Post your favorite writing curricula!

[HCATeach]

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[MIch elle]

grades 5-8

[Beth in Central TX]

Classical Writing--Grade 3 to Grade 12 (based on their current release schedule, the CW series should be complete by the time we get to high school).

[Melissa B]

Michael Clay Thompson Writing - grades 4-9

Classical Writing - grades 3-12

[HSDCY]

We have used this with success so far.

 

I have heard so many good things about their history based lessons that we are going to use them after we are done with SWI.

[Stacy in NJ]

My 6th grader is using IEW SWI B. Began it in August and will soon begin lesson 12 (of 15). I *think* we'll tinker with the Continuation lessons to finish out the year.

 

Next year we begin our History rotation with Ancients, so I think we'll do the corresponding IEW program as well as staying with the Continuation program.

 

My 4th grader is writing via WWE. He reads a chapter or short selection, verbally narrates then writes a short narration or summary. He also writes from dictation. Next year he'll tinker with IEW via KWO and some of the early units (I-IV)

[Tree House Academy]

We are enjoying Writing Tales II, and I will use WT I with my younger son. Then we plan to move on to CW. :)

[Jane Elliot]

WWE for grades 1-4.

IEW (I love it all -- SWI, SWICC, History Based lessons, Advanced Communication, Essay Intensive, Classical Rhetoric) for grades 4-12.

Edited December 12, 2008 by Luann in ID

[Sheila in OK]

I *love* Writing With Ease for the early grades. I'm using Writing Tales 2 with my 5th grader and like it too, but not as well as the WWE I'm using with 8yo.

[elegantlion]

Classical Writing, this is our first year with it and I am impressed.

[siloam]

Please respond by posting:

 

1. title

2. grade levels

 

If you create your own, please let me know what you do.

 

Thanks!

 

Writing With Ease

1st-3rd or 4th

Classical Writing

4th or 5th on up

 

Heather

[cillakat]

Writing With Ease for 1-4

[Sunshine State Sue]

WriteShop for 6th-7th-8th

[mcconnellboys]

With my older son, I used McGraw Hill's Spectrum Writing, and had him writing reports in second and third grades. He also participated in Young Authors programming those years; and I used some other miscellaneous workbooks, too.

 

By fourth, I had learned about Writing Strands and did level 3 and 4 with him that year. He continued with WS through all the levels, at one per year after that. He also had some outside writing in various English and other classes.

 

For my younger son, I used a variety of things in first through fourth grades, including the exercises in Rod and Staff, Primary Language Lessons, Spectrum Writing, Writer's Express (by Write Source), etc.

 

This year (fifth), I've used a Remedia publication covering outlining; a Steck Vaughn publication covering summarization; a World Book publication entitled Clever Kids Language Skills, which was various writing and poetry prompts; and have just started Wordsmith Apprentice. I do have WS waiting in the wings, but haven't felt this child was ready for it yet.

[Julie]

Used with 4th-6th, and will continue with her concepts.

[Beth in SW WA]

We mainly write across the curriculum w/ a little of IEW thrown in for structure & style. No creative writing here. Just essays about history and/or lit. Works well. Kids are 11 & 13.

 

Do a search of Momof7's posts about writing. Great stuff. I follow her line of thinking, as much as possible.

 

I'm looking at CW, though. Not sure if I'm ready to take the CW plunge.

[Lizzie in Ma]

Theme Based Lessons from 3rd to 8th

[DB in NJ]

IEW SWI -- all grades

WriteShop -- grades 6/7 and up

[Jackie in AR]

Classical Writing--Grade 3 to Grade 12.

 

Same here.

[Narrow Gate Academy]

Another vote for Classical Writing 3-12

[Mapi]

We just started Imitation In Writing (Fables) and Check the Deck for third grade.