foxbridgeacademy Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) For high School? The Lit guides on Glencoe are great, and not just because they're free. I like the questions, the background, the writing prompts, especially the questions ;) But, the majority of them seem to be middle school level (I realize there are a few that work for High School) I'm having trouble finding anything else similar in layout for more difficult books. Any ideas? Not looking for Shmoop or Sparknotes. I need something more in depth and complete... Edited November 7, 2016 by foxbridgeacademy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Have you tried Holt? I haven't looked over the whole collection much, but the Shakespeare ones have been helpful. ~ http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/novelwise_ms_te_version/find/byauthor.htm# 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Try individual publisher websites, like Harper-Collins and Penguin, for reading guides and teacher guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Have you tried Holt? I haven't looked over the whole collection much, but the Shakespeare ones have been helpful. ~ http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/novelwise_ms_te_version/find/byauthor.htm# Thanks, I did find one of the books I was looking for that Glencoe didn't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Glencoe tends to use a lot of graphic organizers; is that one of the things you're looking for in a guide? Novel Unit guides (NOT free) have some graphic organizers, as well as background info, discussion questions, some literary analysis info, writing assignment ideas, optional activities/resources. Rainbow Resource has these so you can "look inside" at the table of contents and a few sample pages Portals to Literature guides (NOT free) are written for classroom use, and remind me a bit of a longer version of Glencoe guides. We have used one or two of these and just adapt for home use. Some reproducibles; background info; writing assignment ideas; exercises/class activities; discussion questions, etc. Also at Rainbow Resource. No graphic organizers, and only limited handful of guides, but the Garlic Press Discovering Literature Challenger level guides (about $10/each at Rainbow Resource) are MEATY! Background info, excellent discussion questions, literary analysis info, writing assignment choices, resources, etc. Answers in the back. No graphic organizers, but the Penguin Teacher guides are meaty, with many high school/college titles. And they are FREE. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Honestly, I need something to hand to DN to fill out so that I know he's actually reading the books I've assigned. He balks at any book that seems young, he's already read most of the Glencoe books in grade school (he's super smart and doesn't feel he should have to actually work at anything). DS and DD will do discussions and such but he pretty much refuses to join in. Plus it would be nice to have actual prepared questions for the discussions so that I don't have to reread books I already read 20-30 years ago. I'd also like essay question options and a simple test. I need things to grade. We recently moved to TN, where they require grades, and I've never actually graded anything of the kid's before. We're doing okay with most of our other subjects, it's just literature that I'm having trouble with. I've changed my previous choices to fit with what Glencoe has so far, but it will only work so long. Eventually I'd like to do a few books that they don't have guides for...... Off to check out Lori's suggestions, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Honestly, I need something to hand to DN to fill out so that I know he's actually reading the books I've assigned... Plus it would be nice to have actual prepared questions for the discussions ... I'd also like essay question options and a simple test. I need things to grade. We recently moved to TN, where they require grades... Hmmm... Then most my options will most likely NOT work for you. SilverMoon's suggestion of Holt is the closest to Glencoe with short answer, fill in the blanks, graphic organizers... Penguin guides are great, but they are TEACHER guides -- lots of background info, theme and other literary element info, and discussion questions. Garlic Press Discovering Lit. Challenger level -- also TEACHER guides, with great for discussion questions, literary analysis info and writing assignment ideas -- but NO short answer, fill in the blanks, or graphic organizers like Glencoe. Portals to Literature is the most likely to have reproducibles and fill in the blank / hand-off to the student types of assignments and exercises that might fit the bill. And they do have a lot of background info and discussion questions (for you the teacher), plus writing assignments, etc. However, they are expensive (about $18 each), AND you would have to pick and choose through all of it and just have DS do selected exercises... Maybe try searches for individual book titles? Sometimes the Teachers Pay Teachers site has short guides that are like that... Ug. Sorry I can't be of more help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3andme Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 If you're looking for a workbook type program, you might consider Read with the Best. It is a more structured program in that it covers specific pieces - many shorter works from Norton anthologies as well as a few longer works such as novels. It is available for both American and English literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 If you're looking for a workbook type program, you might consider Read with the Best. It is a more structured program in that it covers specific pieces - many shorter works from Norton anthologies as well as a few longer works such as novels. It is available for both American and English literature. These look good- really wish they had them in World or Ancient Lit. I'm looking for the same thing as the OP. Other potentials for purchase: Memoria Press Lit Guides and Classical Studies Guides (scroll to the bottom for the high school stuff) Lightning Lit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3andme Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Smarr Literature might be worth a look as well. They do have worksheets with vocabulary and comprehension questions as well as essay assignments. They cover a good variety of classic literature. They have courses which cover a number of works structured in a chronological (Ancient, Medieval, etc.) or topical approach (American, British, World etc.). They also sell individual guides so you can structure your own course. Here is a review which may be helpful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 ... Lightning Lit Just to clarify: only the grade 7 and 8 Lightning Lit. programs have a student guide AND actual student work pages in which the student practices various aspects of the literary lesson for that unit, and does beginning literary analysis on a passage from a work of Lit. that is included in the work pages. The high school programs only have a student guide which is the literature lesson information for the work of literature, plus comprehension questions. No work pages. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Just to clarify: only the grade 7 and 8 Lightning Lit. programs have a student guide AND actual student work pages in which the student practices various aspects of the literary lesson for that unit, and does beginning literary analysis on a passage from a work of Lit. that is included in the work pages. The high school programs only have a student guide which is the literature lesson information for the work of literature, plus comprehension questions. No work pages. :) No work pages, but it does have comprehension questions and essays. It covers literary analysis topics, but doesn't require the essays use the taught topics. Good background information on authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Has anyone ever seen any of the Great Books guides in real life? http://greatbooksacademy.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 No graphic organizers, but the Penguin Teacher guides are meaty, with many high school/college titles. And they are FREE. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) Sounds like you need to look at LitCharts Teacher Edition...... there are monthly or annual fee but it seems pretty thorough. I'm thinking of using it for my rising 9th grader. Edited June 29, 2017 by Murrayshire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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