kangato3 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 These are the core literature selections that 9th grade dd will have to read this year. Can you recommend particular literature guides that you've used for any of these titles: The Diary of Anne Frank Great Expectations The House on Mango Street The Odyssey Romeo and Juiet Their Eyes Were Watching God I'm especially looking for guides with good lit. analysis and discussion questions. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Diary of Anne Frank We used the Portals to Literature guide; designed for classroom use, but can be adapted for home use; a meaty guide, with a lot of background info; short chapter summaries; lots of exercises and writing assignment ideas, and your non-typical questions, which made for some interesting discussions. (BTW, I have the guide and the book I can sell used, if interested.) The Odyssey Hands down, go with the Garlic Press publishers' Discovering Literature guide. Very meaty; great background info on 4 different translations and page numbers for each for quick reference; summary and great discussion questions for every chapter; lots of great writing assignment ideas; a number of helpful, and detailed teaching text units on literary elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangato3 Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Thanks for the suggestions. I will PM you about the Portals to Literature guide that you have. Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 There is always Sparknotes and Pink Monkey on-line. Google is also your friend -- google for instance "Great Expectations lesson plans" and see what you find. Not every hit is good, but there are some wonderful sites out there. A good route to go would be to pick up the Well Educated Mind and use the discussion questions for all the books on your list. By doing this your kids would be learning the tools needed to do literary analysis, tools which can be applied to any work they pick up in years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Glencoe Lit guides for Great Expectations: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/#d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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