Thread: IEW History Based Users... I need advice

I guess what I need to add would be literature. I would like to know if anyone has used the Teaching the Classics. Thanks to all! Julie

My dd did IEW History Based Writing Lessons V. 1 this year in 8th grade. It meshed well with her history studies. Then for the rest of language arts she did: Abeka Grammar (which we've used all along) Vocabulary from Classical Roots Lightning Literature 8 (we skipped most of the writing in this as it was just too much on top of IEW.) I think basically you just need a good grammar program, vocabulary and literature in addition to the IEW....

Quote: Originally Posted by njosanders I posted this on the K-8th board and received no response. What else to do you combine with the IEW History Based Writing Lessons to make a complete Language Arts program? I have Easy Grammar and Spelling Power, but what about the other areas??? I also am thinking of LLATL? I just need to make sure I cover all the areas. I have one daughter, 8th grade for next year. Thanks, Julie For 8th grade LA I try...

We use the IEW themed books and my upcoming 9th grader will do in adition to the medieval one: R&S English Vocab. From Classical Roots TOG's year 2 lit Teaching the Classics Latin

This year we doing the Midieval history program. With it, we're doing: AG, season 1 and 2 Sentence composing (I like their way of teaching sentence construction and variety) Wordly Wise & Word Roots (Critical Thinking Press) I didn't get to formal spelling this year Figuratively Speaking (literary terms and analysis) Various lit study guides Misc 1000-1600 Literature to study I haven't looked closely at the other IEW...

Actually IEW does have literary analysis now. Windows to the World is a literary analysis program designed for high school. I'm using it with my 10th grader right now. Excellence in Literature (sold through IEW) is also a literary analysis program. It has 5 levels (only American and world are on the IEW website - the others are all at www.everydayeducation.com ) and uses entire books. I'm thinking of using the Intro level with my...