Negin Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 First, do you use them, or do you plan to? Second, if so, what do you like or dislike? I like user-friendly for me and minimal prep work :) - as in workbook format, if at all possible. I prefer secular. I would love to eventually focus on British Literature as my dc get older - Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, etc. But that's for later, not now. I have been looking at Portals to Literature in Rainbow Resource. I guess I need to spend more time reading up those pages in the catalog. The only reason I ask is that my ordering time is quite limited. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 So far this year I have not used any specific lit guides because we are using TOG and they provide lit assignments. In the past I have enjoyed Progeny Press, Teacher Created Resources and L-I-T (Literature in Teaching) Guides. Of those three Progeny Press is not secular, but you could always skip the bible questions. I don't have a favorite - it all depends on the book. Teacher Created Resources often includes hands on activities, but on the annoying side there are also group activities because they assume classroom use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I love literature guides. I don't use them all the time, though. We go through a couple in a year, and I especially like them for books that the kids might be likely to find difficult. We can break the reading down into smaller chunks, flesh out all the hard parts, etc. I recently found some awesome guides - I just ordered the Austen/Bronte set and a few others: http://www.mcdougallittell.com/store/ProductCatalogController?cmd=Browse&subcmd=LoadDetail&imprint=sh&ID=1007500000077577&frontOrBack=F&division=M01&sortProductsBy=SEQ_TITLE&sortEntriesBy=SEQ_NAME#order Here are the free lesson plans: http://saxonhomeschool.hmhco.com/en/homeschool-rsrc-libsguide.htm They are available for rent from homeschoolbookrenter.com (scroll to the bottom of the LA page). For workbooks, I really like the guides from Veritas Press. Those are available from homeschoolbookrenter, too and I just ordered a few. (I have no affiliation with that site, I just like it!) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thank you, both. :) For workbooks, I really like the guides from Veritas Press. Those are available from homeschoolbookrenter, too and I just ordered a few. (I have no affiliation with that site, I just like it!) ;) Is Veritas secular? Thanks so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Thank you, both. :) Is Veritas secular? Thanks so much. Generally, no, but I haven't found any religious content in their lit guides. If there is christian content, they usually are pretty clear about it in the descriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrsjamiesouth Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I like Veritas too, but we are using Narnia right now and it does have Christian Content. In the past we did Charlotte's Web and there was not. I also have used MBtP Lit units and really liked them: www.movingbeyondthepage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Thank you so much. Off to look into all of these. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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