Momto6inIN Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 After 2 writing programs and 1.75 years of panic on my part, 2nd DS finally produced a coherent essay that did not contain every big and impressive word he's ever heard (mostly used inappropriately) and 36,756 run on sentences and that actually had an identifiable organizational structure. I feel like I've climbed Mount Everest. :party: 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aras Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 :hurray: So there is hope for my ds? :tongue_smilie: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 :hurray: :thumbup: :party: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Momto6inIN Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 :hurray: So there is hope for my ds? :tongue_smilie: Lol yes! Sent from my Z988 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 After 2 writing programs and 1.75 years of panic on my part, 2nd DS finally produced a coherent essay that did not contain every big and impressive word he's ever heard (mostly used inappropriately) and 36,756 run on sentences and that actually had an identifiable organizational structure. I feel like I've climbed Mount Everest. :party: I see you use IEW. :) Same here. I see AG season 2 in you signature. What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Congrats, Mom! :party: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 I see you use IEW. :) Same here. I see AG season 2 in you signature. What is it? Analytical Grammar - it's worked well for my 3 oldest Sent from my Z988 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I can relate, though not to big words. Ds had a tendency to use small words. We used Write Shop in 6th-7th-8th, then a year of just writing in English and History with some evaluations at the end of the year. 10th grade was an excellent online writing course (teacher now retired to raise her dc), then CC composition. Ds received much better instruction (and needed it) than I ever received. So there is hope for my ds? :tongue_smilie: Yes, there is, but you have to put in the time, imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I see AG season 2 in your signature. What is it? We used Analytical Grammar in 6th-7th-8th grade. You can read my review here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 I can relate, though not to big words. Ds had a tendency to use small words. We used Write Shop in 6th-7th-8th, then a year of just writing in English and History with some evaluations at the end of the year. 10th grade was an excellent online writing course (teacher now retired to raise her dc), then CC composition. Ds received much better instruction (and needed it) than I ever received. Yes, there is, but you have to put in the time, imo. Yes, it's taken a lot of time and effort on my part, but it's so rewarding to see it pay off! He used Wordsmith for creative writing in 6th and 7th and is actually a pretty great fiction writer, but when it came time to use Craftsman for essay writing in 8th it was a disaster. He just needed more explicit instruction and organization than it provided. So I started him on IEW listening to Mr. Pudewa teach and he resisted. Mightily. Lol. He thinks he doesn't need that much explicit instruction because it hampers his creativity. So I got sneaky about it and started using IEW techniques along with LLftLOtR and it has helped his organization. So. Much. Sent from my Z988 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 :hurray: So there is hope for my ds? :tongue_smilie: I forgot to say in my original post that he also used to make clever (or so he thought 🙄) references to The Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings characters in almost every composition. I think that might be just a maturity thing because he doesn't do that anymore. But for several months there I simply could not believe how many times I had to remind him that Tolkien's characters are not actually appropriate for very many kinds of academic writing. 🙄 Sent from my Z988 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 So cool when it all clicks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyOwn Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) I know exactly how that feels! Edited April 14, 2017 by OnMyOwn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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