Journey? Can you share your experience using them, and if you liked them? Does the Lit. and Comp. course cover instructional writing? I haven't used them yet, but I have Health and Lit & Comp on my shelf for next year. Can you explain what you are looking for in "instructional writing?" Every Lesson in "The Hero's Journey" has a writing assignment that includes a "writing tip" that then refers the student to a section of "A Pocket Style Manual" or "Write it Right" for more information. The final 2 lessons are larger writing assignments; a 5-page essay analyzing the literature studied and a hero's story focussing on plot and character development. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjs4 Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 I haven't used them yet, but I have Health and Lit & Comp on my shelf for next year. Can you explain what you are looking for in "instructional writing?" Every Lesson in "The Hero's Journey" has a writing assignment that includes a "writing tip" that then refers the student to a section of "A Pocket Style Manual" or "Write it Right" for more information. The final 2 lessons are larger writing assignments; a 5-page essay analyzing the literature studied and a hero's story focussing on plot and character development. HTH! My daughter has done several years of IEW, and we are going to be finishing WWS 1 this year for 8th grade. I just feel like she needs more instruction in essay writing, and research papers. Before considering OM's Lit & Comp I was planning WWS 2 (I know technically its for junior high, but even SWB has said it can be used for older kids if they will benefit from the skills) or EIW 9 so she could get more explicit instruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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