Jenn in CA Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) I'm looking for study guides for novels that would help my 6th graders with comprehension: * some vocab, but not too much * guidance in the important themes, plus help them figure out what was important that happened in the chapter [they're good at remembering interesting details, but not important ones] * no fun project ideas needed I feel like I could do a better job at helping my students with this, if I knew how to ask good questions and what to ask. I think going thru a study guide for a novel would help all of us. Ideally, I'd find a good series or publisher of study guides and could pick our novels based on what guides are available. Any ideas? Edited October 10, 2019 by Jenn in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Ideas for guides: - Glencoe Literature Library (free) (secular)-- free guides -- middle school/high school level books - Blackbird & Company (secular) -- by grade ranges -- try gr. 5-8 for your ages - Garlic Press Discovering Literature guides (secular) -- the "regular" guides, for gr. 5-8; "challenger level" are for gr. 9-12 - Progeny Press (Christian) -- by grade ranges -- upper elementary (gr. 4-6) or middle school (gr. 6-8) - Kolbe Elementary Literature Teacher Manual (gr. 4-6) -- vocabulary and chapter study questions for 29 books For training yourself in how to guide discussion: - What is Literary Analysis and When to Teach It -- SWB audio and hand-out - Reading Strands- Teaching the Classics- Deconstructing Penguins -- describes an elementary-age book club And some Socratic questions that can be adapted for purposes for discussion: - 50 Questions to Help Students Think About What They Think (reflection & collaboration; self-reflection; reasoning; analysis; connections; literary questions; science & social questions) - The 6 Tpes of Socratic Questions - Bloom's Taxonomy Questions - Twenty Five Question Stems Framed Around Bloom's Taxonomy Edited October 11, 2019 by Lori D. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I think the Glencoe Lit Guides are the best. Choose books that are the right ones for your kids - there's a bit of a range. I'd also recommend reading short stories, just generally. I think they're really good for pushing for comprehension and lit analysis a bit more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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