jennieblue22 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi, is there a 'generic' literature curriculum or a literary analysis study with a set of 'generic' questions, activities, essay topics and things to do that would be suitable for practically any (or, at least, many) literature books or novels used in literature classes? The idea being that you can choose any book, not just a book on a pre-determined literature book list with a ready made study guide, and then just use the curriculum questions, activities, and essay topics with it? I know that Connect the Thoughts does have a 'generic' Reading curriculum, but it's pretty basic, not quite the same as what I am looking for although it is a good start. What the CTT curriculum mainly is a way to track and give credit for independent reading, with a credit system to rate each book based on difficulty level, along with a very limited way of keeping track of the child's reading (just a record of pages read when and a short book report) to make sure that the child actually reads. Here is the direct link to Connect the Thoughts verision if anyone is interested in that: http://www.connectthethoughts.net/upper--reading.php However I really want something more than that - something that incorporates literary analysis as would be done in a high school or college level (university) literature class. But not just with a ready made book list and a study guide for each book, I want this to be useable with any book. Is there anything like that? Preferably something that is at level AP / IB / A-level / college prep, but adaptable. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 What is Literary Analysis? Great Books - History as Literature Teaching The Classics: Basic Seminar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Maybe some of these resources will help you out. How do you come up with questions to prompt discussion/analysis? (previous thread) What is Literary Analysis? (and When to Teach It) by Susan Wise Bauer Bloom's Taxonomy Book Review QuestionsBloom's Taxonomy Guide to Writing QuestionsThe Socratic Method: What it is and How to Use it in the Classroom Hope you find something useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 The above link to SWB's thoughts on literary analysis have exactly what you're asking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Angela in Ohio shared her system of essay prep (not specifically lit essays, but essays in general) in this post: Seriously? The last SAT had an essay prompt about reality TV? see post #39 (and post #23) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy C Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 You might like The Reader's Odyssey: http://www.amazon.com/Readers-Odyssey-Individualized-Literature-Homeschooling/dp/0984831312/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423956374&sr=8-1&keywords=the+reader%27s+odyssey Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midorifamily Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Might I suggest SWB's "Well-Educated Mind"... It has everything you asked for. She kindly includes some samplings for each genre, but you are in no way confined to use them for your literary analysis for that specific genre. You can chose whatever you want. It is most definitely college-level, and along with a dictionary, a thesaurus, and a MLA style book, this is the one I'll send my dc to college with. Regards, Midori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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