The Complete Writer: Level 1 Workbook for Writing With Ease |  | Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: Peace Hill Press
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Wkb Tch
Pages: 400
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1933339268
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9781933339269
ASIN: 1933339268
Publication Date: August 12, 2008
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Product Description
A new series on teaching writing, from the author of The Well-Trained Mind.
In Writing with Ease, Susan Wise Bauer lays out an alternative plan for teaching writing, one that combines the best elements of old-fashioned writing instruction with innovative new educational methods.
The workbooks provide lessons, student worksheets, and teacher instructions for every day of writing instruction. Each covers one year of study. Used along with Writing with Ease, Level One (first in a planned four-volume set) complete the elementary-grade writing curriculum.
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 Wonderful! November 12, 2009
Lisa N. Fargo (DuPont, WA United States)
My 6 year old daughter loves this program. She asks for it every day. I bought the hardcover "theory" book too. I love the approach. I have loaned out the hardcover book to two other homeschooling parents and they have loved it too. The only negative thing I can think of is that once you read the theory, it is difficult not to cringe when other parents tell you of their child's journaling work.
 Excellent Resource October 29, 2009
Dutch Girl
We absolutely love this new curriculum! It really helps the kids to build narration skills (my younger one loves to chime in also) and gives them confidence in copying sentences. The story selections are fantastic! In a sense they are little 'teasers' that give the kids an appetite to read the whole book (although you really don't have to). I know another reviewer feel differently, but I think that this workbook is reasonably priced. We don't use the worksheets, but instead my son just writes his work in his notebook. This way the book becomes non-consumable. I did not purchase the hardback manual.
This is a fun and useful curriculum supplement! October 26, 2009
Heather Mcdaniel (Arizona)
Both my husband and I are very impressed with this workbook. And (even more important) our kids enjoy it and are learning to listen actively and narrate clearly. I bought this book as a supplement to a language arts curriculum that already includes copywork, so I don't require my children to do any writing. We simply use it orally during dinner: I read a passage, my kids answer the following questions in complete sentences, they each compose a sentence about the passage, and I write down their sentences and read them back while showing them the written work (there are fun little pictures on the pages intended for recording this narration). I also show my children the copywork passages (printed in the workbook) and ask them to point out the specific things the workbook highlights. My husband enjoys being a part of the process, and often the kids beg me to read another passage and ask them more questions. The literature selections are well chosen and entertaining, and often make us want to find the original source and read more. Having my children learn to listen and narrate effectively is very important to me, and I find that Writing With Ease Workbook 1 is a painless, entertaining, and effective way to move towards this goal. I'm getting comfortable enough with the method delineated in the workbook that I find myself using it with other read-aloud literature, too. However, I appreciate the diverse selection of passages in the workbook (many I would not otherwise choose) and I love the convenience of having everything in one easy-to-use package.
My one criticism of the workbook is that the spaces between the handwriting lines provided for the instructor to record his/her student's narration are huge. It's actually difficult for me to write large enough letters to fit inside those lines.
This workbook has all the literature passages and narration questions in the front; then a large chunk of workbook pages with serrated edges (2 copywork passages and two narration pages per week). I immediately tore out all of the workbook pages, hole punched them and put them in a 1" binder, which made things much more managable. The book grants permission to photocopy these pages for use within your own family, so I photocopy the two narration pages for each week back-to-back before I record my children's sentences. This way, I will be able to use the workbook again for my 4 year old and my 1 year old. This makes it fairly cost effective for our family.
My children are currently 6, 4, and 1 years old. I hadn't anticipated including my 4 year old yet, but she participates eagerly and her comprehension and ability to narrate has really surprised me. She's definitely listening more actively in general than she did before. I plan go back through the workbook with her when she is older.
I did not buy the Writing With Ease textbook. I own The Well Trained Mind and am familiar with the method of writing instruction recommended by Susan Wise Bauer. I have found the workbook to be perfectly sufficient for our purposes. I look forward to purchasing and using Levels 2-4 with my children.
I like this program March 23, 2009
N. Royster (Maryland)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
When I ordered this work book I also ordered the hardback Writing With Ease book. In the book Mrs. Wise Bauer explains her "technique" of teaching kids writing skills. I didn't think much of it, but it really works. I can see how her steps can help kids become better writers. I got a little bored with the workbook (even though my son had not), and tried moving him to the Level 2 book. He was not ready. That's when I could really see why she has them progressing through the various processes the way she does. I plan on using this with my daughter next school year and hope it works for her too.
Worth Every Cent... February 2, 2009
Mayhar (Lansing, NY USA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I have been homeschooling for 18 years and have never used a writing program that my children and I found consistently enjoyable, delight-centered, and excellent in scope and instruction. Enter, Writing with Ease. My 8-year old son begs for his lesson every day and takes great pleasure in reading his narrations back to me. I see consistent improvement in his narrations, marked improvement in motivation to read, and enjoyment (for the first time) in handwriting skills, all connected to the use of this program. The fine literature passages chosen make for such pleasurable shared moments for my son and I, as we read and discuss each week's lessons.
The repetitive quality of the lessons is counterbalanced by the wide assortment of literature and the gradual changes in the program that mark the student's progress into more challenging tasks. I see no waste in time or thought here. Both my son and I sense the value of the simple but meaningful daily rhythm of the program.
Buy the hardcover text as an overview of the entire program, especially helpful to "bigger picture" people, like me. However, if short of cash, start with just the the workbook. (Remember that it's reproducible for an entire family, too; a great help to those of us with many children, and very cost-effective.)
Thanks, Susan! God-speed on those next workbooks and texts!!!
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