Comp Writ: Writ W/ Ease Cl

by Bauer,Susan Wise

• ISBN13: 9781933339252
• ISBN10: 193333925X
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-17
• Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press

Summary

Young students who learn to write well need one-on-one instruction-something which your child's classroom may not offer. In The Complete Writer series, Susan Wise Bauer turns every parent into a writing teacher. No experience is needed. Drawing on her fifteen years of experience in teaching writing, Susan lays out a carefully-designed sequence of steps that will teach every student to put words on paper with ease and grace. This alternative plan for teaching writing combines the best elements of old-fashioned writing instruction with innovative new educational methods-and explains why so many writing programs fail. Designed for elementary-aged writers and for older students who still struggle, Writing With Ease builds a sturdy foundation of basic skills for grades 14 (or levels 14 for the older student who needs more work) all in the same book. Diagnostic tests within the book will help the parent to determine where the child needs to start and which workbook the child will need. You can use the text by itself as a guide, then choose your own copywork and dictation; or you can buy the workbooks (available separately), which do all the work for you. Each workbooks will cover one grade. This Instructor Text covers grades 1-4 in 144 lessons, 4 explanatory chapters, and 4 appendices.

Author Biography

Susan Wise Bauer is the best-selling author of the Story of the World series for elementary students and the co-author of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. She is a faculty member at the College of William & Mary in Virginia

Table of Contents

Understanding the Process
Why Writing Programs Fail	p. 3
The Three Stages	p. 7
Writing with Ease (Years 1-4)	p. 7
Writing with Skill (Years 5-8)	p. 10
Writing with Style (Years 9-12)	p. 16
Using This Book	p. 19
Year One	p. 20
Year Two	p. 21
Year Three	p. 22
Year Four	p. 23
Where Should I Begin?	p. 25
The Lessons
Preschool and Kindergarten	p. 31
Overview of the Early Years: How to Teach Informally	p. 31
Teaching through Conversation	p. 32
Turning Fragments into Complete Sentences	p. 32
Saying Sentences with and without Contractions	p. 33
Talking as You Work	p. 33
Using Audiobooks to Develop Language Skills	p. 33
Teaching Letter Recognition	p. 34
Beginning Handwriting	p. 34
Teaching Reading	p. 35
Moving on to Year One	p. 36
Year One	p. 37
Year One, Weeks 1-3	p. 38
Week 1	p. 38
The First Copywork Exercise	p. 38
The First Narration Exercise	p. 39
Copywork	p. 40
Narration Exercise	p. 41
Weeks 2-3	p. 42
Year One, Weeks 4-10	p. 43
Week 4	p. 43
Copywork	p. 43
Narration Exercise	p. 43
Copywork	p. 45
Narration Exercise and Copywork	p. 45
Weeks 5-10	p. 47
Year One, Weeks 11-19	p. 49
Week 11	p. 49
Copywork	p. 49
Narration Exercise	p. 49
Copywork	p. 51
Narration Exercise and Copywork	p. 51
Weeks 12-19	p. 53
Year One, Weeks 20-27	p. 54
Week 20	p. 54
Copywork	p. 54
Narration Exercise	p. 54
Copywork	p. 56
Narration Exercise and Copywork	p. 57
Weeks 21-27	p. 59
Year One, Weeks 28-35	p. 60
Week 28	p. 60
Copywork	p. 60
Narration Exercise	p. 60
Copywork Exercise	p. 62
Narration Exercise and Copywork	p. 63
Weeks 29-35	p. 64
Year One Mastery Evaluation, Week 36	p. 66
Copywork	p. 66
Narration Exercise	p. 66
Copywork	p. 68
Narration Exercise and Copywork	p. 69
Year Two	p. 73
Year Two, Weeks 1-10	p. 75
Week 1	p. 75
Narration Exercise	p. 75
Copywork	p. 78
The First Dictation Exercise	p. 78
Narration Exercise and Dictation	p. 79
Weeks 2-10	p. 82
Year Two, Weeks 11-18	p. 84
Week 11	p. 84
Narration Exercise	p. 84
Copywork	p. 87
Dictation	p. 87
Narration Exercise and Dictation	p. 87
Weeks 12-18	p. 90
Year Two, Weeks 19-27	p. 92
Week 19	p. 92
Narration Exercise	p. 92
Copywork	p. 94
Dictation	p. 95
Narration Exercise and Dictation	p. 95
Weeks 20-27	p. 98
Year Two, Weeks 28-35	p. 100
Week 28	p. 100
Narration Exercise	p. 100
Dictation	p. 103
Dictation	p. 103
Narration Exercise and Dictation	p. 104
Weeks 29-35	p. 106
Year Two Mastery Evaluation, Week 36	p. 108
Narration Evaluation	p. 108
Dictation Evaluation	p. 111
Year Three	p. 113
Year Three, Weeks 1-10	p. 114
Week 1	p. 114
Narration	p. 114
Dictation	p. 118
Narration and Dictation	p. 119
Dictation	p. 124
Weeks 2-10	p. 124
Year Three, Weeks 11-19	p. 126
Week 11	p. 126
Narration Exercise	p. 126
Dictation	p. 130
Narration and Dictation	p. 130
Dictation	p. 133
Weeks 12-19	p. 133
Year Three, Weeks 20-27	p. 135
Week 20	p. 135
Narration Exercise	p. 135
Dictation	p. 139
Narration and Dictation	p. 139
Dictation	p. 143
Weeks 21-27	p. 143
Year Three, Weeks 28-35	p. 145
Week 28	p. 145
Narration Exercise	p. 145
Dictation	p. 149
Narration and Dictation	p. 149
Dictation	p. 153
Weeks 29-35	p. 153
Year Three Mastery Evaluation, Week 36	p. 155
Narration Evaluation	p. 155
Dictation Evaluation	p. 158
Year Four	p. 161
Year Four, Weeks 1-10	p. 162
Week 1	p. 162
Narration and Dictation	p. 162
Dictation	p. 167
Narration and Dictation	p. 168
Dictation	p. 172
Weeks 2-10	p. 173
Year Four, Weeks 11-19	p. 175
Week 11	p. 175
Narration and Dictation	p. 175
Dictation	p. 179
Narration and Dictation	p. 180
Dictation	p. 184
Weeks 12-19	p. 185
Year Four, Weeks 20-27	p. 187
Week 20	p. 187
Narration and Dictation	p. 187
Dictation	p. 192
Narration and Dictation	p. 194
Dictation	p. 197
Weeks 21-27	p. 199
Year Four, Weeks 28-35	p. 201
Week 28	p. 201
Narration and Dictation	p. 201
Dictation	p. 206
Narration Writing	p. 207
Dictation	p. 213
Weeks 29-35	p. 213
Year Four Mastery Evaluation, Week 36	p. 215
Narration Evaluation	p. 215
Dictation Evaluation	p. 223
Appendices
After Year Four	p. 227
Troubleshooting	p. 229
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 235
Resources	p. 241
Preschool and Kindergarten Resources	p. 241
Beginning Handwriting Programs	p. 241
Phonics Programs	p. 241
Audiobooks	p. 242
Resources for Elementary Students	p. 243
Phonics	p. 243
Audiobooks	p. 243
Spelling Resources	p. 244
Grammar Resources	p. 245
Bibliography of Excerpts	p. 247
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