Total Language Plus (or other Lit Units)

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Has anyone used Total Language Plus novel studies? 

Edited June 8, 2020 by JoyKM

[Lori D.]

re: other Lit. resources --what age/grades are you looking for?

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Edited June 8, 2020 by JoyKM

[Lori D.]

40 minutes ago, JoyKM said:

I am looking for 5-8th grade material.  

Lit. guides for individual books
- Glencoe Literature Library (secular) -- FREE lit guides with background info on author/times; a little vocabulary; some comprehension and discussion questions; graphic organizers to help make connections
- Discovering Literature guides:
gr. 5-8 = Island of the Blue Dolphins; Red Wall (out of print; can find used); The Secret of NIMH (out of print; can find used); My Side of the Mountain; Where the Red Fern Grows; The Outsiders;  The Graveyard Book; Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
gr. 8-12 = The Odyssey; Lord of the Flies; To Kill a Mockingbird; Hunger Games trilogy; The Hobbit; The Giver
- Blackbird & Company (secular) -- gr. 6-8
- Progeny Press (Christian) -- upper elementary = gr. 4-6;  middle school = gr. 7-8

Year-long Lit. programs
- Lightning Lit. grade 7 and grade 8 -- Christian, but written as secular
- Moving Beyond the Page -- single subject Language Arts package, or individual book units (secular)
- Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings (Christian, but written secular) -- gr. 7-10
- Art of Poetry (Christian) -- gr. 7-12, poetry study

ETA: Questions for Discussion of Any Book:
SWB's handout for Academic Excellenc: gr. 5-8 -- lit discussion questions under  LA heading, 2/3rd down the page
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

Also, for your grade 7-8 students, you might look at Figuratively Speaking, and pair it with short story and poetry selections from the big list in this past thread: "Figuratively Speaking paired with short stories" .

Edited March 14, 2020 by Lori D.

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Edited June 8, 2020 by JoyKM