How does Notgrass compare with Sonlight??

[Love2Smile]

I know there are less books in Notgrass, but im also wondering how the writing portions are and just the over all difference?

[mims]

Bumping. Would like to here this too.

[Alyce]

The student is assigned a book to read over a 1-2 week period. It is usually associated with what they are studying in History. At the end of reading the book their are several questions to test comprehesion. They are not hard questions and most people can answer them easily. There is no discussion of any literary significance. Many people add Progeny Press guides to add that component in. There is no writing instruction. The student is given a choice between 3 assignments to write for the week. The writing is mixed. Some research, some poetry, some creative etc. Many people have their child do the writing assignments every other week or give them more time and make them more in depth. We love Notgrass and I don't have any trouble using it. I'm a good writer myself so I don't have any reservations about grading my children's writing without any guidelines. I make my own and my kids know what I expect.

[Brenda in MA]

I'm contemplating high school history in a couple of years for my next son. The older one used Sonlight, and while we liked that, it is a ton of work. I might use SL again, but I'd like to look into other options as well.

Can you tell me more about Notgrass -- is it religious? Does it have a history text/spine around which the reading books fit? Where can one buy it?

TIA,
Brenda

[Grace is Sufficient]

Can you tell me more about Notgrass -- is it religious? Does it have a history text/spine around which the reading books fit? Where can one buy it?


It comes from a very solid Christian viewpoint, at least in World and American History, which are the ones I've used so far.

It has a 'spine' which I find very different from many others. At first glance, it looks more like a middle school text. It leaves out a lot of details -- has few of the sidebars with extra information. Eventually, I realized that I prefer it that way. Most of the extra info in those sidebars doesn't really add much I consider important. With the American History, at least, I appreciate that instead of all the 'fluff' in the sidebars, they have the student reading historical texts, speeches, Supreme Court decisions, etc. which teach the principles which underlie the founding and progress of the country.

You can get more info and buy it here: www.notgrass.com (http://www.notgrass.com)

HTH