Help me cover a semester of literature starting now and still allowing DS to have a summer... :)

[Dianne-TX]

This is the subject where we've gotten behind.  I had initially planned on reading lots of literature (from the AO literature list that we've compiled over time that he's behind on) and picking a few to use with PP lit guides (To Kill A Mockingbird, Diary of Anne Frank, ??? can't remember the others right now).  His IPC co-op class has consumed a lot of his time this year.  Lots of homework, reading, tests every week.  I've gone back and forth to extend high school with him, but he would be 19 when he graduated and if I can avoid that I want to for his sake.  So, in order to stay on track for him to be a true 10th grader (not a 9th/10th grader) in the fall, please help me figure out what to do to finish our literature credit.  He did a semester of Write At Home so we covered composition, thankfully.  I have BJU Fundamentals in Lit. distance learning (their 9th grade lit course) that I purchased when they were on sale in Dec.  I had hoped to use it this semester, but again, it didn't happen.  I want him to have some type of summer, too.  He will already be continuing his Algebra and Spanish through the summer.  I get overwhelmed and am having anxiety issues because I can't seem to get a plan going and stick to it and it seems like we never finish anything.  Sigh. 

Edited May 13, 2016 by Dianne-TX

[freesia]

What has he done in lit this year?anything?

[Dianne-TX]

What has he done in lit this year?anything?

 

He's read The Hiding Place and we discussed it using PP guide.  He's read To Kill A Mockingbird, but we haven't done the lit guide yet.  Nothing else.  My intent was to use the Fundamentals this semester, but haven't yet

 

[Pegasus]

For a "get it done" literature course, especially since he has completed the composition requirement, why not focus on books that you think he would enjoy, and discuss. Not everything has to be done in a formal high-rigor gotta-make-it-hard way.  Maybe mix in a few classics that you want him to have exposure to but include some more modern (dare I say popular) literature as well. 

[Dianne-TX]

For a "get it done" literature course, especially since he has completed the composition requirement, why not focus on books that you think he would enjoy, and discuss. Not everything has to be done in a formal high-rigor gotta-make-it-hard way.  Maybe mix in a few classics that you want him to have exposure to but include some more modern (dare I say popular) literature as well. 

 

Does there need to be writing with these lit choices or is discussion enough?  What about poetry, short stories, other types of literature?  Not wanting to make it hard, but wanting it be thorough enough.  And how many would be a good number to shoot for and make it worthy of the credit?  Just for conscience sake.

 

[Julie of KY]

He's already done most of a (minimal) English credit - full semeseter of composition plus some literature. I'd add a little to round it out but wouldn't go overboard. Just plan on doing more next year.

 

Was the co-op English related homework or other. If it was English, even if more writing, then I'd count it and call it done.

[Julie of KY]

You can just discuss to round the year off. You don't have to write about everything and there are those of us who do much less writing than others.

Over the course of high school, you should probably cover a good variety of things - literature, short stories, poietry, etc., but it does not have to be all done every year.

 

I'd say get what you need to done, let him have a summer and move on to 10th grade. There are plenty of public schools around my area that only read one book per year so it sounds like you've already exceeded that. Have you put in enough hours to call it a credit yet?

[Dianne-TX]

He's already done most of a (minimal) English credit - full semeseter of composition plus some literature. I'd add a little to round it out but wouldn't go overboard. Just plan on doing more next year.

 

Was the co-op English related homework or other. If it was English, even if more writing, then I'd count it and call it done.

 

Well, I didn't think about that since it was science related, but he had two projects in his IPC class that required him to research and write.  One about a scientist and another about a particular science topic with an experiment.  So, he did write and research there which is English.  :)  So, maybe just read the literature selections he wants to read and discuss them with a guide and that should be good?  Or, maybe just read the lit. text instead of doing the course day by day?  The text discusses literary elements like character, etc.

 

[Dianne-TX]

You can just discuss to round the year off. You don't have to write about everything and there are those of us who do much less writing than others.

Over the course of high school, you should probably cover a good variety of things - literature, short stories, poietry, etc., but it does not have to be all done every year.

 

I'd say get what you need to done, let him have a summer and move on to 10th grade. There are plenty of public schools around my area that only read one book per year so it sounds like you've already exceeded that. Have you put in enough hours to call it a credit yet?

 

I don't technically have to keep hours here in TX, so I don't know how many hours we do anything.  TX standards are just to cover certain subjects in a bonafide manner.  I'm just wanting him to be prepared for college.  Getting a grade level course helps me to know that if we finish it then we've done the credit.  If I had to guess, I would say we haven't done enough for the lit credit.

[Dianne-TX]

You can just discuss to round the year off. You don't have to write about everything and there are those of us who do much less writing than others.

Over the course of high school, you should probably cover a good variety of things - literature, short stories, poietry, etc., but it does not have to be all done every year.

 

I'd say get what you need to done, let him have a summer and move on to 10th grade. There are plenty of public schools around my area that only read one book per year so it sounds like you've already exceeded that. Have you put in enough hours to call it a credit yet?

 

By the way, you're helping me begin to breathe easier and see the bigger picture again.  :) 

[chiguirre]

I'd definitely do the guide for To Kill a Mockingbird and watch the movie and call it good.

 

Then, I'd pick two or three books off the Glencoe lit library lists, read them and do the free lit guides. Done.

 

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/#t

 

 

[Dianne-TX]

I'd definitely do the guide for To Kill a Mockingbird and watch the movie and call it good.

 

Then, I'd pick two or three books off the Glencoe lit library lists, read them and do the free lit guides. Done.

 

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/#t

 

Thank you!  This is one of the many reasons why I am so thankful for this board.  I did not know this existed and it's free!  :)

[DoraBora]

Here is another free option.  You could just complete a few weeks worth, or a month, or whatever...  I'd probably skip the novels she's chosen and focus on poetry or short stories.

 

https://allinonehighschool.com/literature-and-composition/

 

I second the idea about watching the movie versions of the books he has read.  That can be particularly appealing at this time of year when we are all getting tired(!).  You can discuss the differences between the book and film versions and discuss literary terms as you go along.  By the way, The Hiding Place was also made into a movie.  I couldn't find it on netflix or at the library, but it is on youtube (starring Julie Harris, made in 1975).

 

Hang in there... it's almost summertime!   :laugh:

 

Edited May 13, 2016 by DoraBora

[Carol in Cal.]

I don't think you should count science writing as literary writing.  They are SO different.

 

 

[regentrude]

I don't think you should count science writing as literary writing.  They are SO different.

 

That is true, but it still is composition and thus part of the English credit.

It makes sense to incorporate writing across the curriculum.

 

In our intro composition course at the university, students read only non-fiction and no literature at all.

Edited May 13, 2016 by regentrude

[freesia]

I'd definitely do the guide for To Kill a Mockingbird and watch the movie and call it good.

 

Then, I'd pick two or three books off the Glencoe lit library lists, read them and do the free lit guides. Done.

 

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/#t

This is exactly what I was going to suggest!

[Pat in MI]

Reading through the BJU Literature is a thought, but it will take a while to get through it.  There are a lot of stories in there.  My dd is finishing this up now and I'm letting her read the stories and answer the questions with help from the teacher book, but it is still taking a while to get through.   Since this is only for 9th grade credit, I think go through one more book with a guide, read a couple more books call it good, maybe write narrations for the last two books.  Not just a re-cap of the book narration, but with more of his feelings toward the book or setting or theme or a persuasive essay about why something/someone in the book was good or not good.  

My son did public school high school and read maybe two books in a year, had free reading books, and composition.  I think you are doing fine.  You have 3 more years to expand on literary analysis.  

Blessings,

Pat

[Dianne-TX]

Here is another free option.  You could just complete a few weeks worth, or a month, or whatever...  I'd probably skip the novels she's chosen and focus on poetry or short stories.

 

https://allinonehighschool.com/literature-and-composition/

 

I second the idea about watching the movie versions of the books he has read.  That can be particularly appealing at this time of year when we are all getting tired(!).  You can discuss the differences between the book and film versions and discuss literary terms as you go along.  By the way, The Hiding Place was also made into a movie.  I couldn't find it on netflix or at the library, but it is on youtube (starring Julie Harris, made in 1975).

 

Hang in there... it's almost summertime!   :laugh:

 

Thanks!  We did watch The Hiding Place!  <3

[Mom22ns]

Since he already did a full year of WAH, I would just have him read 2-3 more books and discuss - no written analysis required. He has done enough writing. Is it all the writing he could have done? No. But it is enough. Give him some AP English reading lists and let him choose the books (don't worry, there is plenty of approachable literature on the lists, but it will assure he is choosing something level appropriate).