The Good and the Beautiful High School Language Arts

The Good and the Beautiful High School Language Arts | Walk-Thru & Review

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5 жыл бұрын

The Good and the Beautiful is being talked about everywhere, especially their language arts programs! I had heard such great things about their ELA programs that I was SUPER excited when they came out with the high-school level. With my 9th grader, English, or Language Arts, has been the subject that we've struggled with the most when it comes to finding a good match but so far we are LOVING The Good and the Beautiful! Today I am sharing how the program works, my review of it and a walk-thru of some of the units and some of my daughter's completed work from the program. I truly hope this video is helpful and I answered any questions you have but if not, feel free to ask or check out The Good and the Beautiful's website for more information: www.jennyphillips.com/good-bea...
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@carmenoliver8147 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this review. I was looking into their high school curriculum yesterday for my son who will be in 9th grade next school year. This review helped me make up my mind. Thank you once again!

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!

@TinyHouseHomeschoolLife 4 жыл бұрын

We have a similar story. I have a young man who did school but never truly loved it until we found TGTB! We used it last year and it was a game changer for all four of my kids. I'm so thankful for this curriculum in our homeschool. I found your video today because we are starting our first year of high school...it's a little different, and I'm making sure I have it under control.

@sajmt1414 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I'll definitely look into this.

@gayemarianesfox2405 3 жыл бұрын

this curriculum was just brought to my attention today so this review is really helpful, thank you.

@thehazardsofgrowingup1928 5 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful!!! I have so been struggling to get everything in for my boys... and this has sold me on The Good and the Beautiful!!! We're currently homeschooling 6th and 8th grade so high school is right around the corner! Thank you so much for sharing!

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful! I'll be doing an end-of-year review of the program in a few weeks so stay tuned for that! :)

@thehazardsofgrowingup1928 5 жыл бұрын

@@aplacetonest Awesome! Thanks for letting me know!

@krivard23 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this review! I was really curious to see your thoughts on their high school levels. We switched to TG&TB this year for LA, and we are loving it! We’re using Level 4 & Level K/Level 1.

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! We are loving it and it makes me want to switch my youngest to TGATB but for now, we are still using Bob Jones.

@amberhayes7919 2 ай бұрын

Great review!!

@michellechannell1219 5 жыл бұрын

Great review thank you. 😊

@decaturautowash 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I've been wanting to see the high school level. I would love to see a video of how you are doing your high schoolers transcript.

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you liked the video. I am keeping better records this year, and going forward, but it will be awhile until I'm ready to share how I created a transcript. It's definitely something I can make in the future though. For now, I'm just trying to keep as many records as I can to make transcript writing easier.

@f3nw1ckfamily 3 жыл бұрын

I love what your daughter wrote! And drew! 💕 This review and the one by Colleen (Our Blessed Life) is seriously making me consider buying TG&TB high school already even if I'm not even officially homeschooling my daughter yet in Kindergarten. 😄 I'm worried profanity-free books and curriculums would be harder to come by as this world is getting crazier by the minute. 😐

@umiviolalefut1593 2 жыл бұрын

We are putting our homeschool skeleton into place... but we are looking for top in each subject Tgtb is an obvious choice for LA

@Pumpkin.Queen. 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the video! I'm looking into the lower levels now for my girls. My oldest is 8 but my youngest is just 3 currently so she's not quite there yet for school lol. Your daughter has very good doodles!

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

haha Thanks, I think her doodles are good, too! The great thing about the lower levels is that they're free on the website so you can try them out to see how you like them!

@AmyReindl 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to get there! My daughter is a sophomore at 15, but we started a couple months ago at Level 4 so we could do some remedial grammar work and just because we love the great books and language arts in general. We have almost finished it, and Level 5 is waiting on the shelf. I get myself an extra course book, too! I am studying freelance writing so it’s actually been helpful! 😊 I think you are the first to review the HS. It looks amazing. Looking forward to it!

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

That's amazing that you are studying, right alongside your daughter! I feel like I'm the only one that has talked about the high school level, too but I'm sure it will spread soon! :)

@brendapaxton8426 5 жыл бұрын

Amy Reindl do yo feel as if level 4 is to easy? My son is in the 9th grade and I’m struggling on which level to start with he doesn’t do very good in language arts

@AmyReindl 5 жыл бұрын

Brenda Paxton not at all! The thing about TG&TB is that grammar rules and other basics kind of start over in every level, but move faster and then add more information. The first five levels are free, so you can download and look at all of them. I read through the first three myself, and printed off worksheets from 1 to 3 related to editing and sentence diagramming. Level 4 is the one that becomes more independent for the student, and begins to focus on writing more than the previous levels. It really just depends on your child, and where they are academically with LA. TG&TB is great for remedial work. My daughter just sets the timer for 30 minutes and gets done what she can in that time. We will likely increase the time a bit each level. Plus, she mastered the grammar and geography cards in just two weeks. They are supposed to be spread out over Levels 4 to 7, so we will just revisit those when we start Level 5 soon. We plan to do every level and unit study available until she graduates, and we hope to do them all together as long as our budget allows. I’m learning a lot, so is she, and the stories are so good! Your son could start right into high school and just move at his pace. We chose to start earlier because we wanted to. It’s not necessary. You could do some remedial work as needed with just the first five free levels. Good luck with whatever you choose!

@gracegreenwell2657 5 жыл бұрын

I love that TgTb takes out cursing in their books---never heard of that...that's amazing. We are SO far away from high school levels but this is encouraging. So, with 10 units per year, does each unit take about 2-3 weeks typically? I've heard that the lower level LA program takes a long time for each lesson. Thanks for the insights. I am already commited and loving Sonlight for our school year this year but I am def going to branch out next year and research TgTb before buying anything. Looks so good.

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

I love that they remove the curse words! It takes her about 2 weeks to finish one unit. She should definitely finish Year 1 in time to start the High School Honors Book Study to finish out the year.

@HomeschoolIRL 5 жыл бұрын

We almost went with TGTB for my high schooler also (my younger one uses it and my high schooler used it last year). We decided to go with something else this year, but I love how this looks! Maybe we will give it a try next year.

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

It has been amazing so far and I don't feel like we are missing anything that she needs to know.

@HomeschoolIRL 5 жыл бұрын

That’s great to know. Thanks!

@melsa0309 5 жыл бұрын

Homeschool IRL What did you go with?

@kellyalbertson257 5 жыл бұрын

My 9th grade daughter is doing this curriculum also. It’s quite challenging & she said in the beginning that she didn’t like it, but the other day when we were discussing next year, she said she wanted this curriculum again, lol. I love this curriculum! Thanks for sharing 😊

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

My daughter loves it, too! I love how much improvement I've seen in her writing just since we started! I'm glad it's working for you, too!

@blessedmamav2998 5 жыл бұрын

I dont know how u guys do it i cant even help my son with his homework sometimes 😝 great job ladies

@MariaMaria-sr8zg 3 жыл бұрын

@@blessedmamav2998 I will tell you I started homeschooling when my 2 oldest were halfway thru 1st and 5th. I absolutely despised all the homework they had when they were in school and they did as well. It was a chore to get them to do it. I find homeschooling much easier than homework ha. We school "year-round". So we take 1 work off a month Jan thru Oct. We are finished by Thanksgiving and have all of December off as well. Then in Jan our new school year starts. It is much more relaxing for all of us than when they went to a school. We are 6 years in and I have a third child in school as well now.

@amberathillsidehomestead4831 5 жыл бұрын

I loved what she wrote!

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you...I do, too!

@OneMamaToAnother 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this review! It has helped me understand how the high school levels work. How much US content have you found in it so far? For example, the one you showed looks like the eastern US states were a focus. Is it similar in the other units? (We're Canadian so I'm wondering how much I would have to swap out)

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked the video. :) I'll be doing another full review in a few weeks. Yes, a lot of the geography is US based but she's also learned about the Middle East and other areas/countries. We aren't doing any additional geography but if you're wanting to, you could add something like Evan Moor Daily Geography and you should be all set.

@michellechannell1219 5 жыл бұрын

My boys are only 4th and 6th grade. We have the levels they need. We haven't started yet.

@carolsw3943 2 жыл бұрын

How would you compare this with EIW? I've been torn between the 2 for 10th grade. Just finished 2 years of IEW...

@peachy_reina 4 жыл бұрын

My children will be in grades 2, 3, and 4. What level (s) would I use?

@abbigailgutierrez6880 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this because next year my daughter will be in 9th. Curious, what is the writing instruction like? I don’t feel some of it was clear in level 6 when we tried to use it. How much of it is writing instruction? Obviously that’s a huge part in language arts I’m just curious if I will need to supplement. Writing is my weak spot and she isn’t a natural writer either so it’s been tough here on that end.

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

Writing is such a difficult subject to "teach." I personally feel that it's enough writing instruction but my daughter doesn't struggle in that area. She isn't an overly strong writer, though, and so far, I've been very pleased with the topics and techniques covered and the quality of her writing assignments. Check out the website for the entire list of writing instruction covered: www.jennyphillips.com/course/highschool/ I hope that's helpful!

@SuperTopher01 4 ай бұрын

Did your daughter use this curriculum throughout high school? Did you have to supplement? Thank you.

@mariacovarrubias6150 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for sharing... Are you considering doing TGTB with your younger child?

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thanks for watching! We are using TGATB with my youngest for science but it's taking all I have not to switch her language arts program to them, too! lol For now though, we are sticking with Bob Jones English just because it's working for her at the moment. :)

@mariacovarrubias6150 5 жыл бұрын

I love bob jones for all the subjects too. The only reason I gave TGTB a chance was because my 5th grader has a much more simple way of learning and it was a it too much for her, she was getting overwhelmed all the time. She likes it but she gets overwhelmed at the same time. I personally love BJU but everyone learns different so I have to come to realize that with her. Thanks again for your videos.

@LampWaters 4 жыл бұрын

What is covered in geography so I can get an idea of how I could partner it with our history. And is it world or American geography?

@aplacetonest 4 жыл бұрын

It mostly world geography but there is some U.S. geography, too.

@ourfamilyvideos7283 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve looked all over, have you down a video on how to set this up? There’s so many variables and it’s confusing….thx❤️

@aplacetonest 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't make a video about it but we just made sure to have all the art supplies ready and she followed the non-accelerated path that's outlined in the front of the book.

@sonimore9863 5 жыл бұрын

HELP, please!!. so my daughter is technically going to be a 9th grader, I am currently looking to order her materials for the upcoming school year...my dilemma is if I should get the HS 1 kit, but I feel that there might be gaps in her grammar usage and mechanics. My question is, have you used level 6, and if so how is it compared to level 7? I'm kind of lost and I don't know if I should get level 5 or 6 but then I don't want her to feel like if I lower her too much since this curriculum is so new to us... I just don't want her to have big gaps. I'm afraid to just start her in the HS 1 and it being so overwhelming for her because she might feel as if she might be missing something. I know we all have our differences in opinions and the way we do things, but I would really appreciate your point of view so that it can help me make a decision. Thank you in advance! ;)

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't used Level 6 and I think it would be best to contact The Good and the Beautiful. They are so nice and would know exactly which direction to point you in. I wish I could be of more help but I've never used any of their lower levels and I wouldn't want to tell you the wrong thing.

@Amenhomeschoolers 5 жыл бұрын

I wasn't sure if you answered this but I would like to know more about the reading. Is there a daily reading assignment, like a certain number of pages or chapters? Do you have an approximate time for completing the work and reading for each day? And with only 5 books, are they spread out over an entire school year? Thanks!

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

There is a book assigned to each unit, sometimes more than one unit, and they tell you what chapters need to be read for each unit. Then, it's up to you as the teacher to assign your student a certain number of pages or chapters each week to complete the required chapters. Does that make sense?

@colinp6231 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. My son will start 9th grade in the fall and he will do HS 1. Do you have a schedule or a daily flow on how your daughter does the LA lessons each day? Does she do a few pages a day, bounce around in the book or do them in order? Does she do the geography and latin cards every day or only do them certain days. My son is in level 7, and the lesson are broken up in daily lessons so no planning is involved. Sorry I have so many questions. Since you have gone through it, I thought you might have some good tips. Thanks!

@aplacetonest 4 жыл бұрын

I don't have a schedule for it because I pretty much let her make her own schedule. Yes, she bounced around in the book which drove me nuts! lol I believe they are supposed to work on their geography cards and word cards a little bit each day. They give you a basic schedule of what to complete each day if you want to finish the program in a certain number of weeks but we really didn't follow that. I didn't tell her what to do each day and my only rule was that she finished each unit in 2 weeks.

@colinp6231 4 жыл бұрын

@@aplacetonest Thanks for your response. If you finish a unit in 2 weeks, what do you do the other 2 weeks, or do you just finish up the units well before the wnd of the school year? I appreciate your videos. They have been so helpful on our homeschooling journey.

@valerieromero3157 5 жыл бұрын

Many parents have reviewed their Language Arts and shared that the writing assignments do not come with sufficient instruction or guidance. I am currently only using Level 1 so I am very much wanting to know how you feel about those upper levels regarding the amount of instructions provided. What do you think?

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't used the lower levels so I'm not sure about the instruction in those but for my daughter, I feel there is just enough writing instruction. Of course, if a student had absolutely no writing or organizational skills, they might struggle. If you visit the website, there's a link called, "At a Glance: Literature and Writing" and it shows every writing skill and style that's covered. I hope that's helpful. www.jennyphillips.com/course/highschool/

@onka256 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Just trying to figure out homeschool curriculum choices. Did she enjoy this years high school from tgtb?!? We did the level 7 tgtb and the girls were so found the readers so boring. I know it’s very clean and good reading but I can see how sometimes it can be a bore. Wanted your thoughts of how your year went. Thanks

@aplacetonest 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, she really did. As with any "required reading" there were some books she didn't like but others she has loved! I just try to encourage and remind her that she's not always going to enjoy what she's reading but she still needs to be able to finish the book and comprehend/analyze what it's about.

@pattitruit3745 4 жыл бұрын

Hello :-) do you know, or anybody else who can comment, how Intercal the included books are within the units? And by that I mean could you substitute with other books if you needed to or are they interwoven so much through the unit that it would be a waste of time to use different books?

@aplacetonest 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! No, you really couldn’t use other books because there are lots of questions and essays about the reading.

@pattitruit3745 4 жыл бұрын

A Place to Nest Thank you! It was hard to tell from the sample pages how much was included from the books :-) thanks for the quick response! And I meant “integral” not “intercal” 🤣🤣🤣

@carolsw3943 3 жыл бұрын

Is this something you could jump in on year 2 if you do something different for 9th grade?

@aplacetonest 3 жыл бұрын

I would think so but you might want to reach out to TGATB to get a definite answer.

@brendapaxton8426 5 жыл бұрын

Did you say your daughter has had trouble since 4th grade? Do you feel that she’s on point with the 9th grade high school level 1? My son hates language art and struggles with it is why I ask he is also in the 9th

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

She hasn’t really had trouble but we have had trouble finding a curriculum that makes sense and was what we wanted for her. I definitely feel she’s on-point with Level 1 with a bit of review. I think your son might like how varied and gentle the curriculum is.

@AtHomeWithJill 4 жыл бұрын

How much time is typically spent on it per day???

@aplacetonest 4 жыл бұрын

It varies since the lessons and reading assignments vary but typically 30-1 hour.

@leahfaughn8332 4 жыл бұрын

How long does it take to complete each unit?

@aplacetonest 4 жыл бұрын

That really all depends on how quickly you want your child to work through them. For us, a unit takes about 2 weeks.

@tamiivory7406 5 жыл бұрын

I know that you have used iew for writing. Do you like the good and the Beautiful more than the i e w?

@aplacetonest 5 жыл бұрын

Well, they're two totally different things. IEW is very structured and repetitive but it does give A LOT of writing instruction. Almost too much which is why we stopped using it. I found that IEW was stifling her writing because she was having to "follow" so many procedures. TGATB does offer some writing instruction but possibly not enough for a child that has no natural writing ability at all. For us, it worked perfectly becasue my daughter was a decent writer but she still needed a lot polishing of her skills. Check out the sample grammar and writing guide to see what skills it covers: www.jennyphillips.com/course/highschool/ Now, this is only my experience with the high school program from TGATB. I haven't used their lower levels so I can't speak to that. I hope this was helpful! :)

@tamiivory7406 5 жыл бұрын

@@aplacetonest thank you. That was helpful.

@tamiivory7406 4 жыл бұрын

Are you still using TGATB for High School?

@aplacetonest 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we are!

@lmlarrison786 2 жыл бұрын

@@aplacetonest do you have any updates on how the curriculum is going for you now? Thanks! We have used some lower levels but just this year switched to using IEW for writing … so we finished out our TGTB LA and trying to decide if we want to do the IEW with the TGTB and just use IRW writing instead - but still get all the goodness of TGTB for high school. Do you think it would be doable to use TGTB high school 1 with OEW for the writing portion?

@LampWaters 4 жыл бұрын

:) your so young :) you could be a student. I don't feel so bad now looking like my daughters twin. Maybe because now my daughter and I are the same size its so odd to have a high school teen. Not sure if it makes me feel old or young. Feel old keeping up with teens but feel young considering I'm not even 35 yet.

@aplacetonest 4 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks! Yes, it's a weekly thing that people tell me they think I'm my girls' sister. lol I think they just say that to make me feel better! haha

@peachy_reina 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I'm 5'1 and my almost 10 yr old is 4'9! My 7 and 8 year old aren't too far behind. When i grocery shop with them and my toddlers, people are confused