Elizabeth86 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Can we talk about the good and bad of EIW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Save your money! Those lessons are way too short to teach anything. It is confusing gobblyguck. We tried Levels 5 and 7 this year. My DD acutally LOST skills! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Green Bean said: Save your money! Those lessons are way too short to teach anything. It is confusing gobblyguck. We tried Levels 5 and 7 this year. My DD acutally LOST skills! Oh dear! 😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Green Bean said: Save your money! Those lessons are way too short to teach anything. It is confusing gobblyguck. We tried Levels 5 and 7 this year. My DD acutally LOST skills! What would you suggest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 IEW products https://iew.com/ WWS https://welltrainedmind.com/c/subject/writing/ CAP Writing & Rhetoric https://classicalacademicpress.com/collections/writing-rhetoric MP Classical Comp https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/writing-and-english-grammar/ Logos Press https://logospressonline.com/collections/writing/ Winning With Writing https://jackrispublishing.com/collections/winning-with-writing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 26 minutes ago, Green Bean said: IEW products https://iew.com/ WWS https://welltrainedmind.com/c/subject/writing/ CAP Writing & Rhetoric https://classicalacademicpress.com/collections/writing-rhetoric MP Classical Comp https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/writing-and-english-grammar/ Logos Press https://logospressonline.com/collections/writing/ Winning With Writing https://jackrispublishing.com/collections/winning-with-writing In other words, anything but EIW? Huge fan of IEW here! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 49 minutes ago, Slache said: In other words, anything but EIW? Huge fan of IEW here! Precisely! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnceUponAFullMoon Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I tried out some EIW videos briefly. Pros: the videos are short and precise. It's less teacher involved. There is also an optional scoring service. Cons: the lessons sound good in theory, but I just can never apply them to teaching my kid how to write. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 When EIW was first released, hsers in my community were all over it. And I have just never understood the draw. Which is fine; lots of people don't understand the draw of Spalding, either, so there you go. 🙂 I am just not impressed with the writing samples I've seen. I also don't care for the cutesy labels for things. I have always preferred Writing Strands, which has zero cutesy factor but which really teaches children How to Write. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 On 5/2/2022 at 9:36 PM, Green Bean said: CAP Writing & Rhetoric https://classicalacademicpress.com/collections/writing-rhetoric Yuck, no! If you're going to reject a publisher because it's On 5/2/2022 at 7:21 PM, Green Bean said: confusing gobblyguck. then you definitely don't want CAP Writing and Rhetoric. Or CAP Well Ordered Language. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 6 hours ago, Ellie said: When EIW was first released, hsers in my community were all over it. And I have just never understood the draw. Which is fine; lots of people don't understand the draw of Spalding, either, so there you go. 🙂 I am just not impressed with the writing samples I've seen. I also don't care for the cutesy labels for things. I have always preferred Writing Strands, which has zero cutesy factor but which really teaches children How to Write. ? Eiw? Maybe I haven't seen enough samples. Are you thinking IEW or am I confused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 10 hours ago, Elizabeth86 said: ? Eiw? Maybe I haven't seen enough samples. Are you thinking IEW or am I confused? Either could be true, lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyMom5 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 3:58 AM, mom2bee said: Yuck, no! If you're going to reject a publisher because it's then you definitely don't want CAP Writing and Rhetoric. Or CAP Well Ordered Language. My kids do really good with W&R, I love it! Its so creative, and if you teach it aloud, its fun and engaging. Its a very different approach to writing, not a formal 5 paragraph essay style. Ive taught every level except 4- Cheria. Some are better than others. Dont recommend if your kid just needs help with an outline- this is more artistic style writing imo. I tried EiW for levels 3, 5 and 7. I did not like the example essays. The organizers are okay, my kids just refused to watch the videos. I think they are a good option if you want a graded essay course, but I would never let it be the only writing program I used. Its very light! I really like the JacKris Winning with Writing for middle school. Its clear, good organizers, decent examples, easy to use- laid out by week and day. The heavy writing it towards the end if the book, and some of my kids kinda give up before we finish, but its still good and I'd recommend it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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