hewitt275
- Reviewed on Thursday, December 2, 2010
- Grades Used: 8-9th
- Dates used: 2008 - 2009
We went through WriteShop I and II. Previously, we used other programs including Shurley and Writing Strands. It never clicked with dd. She HATED writing and it showed. WriteShop breaks everything down into manageable steps. Is this program for the advanced writer? Emphatically no. But it worked wonders for my reluctant writer. In contrast to what a previous poster wrote, dd loved the clown assignment and had a lot of fun with it. After finishing WriteShop we switched to BJU and she was ready for the more advanced writing. She no longer hates writing and in fact has become quite proficient. I credit WriteShop for that. The rubrics included really helped in scoring each writing assignment .
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thecrowleygirl
- Reviewed on Friday, September 10, 2010
- Grades Used: 8th
- Dates used: 2010 +
We've only completed lesson 1 and I'm thrilled with this program.
Writing paragraphs or papers was agony for me in school and I was concerned how I was going to help my children become good writers when I had no idea what I was doing. We use Abeka for most subjects and love it, but I didn't feel their way of teaching how to write papers and such were very user friendly at all.
This program breaks it down, step by step, has check lists for both the child and the parent, so both know what is expected. There as an abundance of word lists in the back, directions in great detail per step, pages of advice and explanations, just so much help! There is so much help and information it was a bit overwhelming at first to figure it all out!
The program schedule for each lessons breaks it down to where there's just a small amount of time spent daily, which helps the child not to feel overwhelmed or bored. The program offers several schedules so you can adjust the program to your time frame and how fast or slow you'd like to take to complete the curriculum.
For the first time since I started homeschooling 8 years ago, I feel with this program that I'll be able to help my children learn to write efficiently, clearly, creatively, effectively.....I think it's the most parent and child friendly writing program out there!
I wish I had been taught this way! I can't rave enough about this program after just the first lesson and I see how far it will be taking us once we've completed the program. My son's first final draft paragraph was written beautifully. I was amazed at the talent my son seems to have found within due to this program!
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HomeschooledCool
- Reviewed on Monday, January 22, 2007
- Grades Used: 7th+
- Dates used: 2005-2006
This curiculum is good for the first time writer, however, for those who have written a lot it went by very slowly. There are just way to many descriptive writing asignments (some of which sounded rather pointless, such as "Describing a Circus Performer" ) and the skill builders are so easy and short most could finish them all in a day!
I recommend not to use this in a classroom because everything you will need to know about writing is in the book.
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s cullip
- Reviewed on Saturday, December 10, 2005
- Grades Used: 6th, 7th and 8th
- Dates used: 2004-2005
This is an awesome program. I started it last year with my 7th grade daughter, and now she is moving on to the second year. This year my 6th grade son started using it. I am appreciating many helpful things the second time through that I didn't notice the first time through.
I LOVE the checklists! They allow me to correct my child's paper without it seeming like a personal assult on their writing. They know what the expectations are, and they can't complain if they miss something.
The word lists in the back are very useful.
The exercises that accompany each writing assignment are very helpful in teaching the skills that the assignment is focusing on.
I have seen great progress in both my kids, and will continue to use the program with the next 2.
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