Besides reading lit are you really teaching it?

[Lux Et Veritas Academy]

I am really trying to focus on teaching and analyzing better-

What are you doing?

How are you splitting it up? (Poetry, Short Stories, Parts of Lit- Theme, plot etc)

Do you use a program?

If you do it yourself, how have you organized it?

[mcconnellboys]

This year, for the first time, I'm actually covering literary analysis with my son instead of just reading, discussing, and writing reports. This is something I think I fell down on with my older son.

 

I printed off a bunch of info from the internet covering literary analysis and made myself a notebook of that info which I cover with him periodically. As we cover shorter length myths, I'm periodically asking him to tell my who the main character(s) is/are; identify the conflict; antagonists, etc., etc. One of the forms I found is an analysis chart, which I also have him periodically fill out for a story he's read.

 

We may do the Mythology Exam this year, I haven't decided yet. They offer study packets for that, as well.

[angela in ohio]

I use several different approaches every year.

 

1.) We use a literature program (BJU) that focuses on comprehension, literary terms, and different types of literature.

 

2.) We study a few books in depth. We use comprehension guides (TLP, VP, PP, Logos,) and I use Teaching the Classics.

 

3.) Each of my older dc (about 3rd grade and up) complete several book reports a year.

 

4.) They read from a list of books for the year. I have read all of these books and we just discuss them.

 

5.) THey have a library of quality literature, most of which I or a sibling has read and we discuss casually using the terms and devices we have collected from our studies.

 

We also do some poetry study and writing, short stories are covered in the BJU, and we start adding a Shakespeare unit each year starting in sixth grade.

[Pata]

This year, for the first time, I'm actually covering literary analysis with my son instead of just reading, discussing, and writing reports. This is something I think I fell down on with my older son.

 

I printed off a bunch of info from the internet covering literary analysis and made myself a notebook of that info which I cover with him periodically. As we cover shorter length myths, I'm periodically asking him to tell my who the main character(s) is/are; identify the conflict; antagonists, etc., etc. One of the forms I found is an analysis chart, which I also have him periodically fill out for a story he's read.

 

We may do the Mythology Exam this year, I haven't decided yet. They offer study packets for that, as well.

 

Sorry to hijack, but Regena, where did you find the info? Did you just do a search for lit. analysis or is there a couple of good sites you could point me in the direction of? Thanks!

[Alana in Canada]

Sorry to hijack, but Regena, where did you find the info? Did you just do a search for lit. analysis or is there a couple of good sites you could point me in the direction of? Thanks! Today 06:56 PM

 

Me too, please.

[mcconnellboys]

I don't remember now (I'm *really* old, LOL), but here are the notations on the pages I copied:

 

Okay, there's a map diagram, in color, showing characters, setting, theme, conflict, etc. at: http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com. This is also the same website where I printed out the "Basic Literary Elements Chart" I'm using over and over this year. There's also an in-color Conflict chart (2 pages) at this website; Imagery worksheet; Irony info.; Foreshadowing worksheet; Setting worksheet; and Point of View info.

 

There's a longer, more detailed (and boring) list of info on Literary Elements at: http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm

 

There's a list of short story elements at: http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/element.html

 

There's a chart for Themes Presented in Fairy Tales at: http://www-ma.beth.k12.pa.us/jhoke/jhwebquest/themes.htm

 

There's a Story Plot Flow Map at: http://home.att.net/~teaching

 

There's info on Allusion in prose and poetry at: http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/allusion/page

 

and Symbolism: http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/symbolism/page.html

 

And then I have some more specific sheets I pulled just pertaining to Greek Mythology.

 

That's all but two sets of info, which don't give any reference at all to location on the web. Okay to start?

[8filltheheart]

Not until usually 8th grade. Last yr my 6th grader did b/c we were doing LL from LOTRs.

[Beth in SW WA]

No, we're just reading it at this point. Lit analysis is the lowest on our priority list. Only so much time in a day...

[Peela]

Mostly we read and discuss, but like Momof7, we did LLfromLOTR and covered literary analysis last year, and so we covered a lot of terms and concept which seem to recur at other times, such as during poetry.

I am taking a fairly relaxed attitude to the analysis because I never enjoyed analysing books when I was in highschool, even though I love reading them. I felt the analysis really destroyed some darn good literature. However, I will integrate it and fold it in here and there before they finish highschool. I feel discussions, telling what parts they love about the book, telling me what they think of this character or that, is an adequate way of covering it for the most part, and every now and then delving into the other concepts like plots and themes and analogies and literary devices.

[Pata]

That's all but two sets of info, which don't give any reference at all to location on the web. Okay to start?

 

Thank you!

[threetreasurs]

We read more than we analyze but I think it important to go through some books slowly and pick them apart. These means that we analyze less books than we might otherwise but the slow steady pace works for us.

[Greta Lea]

I don't won't heavy analysis that just kills the book, but I do want something that makes him think about the book deeply and in different ways. So far, Sonlight Core 100 Lit. is the perfect fit for what I want.