Why not 12 years of Grammar?

Quite simply, you must watch the videos at Analytical Grammar.  I remember having year after year of Grammar as a child.  Frankly?  It was tedious and unnecessary, in my opinion, and that is coming from an English minor in college!

The wonderful teachers at AG have created a complete course in grammar.  They intend for it to be completed over the course of three years, but it can be completed in as little as one year if necessary.  After AG is completed, the student can work through a reinforcement book each year until he graduates.  Each reinforcement book has a literature theme, so it is ideal to coordinate it with the literature course your child is studying.  Oh!  The student only needs to complete one review lesson every two weeks to stay on top of all of the grammar.

My plan is for the AG book to be covered in grades 8, 9, and 10.  Since we are studying World Literature in 11th grade, we will use the World Authors Reinforcement Book.  When we study American Literature during the Senior year, we will use the American Authors Reinforcement Book.

Both SEAL and NFL have started using AG this year (using the teaching dvd also), and are learning well without all the drudgery of the past!  I am VERY pleased with this choice.  (AND I really enjoyed meeting Erin at the Teach Them Diligently Conference in March 2012.)

Check out Analytical Grammar.  I predict that your children (AND YOU!!!) will be glad you did!