HollyDay Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 We're using Literary Lessons from Lord of the Rings. It's been a great year so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 LL8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elinnea Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 LL8 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 current 8th grader - Kolbe Ancient Greek Literature and online Great Books class 8th grade plan for next dd - combo of Excellence in Literature and Kolbe Jr. High Literature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Windows to the World for study and discussion of literary concepts. I love it. But WttW only works with short stories (really works well for the purpose, I think), so additional assigned reading (mostly coordinated with our historical period) includes: Across Five Aprils The Red Badge of Courage The Man Without a Country Little Women Huckleberry Finn A Study in Scarlet The Time Machine The Call of the Wild One of Ours, Cather All Quiet on the Western Front In Flanders Fields (just a picture book that gives the background of the poem and the poem itself) Murder on the Orient Express Farewell to Manzanar Once There Was a War, Steinbeck Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl 1984 Animal Farm To Kill a Mockingbird (using the Lightning Lit 8 unit -- we covered the other LL8 chapters a couple of years ago) These may just involve reading and a brief journal entry. Some require a bit more discussion, looking up background, etc. But for the most part, just reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnygirl Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Mosdos Lit gold. Bought it to use this year (7th grade) but it's a tiny bit advanced for my dd so I'm hanging on to it for 8th grade. Also as many great books as we can squeeze in. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Another LL8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 We are using books for Bravewriter's Arrow and Boomerang as I will be combing 4, 6, and 8th grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) . Edited July 12, 2022 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anneofalamo Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Time of Peace reading set from R&S-and I remember buying a book about the CS Lewis series, I must pull that out and see? It might be a good time to start that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 We are using the lit selections from Notgrass ATB plus Abeka 8th grade Lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robyn Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 We're using Literary Lessons from Lord of the Rings. It's been a great year so far. We're starting this in the fall. Ds and I are both looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 K12's 8th grade literature course is pretty good, though it's expensive if you just use it for literature (which we did). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I splurged, mostly because I've been a real slacker in the lit department, and paid for an on-line class with Captive Thought Tutorials for my ds this year. He LOVES the Intro to Lit class and he is not a reader. I love it too - she does a great job with the class, grading, testing, everything. All I have to do is make sure he has the books when needed and help with time management on the reading. They have occasional writing assignments too. I highly recommend her! http://www.captivethoughttutorials.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschnee Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 We will be using this program - The 1940's: A Decade of Change, found here http://kendallhunt.com/store-product.aspx?id=16916. Looks like it is available as a pdf here http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED380954.pdf This will very nicely supplement our study of WWII next year. We've been using Patterns of Change from the same company this year and it is going very well. We will also use the MCT Time Travel program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCaroline Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Captive Thoughts Intro to Lit class for ds next year. Dd is taking Brit Lit with Miss Mattson this year, and she loves it. I know the Intro to Lit class must be wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Lightning Lit- American Literature and Glencoe Lit. guides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Windows to the World for study and discussion of literary concepts. I love it. But WttW only works with short stories (really works well for the purpose, I think), so additional assigned reading (mostly coordinated with our historical period) includes: Across Five Aprils The Red Badge of Courage The Man Without a Country Little Women Huckleberry Finn A Study in Scarlet The Time Machine The Call of the Wild One of Ours, Cather All Quiet on the Western Front In Flanders Fields (just a picture book that gives the background of the poem and the poem itself) Murder on the Orient Express Farewell to Manzanar Once There Was a War, Steinbeck Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl 1984 Animal Farm To Kill a Mockingbird (using the Lightning Lit 8 unit -- we covered the other LL8 chapters a couple of years ago) These may just involve reading and a brief journal entry. Some require a bit more discussion, looking up background, etc. But for the most part, just reading. That is a great reading list. Good on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 nt Appreciations in Reading, part of the old Appreciations in Literature series from Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. I actually used some of these book in my own high school days. You can find them used on Amazon for inexpensive prices. I like the Classic and Pegasus editions, but I think the Athena edition lost a lot (too many pictures, side bars and irrelevant commentary that doesn't add to the works read). I have one book that is the Cardinal Neuman edition for use in Catholic schools. This is another older edition that is pretty solid. These have good readings. Lost of short stories, poetries, plays and essays. Adventures in Readings has an abridged edition of Great Expectations as their novel. It is a pretty good abridgement, but I think that it still loses a lot of the flavor of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 We are using Lightning Lit 7. I had a hard time deciding but I like the looks of LL, but knew that LL8 would be too much of a stretch for him. I am a bit worried about 7. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Windows to the World and The Great Courses Life and Works of Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangato3 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Mosdos Gold plus novels coordinated with history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomemom Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Sonlight Core H. My boys love SL & have a hard time putting the readers down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 My son did eighth grade last year. He did the Florida Virtual School language arts course, with some additional literature reading that tied into history. He enjoyed the course and did well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I'm still hoping to get a few more to consider. Some of these I'd heard of before, so that is great "food for thought"! How "user friendly" is Windows on the World? I looked at some samples but I'm concerned it will be gathering a lot of extra resources and such. Our library is even more pitiful than the library we had prior to our move. So, most of our books will need to be purchased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I'm still hoping to get a few more to consider. Some of these I'd heard of before, so that is great "food for thought"! How "user friendly" is Windows on the World? I looked at some samples but I'm concerned it will be gathering a lot of extra resources and such. Our library is even more pitiful than the library we had prior to our move. So, most of our books will need to be purchased. It's extremely straightforward, and I can't think of a time when we've needed anything that couldn't be found easily on the internet. (Any time she suggests additional short stories, for instance, they're always in the public domain so that they can be found easily online. Although I think all of those are optional assignments -- required stories are all included in the student text.) The student book is written directly to the student BUT it's VITAL that the parent/teacher read both the student and teacher books. The teacher book does not replicate the material in the student (so you need to read every page in the student book), but it includes a lot of additional material about how to teach concepts, discussions, how to grade the writing assignments, etc. There's tremendous value in both books. But it's very, very straightforward and easy to use. ... Not easy to complete -- I think there's a lot of thought necessary, and since it will be the first time writing literary analysis papers for most students, it can be challenging -- but the presentation certainly makes it quite approachable (for parent and student). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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