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Courtney
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Posted: Aug 23 2008 at 8:23pm \| IP Logged

My dd is almost 11. We will be doing the Along the Am. History Trail plans this fall. I've looked at the IEW history based writing and it looks great! However, I don't know if it would be too much? Anyone used this before with a 4th/5th grader? My dd loves to write on her own...she'll blog and she'll write stories. We haven't done much in the way of formal writing programs. I've included one of her stories below as an example of her writing. Do you use a formal program at this age or should I wait and just continue with written narrations and letting her write her stories? Thanks!

The Jumper
   Carrie Michaels walked up Maple Street one fall afternoon after school. As she neared her house on the corner, she saw her mother waiting on the porch steps. When Carrie saw her mother she started to run the rest of the way home. When Carrie got home her mother said with much excitement, “Oh Carrie dear! A package has arrived just for you! Come into the house and open it!”
   As soon as Carrie was in the house she ran to the hall table where the day’s mail and packages were kept. Carrie tore off the string, forgetting to read the note and opened the box. There lay in front of Carrie’s eyes the most beautiful little red jumper she had ever seen.
It was deep cranberry-colored corduroy with white lace about the sleeves, neck and hem. Carrie took the jumper out of the box and held it up to herself. It was a perfect fit. Then Carrie quickly picked the card up off the floor and read, Dear Carrie, Have a happy 9th birthday. Aunt Emily. “Oh!” Carrie exclaimed with joy. “I shall wear it to school tomorrow.”
    It was a proud little girl that marched to school the next day.
“Mary Catherine!” called Carrie to her friend who was waiting for her on the corner. “Look at my brand new dress! My aunt sent it to me from New York.” This was a lie. Aunt Emily had never been to New York. Aunt Emily, in fact, lived in Delaware.
    “My! It sure is pretty, Carrie; I wish I had one just like it. We could be twins!” Mary Catherine giggled.
    “Yes, well I can see you want to be exactly like me, Mary. But there is only one of me. But Mary you could get a new dress; yours is a shame.”
     “No, it is not.”
     “Well I say it is, so there.”
     “Carrie Michaels, you are being very rude today.”
     “Oh, how annoying poor friends are,” Carrie said as she had gotten quite full of herself since the jumper had arrived.
     Carrie was rude to people all that day, even the teacher. The teacher, Mrs. Baxter sent Carrie home that day with a note to Carrie’s parents. Carrie was not worried about the note because she thought it was about how beautiful her jumper was. The note said,

Dear Mr. and Mrs.Michaels,
Carrie has been somewhat rude to the other pupils today. I do not know what has gotten into her today because she is always so sweet. Carrie did not do very well on her school work today, either. If something has happened at home, please do not feel pressured to tell me. Thank you.
Sincerely, Mrs. Baxter

    When Carrie’s parents read this letter they were puzzled until Mary Catherine’s mother called. After Carrie got a lecture, then did she realize how rude she had been. Carrie apologized to everyone she had been mean to, especially Mary Catherine.
    Carrie did not wear that jumper for a very long time. But she kept it and gave it to her own niece many years later.


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Posted: Sept 17 2008 at 7:39pm \| IP Logged

Just giving you a friendly *bump* up into the new topics in case someone can help!

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Posted: Sept 18 2008 at 4:05pm \| IP Logged

I missed this before so I'm glad you bumped it Amy!

I'm using this with my dd9. She has never done any formal writing, not even written narrations. However, she loves to write stories. I like the program, she complains that it is too hard. However, at the end of every lesson she turns in brilliant work. I told her it's good to exercise her brain.

Your daughter's story is wonderful - she would do very well with the IEW program.

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