Great Editing Adventure

Description

Of course, it's more enjoyable to find errors in someone else's writing than your own. Borrowing heavily from the approach used in Caught 'Ya: Grammar with a Giggle (Maupin House Publishing), this series uses an engaging adventure story format (rather than the soap opera sagas in Caught 'Ya), making it much more palatable to the typical homeschooler. Each volume contains 3 separate adventure stories and 90 lessons. Each short daily lesson is a sentence in the story complete with well-thought-out grammatical, spelling, and usage errors. The teacher writes the flawed sentence on the board. Children discover the errors and correct them, look up definitions of circled words, and supply synonyms (thesaurus needed for this) where required; then they write an edited version. Each volume contains sentences for correction, edited version, and appropriate rules. Using the student books will eliminate the need to write sentences to be edited on the board and will provide a finished booklet of each student's work. Student books contain all sentences to correct along with space for students to write their revisions.

An e-book version (pdf) of each Student and each Teacher books is now available. Access to the e-books comes in an email with download information that is sent 1-2 business days after the order is processed. You then have 14 days to download the book which does not expire from your computer.

Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Religious Content
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.