tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24404310.post5873360703253357157..comments2023-10-29T05:47:41.991-07:00Comments on Lots of Grace: Liberty and Constraint in WritingKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13875603488434952711noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24404310.post-52581021343703704262010-09-13T13:17:04.437-07:002010-09-13T13:17:04.437-07:00I too have stressed over writing. Towards the end ...I too have stressed over writing. Towards the end of last school year I purchased IEW's Student Writing Intensive C for my 2 high school dd's and we began working on it immediately. After taking the summer off we picked it up again and are only on lesson 10 but already I see some promising fruit. I am seeing the "five of this and three of that" that you mention as actually being very helpful. I'm thinking the discipline of keeping to the format will eventually produce more polished writing with their own voices showing through. I am seeing it already. <br /><br />I'm thinking too that this writing stress may be something we impose upon ourselves and we all need to relax and perhaps ramp it down a few notches!Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24404310.post-2930534734475000112010-08-24T15:59:31.379-07:002010-08-24T15:59:31.379-07:00I have actually unbent enough to consider IEW, tha...I have actually unbent enough to consider IEW, thankfully. I don't like that the student *has* to have five of this and three of that and never, ever use this word, etc., but Jensen's had similar restraints and requirements (although not as many), and as long as the teacher doesn't become a slave to the curriculum/teacher's guide, IEW can help too. <br /><br /><br />In the last year I have put to use a couple of techniques I learned from IEW moms, and those techniques helped. I guess I am a pick-and-choose writing teacher.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875603488434952711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24404310.post-36217797956161584122010-08-24T15:04:51.816-07:002010-08-24T15:04:51.816-07:00Thanks for writing your experiences. My oldest is ...Thanks for writing your experiences. My oldest is a 14 yo boy who has no desire to write - anything! I also drool ovet TLTOW, but I already have IEW! I always imagine something else is going to be better.<br /><br />I agree that I am also kind of "hyperfocusing" on writing and haven't got it all simplified and clear in my head yet ;)<br /><br /><br />Mrs. HMrs. Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503283969677894326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24404310.post-10765854636083385432010-08-24T14:00:26.469-07:002010-08-24T14:00:26.469-07:00Is writing your least favorite subject, Javamom? ...Is writing your least favorite subject, Javamom? I didn't realize that.<br /><br />I think I've heard of Peter Elbow's book (perhaps you have encouraged me to read it before). I need to get it and read it!<br /><br />I agree with you-- they are going to need to be flexible as they head into the realm of other teachers and bosses! I think subconsciously I was so stressed at the thought of that SAT essay that I hyperfocused on writing. Now that I have seen what it really is, I feel better. :)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875603488434952711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24404310.post-6995490763481408642010-08-24T11:36:27.349-07:002010-08-24T11:36:27.349-07:00Have you looked at Peter Elbow's _Writing With...Have you looked at Peter Elbow's _Writing With Power_? I love it, but it is just another opinion and method for writing tricks and techniques. I still believe that each teacher and professor has their own personal favorites and will require their students to write using that format while in their class. This helped me relax a lot. Maybe too much, but there it is. The older two (who learned more of an iew style) adapted to their other teachers' preferences just fine (in college classes). #3 did pretty well with the Science Fair project, for not being interested in writing. We'll see how #4 develops. I think he will appreciate the Peter Elbow style as much as I did when I was in college. <br /><br />I do love the method put forth in year 10. It is smart and leads 'by example.'<br /><br />Ah well. I am tired of some of the details of homeschooling. I'm glad I'm almost finished having to be responsible for so many subjects. I have my favorites and am getting very comfortable in them. haha.<br />It's a good thing for Spanish classes, but maybe not so much in my least favorite subject. But you already knew that! (huge grin!)Javamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759860713807731832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24404310.post-8109528033109751392010-08-23T07:53:16.041-07:002010-08-23T07:53:16.041-07:00Thank you so much for sharing your experiences her...Thank you so much for sharing your experiences here. <br /><br />We're at beginning of our homeschooling days, but this is very helpful to me in forming a vision of the years ahead. I plan on bookmarking this post and coming back to it when my children are older. You've shared many interesting and helpful things that I know will be useful to me very soon.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550938120677830497noreply@blogger.com