World Geography English 1 vs Fund Lit & Engl/Comp

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Murph
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World Geography English 1 vs Fund Lit & Engl/Comp

Post by Murph » Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:29 pm

I have the World Geography Teacher's Guide (bought it in 2020). I'm confused about the options for English. In the front pages it states "English 1 (includes English Grammar, Literature, and Composition - 1 full-year credit) OR Fundamentals of Literature (1/2 credit) and English/Composition (1/2 credit)".

But I don't see the options when I look at the day to day schedule. I only see a box for Literature Study (which includes Fundamentals of Lit and reading books) and a box for Composition/Grammar (which includes the Rod & Staff English book & Essentials in Writing DVD).

When I look at the website, the items for purchasing are: BJU Fund of Lit, Essentials in Writing DVD, Rod & Staff English 7, and the boy/girl book sets.

Can someone help me figure out what the options are? :?

Thank you, Linda
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daybreaking
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Re: World Geography English 1 vs Fund Lit & Engl/Comp

Post by daybreaking » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:03 pm

I'm pretty sure both options are the same; it's just a matter of how you want to list it on your child's transcript. Some prefer to list just one credit of English (which includes both English/Composition & Literature), whereas others prefer to break the two areas apart into two 1/2 credit courses, with one course being called English/Composition and the other Literature.)

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Re: World Geography English 1 vs Fund Lit & Engl/Comp

Post by The2youngs » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:05 pm

Hi Murph!

The options for English are which components you're selecting to use. So, you can do all of the English exactly as written (Grammar using Rod & Staff, Writing using EIW, and Literature Study using BJU + literature books) and give your student 1 credit.

Alternatively, you can choose to only use certain components and give just a half credit. For instance, if you choose to use Rod & Staff and EIW as-written (but choose another route for their English/Literature portion), you can give a 1/2 credit for the HOD portion and they'd earn the other 1/2 credit using whatever materials you had selected for English/Literature. Likewise, if you chose to use just the HOD English/Literature (BJU + literature books), then you'd give your student 1/2 credit for that and then use your own selection for the Grammar/Writing components and give them the other 1/2 credit for those.

Does that clear things up a little? :-)
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Murph
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Re: World Geography English 1 vs Fund Lit & Engl/Comp

Post by Murph » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:31 pm

daybreaking wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:03 pm
it's just a matter of how you want to list it on your child's transcript.
Thank you. That makes sense! :D
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Murph
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Re: World Geography English 1 vs Fund Lit & Engl/Comp

Post by Murph » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:33 pm

The2youngs wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:05 pm
Does that clear things up a little? :-)
Yes! Thank you! :D
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Murph
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Re: World Geography English 1 vs Fund Lit & Engl/Comp

Post by Murph » Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:16 pm

A follow-up question: Is the second half of Rod & Staff English 7 completed in World History?
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Re: World Geography English 1 vs Fund Lit & Engl/Comp

Post by StephanieU » Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:09 pm

Murph wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:16 pm
A follow-up question: Is the second half of Rod & Staff English 7 completed in World History?
Yes. Then Level 8 is split over the last two guides.
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Re: World Geography English 1 vs Fund Lit & Engl/Comp

Post by Murph » Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:16 pm

StephanieU wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:09 pm
Murph wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:16 pm
A follow-up question: Is the second half of Rod & Staff English 7 completed in World History?
Yes. Then Level 8 is split over the last two guides.
Thank you, Stephanie. :)
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