Quiver0f10 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Has anyone used this? I'd love to hear a review of how this is working for your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Who is the publisher? Do you have a link with more information? This sounds interesting. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yinne Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 It is brand new from IEW. http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/index.php?q=product/windows-world%3A-introduction-literary-analysis-teacher/student-combo Yvonne in NE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblessings Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I actually just picked this up from a homeschool book fair last weekend. It is new and IEW sells it. It looks really good. I am planning on starting this in the fall with my dd. I am really excited about it. The author is the same as the one for the elegant essay that IEW sells. If you have any more questions, I will try to answer them as best I can. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Those samples at the IEW yahoog group really look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Those samples at the IEW yahoog group really look good. I looked at the IEW yahoo site and couldn't find them? I must need more sleep LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 I actually just picked this up from a homeschool book fair last weekend. It is new and IEW sells it. It looks really good. I am planning on starting this in the fall with my dd. I am really excited about it. The author is the same as the one for the elegant essay that IEW sells. If you have any more questions, I will try to answer them as best I can. HTH! How many pieces or stories does this book include? Do you feel if you used just this book and didn't add longer works, would it still be a full course? I am sure I will have more questions! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 along with Ancient Writing Lessons & others. Try this:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IEWfamilies/files/Product%20Samples/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblessings Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 It is designed to be a semester course. It can also be extended over a year by adding additional stories and projects as suggested in the teachers manual. It says in the teacher guide, Students who complete Windows on the World might also look into preparing for the Advanced Placement English Literature and Compostion or English Language and Composition exams sponsored by the College Board. The author says she has taught this course as a stepping stone to one of the AP exams. As for whether it is a full course, I am not sure how to answer that. I am new to all of this. Next year my dd will be in 9th grade and this is my first time through high school. I'm still trying to figure out just exactly what constitutes a Literature credit. Maybe someone with more experience has the book and can chime in here. I am thinking if you used this for a semester just as written not adding anything to it, it could count as 1/2 credit in Literature. Does this answer your question? If you have any more questions, please ask away. Blessings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Thanks for the link and the info. I think I might order it and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 It is designed to be a semester course. It can also be extended over a year by adding additional stories and projects as suggested in the teachers manual. It says in the teacher guide, Students who complete Windows on the World might also look into preparing for the Advanced Placement English Literature and Compostion or English Language and Composition exams sponsored by the College Board. The author says she has taught this course as a stepping stone to one of the AP exams. As for whether it is a full course, I am not sure how to answer that. I am new to all of this. Next year my dd will be in 9th grade and this is my first time through high school. I'm still trying to figure out just exactly what constitutes a Literature credit. Maybe someone with more experience has the book and can chime in here. I am thinking if you used this for a semester just as written not adding anything to it, it could count as 1/2 credit in Literature. Does this answer your question? If you have any more questions, please ask away. Blessings! I had a question on this. . . Does it incorporate fulls works? Or excerpts? (Maybe I missed that when I breezed over the description last night.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda in NM Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I'd like a follow-up--what age would you use this with, do you think? Would you take a year or a semester? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 a semester for high school (not having seen the whole thing nor used it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yinne Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 It is intended for high school. The minimum recommended time is 18 weeks, but it can be stretched to 26 weeks if all the recommended supplements are used. Yvonne in NE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda in NM Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Do you think we should do it as a freshman? Say, first semester of 9th--then, he could do Shakespeare from Lightning Lit or from AO--he likes Shakespeare, and so do I! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Quiver0f10 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 , he could do Shakespeare from Lightning Lit That's my other choice and I was trying to decide between comedies or Tragedies, or I guess get both guides and do a few from each. Or just do a full year of Shakespeare and not Windows on the World. I was also looking at Teaching the Classics....too many choices! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda in NM Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Uh, oh...great minds think alike! I've got Teaching the Classics, and I was a literature major in college (Classics), but it just seems too difficult for me to wrap my brain around...that's why I'm leaning towards Lightning Lit...and save Windows for another year, maybe...especially if I'm doing some of the extra literature suggestions from Trisms (but I might not)...decisions, decisions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan P. Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I would think this book would compliment Perrine's "Structure, Sound, and Sense" wihich is used in AP classes. The same stories and poems used in Windows to the World are in SSS. FWIW, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblessings Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Does it help you to analyze the stories & poems. Is it comprehensive to use? I need something that is comprehensive. I am just learning this stuff myself. lol. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan P. Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Does it help you to analyze the stories & poems. Is it comprehensive to use? I need something that is comprehensive. I am just learning this stuff myself. lol. Thanks! Hi! I'm thinking that you are asking about Perrine's book, so I'll try to give some information about it. The book is divided up by genres (short stories, poems, plays, etc.). Then the student learns about plot, character theme under the short story section, symbolism and figurative language under the poetry section and so forth. The student will read the story or poem or work of nonfiction (essay) and then answers questions about his reading. Most of the questions are analysis type ones. Here's an example: For some reason my son really liked "The Destructors" by Graham Greene, so I'll give a few questions from that section. This is a story that the student is studying "plot" so many of the questions focus on "plot". 1. Who is the protagonist in this story --- Trevor, Blackie, or the gang? Who or what is the antagonist/ Identify the conflicts of the story. 2. How is suspense created? 3. This story uses the most common basic formula of commercial fiction: protagonist aims at a goal, is confronted with various obstacles between himself and his goal, overcomes the obstacles and acieves his goal. Comment on the differences. Does the story have a happy ending? (p. 63) Now I have an old used copy of this book (1974), and I don't have a teacher's manual. So that required me to read the story and answer the questions too. I'm not sure if I got all the answers right, but I do think this book helped my son begin to do literature analysis. I used this book last year during his senior year. This year at college, my ds has come across some of the same stories that he had read in Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense in his literature classes. Even though my ds groaned about every time we sat down to discuss the lit from this book, it has paid off in the long run this year at college. If you have any more questions I will try to answer them. I saw that in the IEW book that there were some similar stories and poems being analyzed, so it would be a good companion to Perrine's textbook. I do have one thing that I dislike about Perrine's book: There are some touchy -- feely type questions asked. We would skip those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dymphna57 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Sorry double posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dymphna57 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 There is a pdf on the Institute for Excellence sight that compares Teaching the Classics and Windows to the World. My understanding is that WTTW is primarily student oriented and TTC is teacher training oriented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Did you end up ordering this? I did, and from looking it over am very pleased. Dd will be able to learn this mostly on her own & it really teaches her, unlike the other lit program I sold last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 Did you end up ordering this? I did, and from looking it over am very pleased. Dd will be able to learn this mostly on her own & it really teaches her, unlike the other lit program I sold last month. I did. We enjoyed it and I found it a very solid program. I would use it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I did. We enjoyed it and I found it a very solid program. I would use it again Great. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I use this over and over every yr, applying it to different books. I'm writing lesson plans over the summer for my English co-op class. I'm using the theme and conflict sections with The Scarlet Letter, the imagery section with a unit of poetry, the plot portion with various short stories and the character section with Great Expectations. It's the best money I've ever spent on homeschool curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIC in OH Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I was going to get this to use along side of Notgrass Exploring World History but wondered if it would be too much lit. Any ideas about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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