l8-start
- Reviewed on Thursday, October 29, 2009
- Grades Used: 2nd
- Dates used: currently
We started using this curriculum after I saw it in a bookstore. I really like that it alternates between the actual grammar and using the grammar in writing and the Teachers Guide is phenomenal. This curriculum has helped my DD become a better writer. In my experience a pros and cons list has really helped me to understand a review so I will do this one that way.
PROS:
1. alternates grammar and writing so the student can see grammar in action.
2. colorful and interesting texts with fun little facts
3. fun and educational activites
3. excellent bulletin board ideas (we just put it on a posterboard and sticky tac it to the wall)
4. teachers manual is ESSENTIAL and has great teaching ideas and a wonderful chapter overview that tells you what you will need and when.
5. Christian world view and incorporation of Christian themes, stories, and sentences.
CONS:
1. Expensive- the Teachers Manual and Student Workbook alone will run about $73 and $90 for the whole sha-bang.
2. The writing portion gets a little too in depth and drug out. We usually end up skipping some of it or combining steps. Plus my DD HATES to write, but we have gotten around that by letting her type some of the written assignments as a reward for good writing on other pages.
Overall I would say that even though BJU English 2 is a little more expensive, it is certainly worth it for me to not have to worry about how to teach the lesson or what to do. I just open up the book a little before we start class and everything is there laid out nice and neat. I do look at materials list for each week once a week so I can see if I need to pick up anything extra at the store. My DD likes this as much as she likes anything...she thinks that we should only have Art and we dont need the rest :)
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home4028
- Reviewed on Thursday, January 29, 2009
- Grades Used: 2nd
- Dates used: 2008-2009
Last year we used Shurley Grammar. Though I thought it worked great, it just didn't excite my ds at all. So, this year we tried BJU Writing and Grammar.
I initially thought the cost was a bit much. However, the teacher's manual is large and contains a lot of information. While one could probably go through the curriculum without the aid of the TM, it does help with the teaching process. The TM also came with a disc that one can use to print off supplemental worksheets should your student need more practice on a topic.
I appreciated how the writing assignments were broken down into smaller segments. This was a gentle approach that helped my ds with his most hated chore -writing. Though, I wish the TM had given a little guidance as to how to evaluate the assignments.
This curriculum is written for a classroom so some painless adjustments needed to be made for our homeschool situation. My ds gives this curriculum a "thumbs up" stating that he likes the colorful, engaging worksheets best of all. For myself, while I'm not singing its praises at the top of my lungs, I do find that its decent and does a good job.
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IdahoHomeschool
- Reviewed on Saturday, August 30, 2008
- Grades Used: -
- Dates used: -
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rdbusler
- Reviewed on Saturday, July 19, 2008
- Grades Used: 4th-5th
- Dates used: 2007-2008
This was my first year using BJU English. Before this I used Abeka for Language. I still use Abeka for my younger daughter. I love their phonics approach. Now that she will be in the 3rd grade I will use BJU for her English. My two older daughters will continue with BJU. What I like about BJU is how everything is so clearly laid out for them, and the parent. I really like how one chapter is grammar and then one chapter is writing. The writing assignments are so laid out each day that if they just do what is told then at the end you have a completed assignment just by following their daily plan. I found the writing to be more confusing with Abeka in the older grades and their is less writing with Abeka in the younger grades. BJU has worked for us and my children like it better. I plan to stick with their English for now.
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