Michelle in AL Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Have any of your students enjoyed Screwtape Letters? I was planning on using this for a lit class of middle to high school age kids. I'm having trouble understanding and getting into the book myself. Did your kids enjoy it? Did they get anything out of it? Did you use the progeny press study guide? If so was it worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Yes! We did this as a summer reading group book last summer with middle and high schoolers. They really enjoyed the book. We (parents) found it to be an excellent way to bring issues before the kids for discussion. I think the hardest part was for the students to be able to see the issues from the perspective of Screwtape. They had some trouble with the concept of God being the "enemy". They typically look at things from the viewpoint of scripture and this was a bit of a turn around. But once they were able to do that, they could see the viewpoint of the "bad" and provide strategy for the "good" to combat the "bad". I think it was good mental gymnastics for them. I didn't purchase the progeny press guide, but found one on the internet that worked well for us. This group ran as more of a discussion session with the kids participating. We also read Mere Christianity which some found to be harder than Screwtape Letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura K (NC) Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I got him the book on CD, purposely, so he could read it more slowly. He read along with the CD. I had him write a summary of each letter, and that turned out to be a good idea. I think this would be a fun book to do with a group. We didn't use a study guide. The progeny press guides are great, but I don't know how well they would work for a group. Here are some (free!) comprehension questions: http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides_S/screwtape_letters1.asp (I've seen these comprehension questions on other sites, too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 We just finished this as a family -- read a letter a night after dinner, a few nights a week. Our 9th and 10th grade boys really enjoyed it. No guides, and not even that much discussion -- mostly filling them in on context they were missing, or explained concepts they didn't get. We just let them comment where they had a thought they wanted to share. They loved the diabolicalness of Screwtape -- and really understood why he was so subtle and evil. Here are a few guides if you would like some more background help or discussion questions: The Great Books = http://www.thegreatbooks.com/books/details.php?ISBN=0060652934&return=www.thegreatbooks.com/courses/modern.php Progeny Press = http://www.progenypress.com/Catalog/study%20guide%20list/screwtapeletters.html Free Online Resources: The Reading Group, discussion questions = http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides_S/screwtape_letters1.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaC Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 This is a free guide with several PDF downloads, http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/LitGuild/Screwtape/ I will be using this when I teach a lit co-op next fall or at least that is the plan right now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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