He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. Luke 6:48
At our house, my middle daughter is our 'writer'. She's only 12, but for years she has been writing poems, short stories, etc. She has book after book filled with her words. Therefore when we received the package from The Write Foundation she was super excited. Thank you TOS for allowing us to review this product. We believe that writing is a pillar of a good education.
"The goal of the Write Foundation is for students to become well thought-out and organized writers which will help them be more effective communicators and therefore better prepared for other classes and life."
Objectives:
1. The Writing Process- the fundamental writing skills of brainstorm, outline, rough draft, edit and final copy.
2. Writing Structure-incorporating structured organization in writing.
3. Word Usage-basic grammar and figures of speech used to enhance writing.
"Repetition is the price of knowledge."-Keith Lamb
All levels can be used in a homeschool setting with 1-3 students. They can also be used in a co-op or classroom setting with multiple students. Schedules for both are included in the package.
Age levels are any where from 11-17; it depends greatly on your student's maturity, writing experience and interest in writing. Each level can easily be adapted to a 2 year format if needed.
There are 3 levels:
Level 1: Sentence to Paragraph Writing
Level 2: Paragraph Writing
Level 3: Essay Writing
Poetry is taught too for several reasons:
1. for teaching grammar
2. to teach structure
3. to learn to work with different parts and figures of speech to incorporate into paragraphs later
4. just for their enjoyment!
We chose Paragraph Writing which includes the following:
The entire Paragraph Writing Curriculum for teacher and student by Rebecca Celsor includes:
Spiral-bound Teacher Instruction Manuals with Lesson Plans (about 160 double-sided pages)
1 set notebook-ready Worksheets (about 200 pages)
1 CD with additional resources
Grading System
Grading Record Sheets
Word Games
Checklists
Teacher Presentation Sheets
Weekly Assignments
Extensive Reading list
Prices for the program vary depending on what you feel would work best for child and for you.
Curriculum Package 1: Paragraph Complete Lessons 1-30 $100 + tax/shipping.
Spiral Instruction Manual Lessons 1 – 15 & Lessons 16 – 30
Student Worksheets Full Set Lessons 1 – 30
Paragraph Additional Resources CD
Curriculum Package 2: Paragraph Lessons 1-15 $65 + tax/shipping.
Spiral Instruction Manual Lessons 1 – 15
Student Worksheets Lessons 1 – 15
Paragraph Additional Resources CD
Curriculum Package 3: Paragraph Lessons 16-30 $65 + tax/shipping.
Spiral Instruction Manual Lessons 16 – 30
Student Worksheets Lessons 16 – 30
Paragraph Additional Resources CD
Mind Benders
These are used to help develop the student's organizational processing. They learn to think logically by working puzzles. Most students love Mind Benders. The use of Mind Benders is optional.
Overall The Write Foundation is a very thorough, easily adaptable writing program that in my opinion is a very good product for the price. You can read what other TOS Crew Members thought at:
*For the purpose of this review, I received The Writing Foundation for free. My review is based on my opinion of the product only. No additional compensation was received.
