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I was thinking more along the lines of introducing a few simple literary terms, plot structure, character analysis, etc. Is there a program that goes into that sort of study?

 

 

This is not a program, but dd got a huge kick out of two books called Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One and Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble, both by Kate Duke. They're picture books, but they introduce concepts such as characters, setting, plot, etc. We first read them when dd was younger, but they made great reference points for a couple of years.

 

We also played "Find the..." a lot. After reading Chocolate Moose, for instance, on homophones, we made a booklet of our own; we have hunted over the years for metaphors, hero-sidekick duos, images, the moment of highest "crisis" in a plot, shortest and longest sentences, on and on. You can do this with a lot of literary elements, turning the whole project into a detective game or a game of sillies, as most appeals to your child. You can do a "hero" study, collecting verbal and visual portraits of literary heroes -- again, silly or straightforward -- discussing them, making them into a booklet.

 

We also awarded a "prize" -- usually a sticker -- to a Book of the Week. The process included lining up contestants on the floor and discussing what made them wonderful, comparing characters, plot lines, illustrations, and eventually, some very basic observations about style.

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