Pam B Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Does anyone know WHY (perhaps I missed it) SWB says in one of her lectures NEVER to outline literature? Isn't literature any written thing? Am I missing an ENORMOUS key piece here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyco Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 My understanding from SWB's lecture is that outlining is just for non-fiction. With literature (fiction) you discuss some or all of the discussion questions (depending on age and ability), and have the child write about those. I think it's mainly because literature doesn't really lend itself to outlining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Outline non-fiction. Don't outline fiction, especially good fiction - enjoy it instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam B Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 Okay, so I should have DC answer the "questions for a novel or story" when doing fiction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Okay, so I should have DC answer the "questions for a novel or story" when doing fiction? Yes. There are times that I have dd or my high school students do a simple, brief timeline of a story just to keep events straight. I do NOT require this for all the fiction we read--only for those works that have high potential for confusion. I concur that doing at outline for fiction is frustrating and will detract from the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Content, pretty much, is non-fiction. Literature is not reproduced generally; instead it is analyzed for intent, moral, quality of writing, enjoyment, relationship to other works, etc. So the questions for novels would apply, if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 What everyone else said. :D I think most of the time, when you see the word "literature" here, it means fiction. It's fun watching you figure all this out, Pam! You can do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam B Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 Yes. There are times that I have dd or my high school students do a simple, brief timeline of a story just to keep events straight. I do NOT require this for all the fiction we read--only for those works that have high potential for confusion. I concur that doing at outline for fiction is frustrating and will detract from the process. that's a really good idea. I like that! I'll have to make a note to do that every so often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam B Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 thank you all for helping me with this. I think I have figured it (WTM) out one minute and am confused by it the next! Ah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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