Bluegoat Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 So, my dd14 will bein grade 9 next year. She's done a variety of writing programs over the years, but I feel like she has kind of regressed in some ways. She is a good natural writer, she isn't coming up with ungrammatical writing or anything like that, and her grammar background is fine. But she seems to be struggling with putting together essays and similar kinds of formal writing, even when I walk her through it. This part year we have used Bravewriter's high school essay writing program. She hated it, and I don't know that she'll end up finishing. She finds the exercises stupid and annoying, and she doesn't like the style of the text either. I was thinking of maybe switching to WWE, but I am not sure if we would be best to start with the first level or not. Or maybe there is another program that would be better? I would like her to have the nuts and bolts of expository writing, but in a fairly straightforward way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Bluegoat said: So, my dd14 will bein grade 9 next year. She's done a variety of writing programs over the years, but I feel like she has kind of regressed in some ways. She is a good natural writer, she isn't coming up with ungrammatical writing or anything like that, and her grammar background is fine. But she seems to be struggling with putting together essays and similar kinds of formal writing, even when I walk her through it. This part year we have used Bravewriter's high school essay writing program. She hated it, and I don't know that she'll end up finishing. She finds the exercises stupid and annoying, and she doesn't like the style of the text either. I was thinking of maybe switching to WWE, but I am not sure if we would be best to start with the first level or not. Or maybe there is another program that would be better? I would like her to have the nuts and bolts of expository writing, but in a fairly straightforward way. Do you mean WWE or WWS? I think you may mean WWS. If your child is in grade 9 and has already completed a high school essay writing program, WWE will be way to basic for her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 yes, sorry, I meant WWS. For some reasonI often get the acronyms backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Well, the good thing about WWS is that it is incremental. If you are wondering if you should start at WWS1 or later, you could get a sense of placement by asking WTMA to evaluate a writing sample. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ooq1MkiXIe5C_8JloT9CaAmc85U66f0-QT_lVYr0rQU/edit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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