The Bottom Line
WriteShop is an impressive curriculum that makes teaching a successful composition course feasible for parents of homeschoolers. As a parent who searched many years for a good writing curriculum, this is the best writing curriculum I've seen.
Pros
- Incremental approach
- User friendly
- Three levels available
- Comprehensive teacher's manual
Cons
- 3-ring binder format
Description
- WriteShop is an ungraded curriculum and is appropriate for 6th to 12th grades.
- The course is typically completed in two years, but one-year and three-year tracks are provided.
- Basic Set includes WriteShop I Student Workbook and Teacher's Manual (covers both I and II)
- Student Workbooks available separately
Guide Review - WriteShop - An Incremental Writing Program
WriteShop is a complete writing curriculum that gives students the skills they need to produce excellent written work that they enjoy writing. Well laid out lesson plans, with step by step instructions, lead students down a learning path with ease and simplicity. WriteShop is written to the student without talking down to them, empowering them to take responsibility for their own work. Students edit their writing, using a simple form, freeing the teacher to play the role of coach and encourager. Each lesson is scheduled out to be covered over two weeks, giving just the right amount of time between assignments.
Parents and teachers will enjoy getting in on the action during the pre-writing activities and practice paragraph, giving them an involved perspective of what is required in each lesson. The teacher’s manual gives detailed instructions, tips on weaknesses to watch out for and even grading forms for each step in the writing process.
WriteShop truly meets the teacher and the student at the place where they need it, giving just the right support to facilitate successful writing and an enjoyable experience.
