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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is considered a wrong writing program? Are students learning to write 5-paragraph essays in middle school?[/quote] *strong writing program[/quote] OP here. I am looking for actual instruction in grammar, writing style, and form. And then review by a skilled teacher, followed by revision by the kid, at least for some assignments. I'd like an overall emphasis on the importance of learning to express oneself clearly, efficiently, and correctly. I worry a lot of what my kid is learning right now is more about "feel" and less explicit instruction. She can tell me that a certain sentence or phrase looks wrong and can often make it better but she has no idea why, including that she doesn't know the names of many parts or speech or style conventions. [/quote]
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