Another Narration Notecards question

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  • December 13, 2017 at 9:11 am
    KeriJ
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    I was wondering if there were plans for these for the upper level independent reading.  I was thinking about next year since we were planning on possibly using the Early Modern module.  I realized that the notecards are for the family books, which I would be reading myself.  But what I would really need help with would be the independent books for 10-12 which I wouldn’t have time to read myself. That is where I struggle to come up with specific, upper-level narration assignments.

    So I was just wondering if there were thoughts on which books would be included in these for the future.  And I’m still trying to picture how that would play out in detail: use the family books for upper level narrations, and then use the independent reading as just reading with no response?  or assign basic “tell back” narrations for the independent reading?

    I worry that if someone searched the boards, I would come across as really repetitive. 🙂  But high school writing is something I really struggle with and that keeps me skeptical of a true CM education in those years.  When I look at MFW high school, I see specific writing assignments tied to the readings.  All done for me.  But I don’t love MFW’s selections.  I would much prefer SCM.  But at this point, with 5 children, I don’t have time to pre-read and make assignments.  We have loved this year with SCM history, but my 9th grader is doing nothing more than “tell back” written narrations of her independent reading, because I don’t have the knowledge or time to assign any differently.

    I also wondered if some of this would be resolved in the upper levels of Using Language Well books.

    December 13, 2017 at 12:32 pm
    ErinD
    Participant

    Hi Keri,

    I don’t have the answers to your questions, but I did have one point you might consider. You don’t need to do narrations from independent reading all the time. You can have your daughter do narrations from her history or science lessons. Then maybe those ones could be more specific, and you can keep on with the “tell back” narrations in reading. That way you get a variety of narrations, but you still don’t have to take the time to read all her books.

    I hope someone answers your questions, but I just thought I would add that, if it helps.

    December 13, 2017 at 1:16 pm
    Sonya Shafer
    Moderator

    We do have a lot of the upper level independent reads on our list for Narration Notecards. We most likely won’t be creating notecards for fiction titles, but the other narratives and biographies are on the list.

    December 13, 2017 at 1:42 pm
    KeriJ
    Participant

    Sonya, Wonderful!  That was what I was wondering.  I was thinking of the William Bennett books etc.

    Thank you, Erin.  I was mostly referring to the additional “spine” books that are in the guides for the upper levels.  I don’t have her narrate her other reading.

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