LearnFromHome Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 any recomendation those who have used British Lit from Stobaugh, Smarr or Lightning Literature. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Having a similar problem in limiting our American Lit. for next year to a reasonable amount! ;) One thing that is helping me a little bit is going with some short stories or novellas from some authors, which gives you a little more time for covering just a few more authors -- and it study the form of the short story a little bit more, which often gets neglected in a lit. study. The only other help I can offer is what I'm doing to narrow down my American Lit: I mad a giant list with every work from the various programs, listed chronologically and slowly whittled it down to the amount we'll be able to reasonably do. Then, if most of the works are in one program, I'll just get that program. If they are all over the place, then we'll do individual lit. guides. I also allow for several works (lighter, more whimsical, or faster reads) to be just read and enjoyed without lit. guides or analysis, which allows you to slip just a few more books into your schedule. :tongue_smilie: It's *tough* having to cut anything out -- I totally sympathize! BEST of luck in making your decision! Warmest regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinTea Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Sonlight's British Lit. It is FULL though, a lot of books, with a lot of literary notes to get through. He did about 1/2 the books, which was plenty. The writing prompts are first rate too. We did Stobaugh's American Lit, but I didn't like it. There are typos that are inexcusable....Scarlet Letter's Mr. Chillingworth was always spelled Chillingsworth as one example. It has some really DEEP questions, but there was no real way (other than the teacher's guide) for the student to understand how to FIND the answer to the question. Also, there were some books that I thought warranted more comment and/or questions and there was just about nothing. Just not a balanced course. I don't have the book anymore or I would give you an example. I think his course is for someone who is pretty knowledgeable already, not for your average student. I own Lightning Lit (just bought it at a used book sale) and I'm still trying to decide how I feel about it. It takes one literary topic, say conflict, and uses one book to explore that topic. It does NOT go through a book (even though whole books are read) and analyze the whole thing, nothing like find the theme, point out foreshadowing, what is the point of view, etc. Nothing like that. It really helps the student to understand ONE topic in the one book, but that's it. If you chose to skip one of the books, say Moby Dick, you would miss out on characterization. I don't know if that what my dd needs. I would love to hear more opinions on this too! Margo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I'm thinking about looking at BJU's British Lit course, and adding whole books to it. I've never used a "big box curriculum" provider (i.e. A Beka or BJU) but my dd seems to do well with a more linear style (read this, answer these questions, read this, etc.) and I'm looking for some juicy options. I'm also trying to put together a British history course to go with it - she's just interested in Britain, that's all there is to it! I'll be interested to see the answers to this question!:lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Here is what we did for British Lit. This was for my ds who couldn't tolerate Austen. He is also a voracious reader. Lightning Lit. British Medieval Lit. Beowulf Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Literary Lessons from Lord of the Rings Lord of the Rings by Tolkien Hamlet by Shakespeare William Shakespeare's Hamlet by Bloom Shakespeare and CO. by Stanley Wells Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Paradise Lost by John Milton The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Great Expectations by Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 WinterPromise has a British Lit that uses EMC Paradigm's British Lit, a couple of other complete works, and there is a literature package that you can add-on. I do not believe that there is coverage/analysis of the add-on lit other than what is in the EMC Paradigm books, but I could be incorrect. WinterPromise British Lit WP LA HS3 Program Guide EMC Paradigm British Literature Write-In Reader EMC Paradigm Language Essentials EMC Paradigm British Literature EMC Paradigm Word Study Hamlet Romeo & Juliet Add-on Lit Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, Gulliver’s Travels, Great Expectations, Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Pride & Prejudice, The Importance of Being Earnest, Til We Have Faces Another Option- Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 We will be using LLfLotR with A Middle English Reader and Vocabulary, An Epic (Illiad, Odyssey, or Aeneid- not sure which one to choose), Macbeth, Beowulf, The Tempest, Redwall, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I have used both LL British Lit and Smarr British Lit. We love, love, LOVE Smarr here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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