using CLE grammar for 10th grader

[mom2fiveboysnc]

I am new to using CLE with my 10th grader. He did the first few weeks of public school this year and then I brought him home. I bought 9th and 10th grade English and Literature for use with him. I wasn't sure how much he had covered in high school last year. English/LA are not his strong points. My question is how much do I cover each day with him? I see in the Lit it suggests 1 "step" per day for a total of 16 steps per LightUnit. The Lit is not so straightforward. I am hoping to cover the 9th grade set this 1st semester and have him on track by January with the 10th grade stuff. Is this too lofty a goal? I bought CLE because he prefers workbooks and I read many good reviews about CLE. I would love to use the Omnibus guides by VP but don't think he is up to that level yet. Or could I get Omnibus and use the middle school level books? Any advice you can give is appreciated. Thanks, Cheryl

[amtmcm]

Hi Cheryl,

Each class is scheduled as a semester and includes 80 lessons (16 lessons x 5 lightunits). To complete both 9th & 10th grade levels you need 160 days doing English and Literature concurrently. That will take you to about mid-June. Sounds doable to me.

BTW, the literature lightunits will break out the reading for him and tell him what pages to read for each lesson. My DD is enjoying CLE's 8th grade levels this year and is learning a lot.

Has he had sentence diagramming before? If not, you may need to help him with this in the English lessons. CLE sells a Basics of Diagramming (http://clp.org/store/results?query=diagramming&x=0&y=0) book for $3 and an English Handbook (http://clp.org/product/cle_english_handbook_767).

Hope this helps a little.