Easy Grammar Systems - Ultimate Series Grade 9 - A Crew Review

I've noticed that Language Arts is a subject that frequently comes up among homeschooling parents. It's one of the areas of study that students seem to either strongly like or strongly hate. Whichever category you and your kids would sort yourselves into, we can all probably agree that it is necessary to have the basic skills that writing, grammar, and all of the sub categories that make up Language Arts. I've mentioned a time or two before, that my girls and I are on the pro side of this subject. It tends to be the easiest for them to complete during the school day, and they typically complete the year's work a month or so before the other courses. Even so, there are still areas that can always benefit from review, so when Easy Grammar Systems provided our family with their Easy Grammar Ultimate Series: Grade 9 Teacher Edition and Test Booklet to use, we were happy to give it a go.

The format of this program is interesting, as the text is the student workbook and teacher key all in one. The lessons are designed to be short and sweet, as in, ten minutes per day. I can hear all of the kids cheering now! The daily work has a specific sequence that aims to teach a concept, review it, and then apply it. So, there are 5 parts to be completed each day, and always follow the same pattern. This is how a daily lesson looks:

Question 1 -  Capitalization errors to be corrected.

Question 2 - Insert the correct Punctuation.

Questions 3 and 4 - Teaching, Review, Application of Grammar 

Question 5 - Sentence combining.

How's that for simple? Get up, ten minutes of grammar...and done. Sweet. Families teaching one student can use this book as an all in one option, that is, students can write directly in the book, and parents can access the key in the book to correct. You may reproduce the pages if you prefer not to write in the book, or if you have more than one student. There is a separate booklet for the tests. In keeping with the simple format, this book has a no frills look. That means that there are no illustrations or graphics, simply the text in black and white. It's all business, so to speak.

As this is a book for 9th graders, I've been using this with my 9th grade daughter. She's a natural self starter, and likes to jump right in, so she grabbed the book and ran with it. Initially, she liked the simple, to the point structure, and the speed at which she could complete the lessons. Also, being a creature of habit, the consistent format of daily assignments meant no unpleasant surprises. As she's been working through this for a month or so now, she does find herself wishing that there was a little more teaching throughout the book. She doesn't have trouble completing the work, but does prefer a more extensive teaching approach. We also both agree that we do like a text that includes more color and illustrations.

This is a good option for those that want a grammar program that gets to the point with no frills. It's also great for students that may get frustrated easily with the subject, because with only ten minutes per day, it's a quick job. This might also be a nice way to supplement a program that you're already using, for days when you need a shorter lesson, or when you want to review. Will we keep using this? Yes, we will, along with a few other materials that we are working with. It's a solid program, check it out.

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