sweetbaby Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 for 4th grade+ besides Drawn into the Heart of Reading (Heart of Dakota)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Well, Teaching the Classics comes to mind and the materials by Mosdos Press, but they are somewhat expensive and a little to "schooly" for me :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Here's what's included in CLE reading 6: SUNRISE READING 600 – Calls to Courage 601: So Many Things to Learn Using context clues to define words Determining a character’s emotions from dialogue How prejudice can affect one’s judgment Synonyms for words or phrases Specialized vocabulary Working with the etymology of words Rhythm, rhyme, and theme in poetry Matching Scripture verses with statements about the poor Idiomatic phrases Determining character by actions First- and third-person narrators Working with words and word roots Interpreting poems Dynamic and static characters Hyperbole and understatement Making inferences Main ideas of paragraphs Onomatopoeia and alliteration The SQ3R study method Replacing a phrase with a single word Similes and metaphors Theme in a story The weak/strong rhythm in poetry Personification Euphemisms The Latin root spect Compliment and complement Using dialogue to understand characters’ traits Rules for marking rhythm in poetry 602: Contentment Synonyms and antonyms Comparing a poem and a parable Comparing two parables Completing an outline of the parable Alliteration Special KJV vocabulary Comparing fables and parables Working with words and word parts Metaphors, similes, personification, and euphemisms Describing a character’s character Narration, description, and explanation Working with the word ending -age Categorizing words Working with story setting Identifying why a different title would have fit a story well Reviewing theme Applying lines of poetry to real-life situations reviewing rhythm and rhyme Double meanings in Negro spirituals Determining character by actions and words A word’s “roots and branches†Reviewing literary terms Using a map to work with a story setting Comparing two stories Word parts -ant and -ance Using a concordance Applying the idea of a poem to a story Adjusting oral reading speed to material being read Interpreting dialect 603: Courage Describing how characters were courageous Conflict, climax, and resolution Word parts -ard, -art Categorizing words Comparing another culture with our own Review oral reading of various types of passages Description, narration, and explanation The weak/weak/strong rhythm pattern Onomatopoeia and alliteration Imagery in poetry Mood in poetry Reviewing theme Reviewing word parts Applying a Scripture verse to the story Modern spellings of Chinese place names Identifying the mood of a selection Identifying tone in a passage Comparing a poem and a story Comparing a story and a Scripture verse Reviewing static and dynamic characters Reviewing figures of speech Completing analogies Connotation and denotation The word part -ous Main ideas of paragraphs The word part para Making inferences First- and third-person narrators Putting story events in order How a character obeyed a verse Finding synonyms for words The word endings -ic, -ical Comparing a poem and a Bible character Working with paradoxes 604: In All Thy Ways Defining words from context clues Identifying sources used for a biography Working with Greek roots Reviewing connotation and denotation Three kinds of parallels in Hebrew poetry The wisdom books of the Bible Tone in a character’s speech Review oral reading according to context Ways to practice conservation How Gospels differ from biographies Reviewing conflict Researching an inventor’s inventions Interpreting a Bible verse Categorizing words Determining what parts of a historical fiction piece are factual and what parts are made up Internal and external conflict How a character obeyed a Scripture Answering questions about an essay Main ideas of paragraphs Stewardship and wastefulness Fact and speculation Scanning for accuracy Reviewing narration, description, and explanation Reviewing word parts Reviewing setting Defining archaic words Comparing an Irish version of the Flood story to the Bible account Reviewing literary forms in the Bible Choosing verbs from a poem for certain nouns Interpreting poetry Reviewing theme 605: Responsibility Figurative and literal language Interpreting figurative language Making inferences Main ideas of paragraphs Reviewing setting Understanding responsibility Reviewing theme and poetic rhythm Antonyms and synonyms Responsible actions of characters Reviewing dynamic and static characters Reviewing hyperbole, understatement, metaphor, personification and simile Interpreting a poem Comparing a poem and a story Interpreting and applying Scripture Identifying courage in a character Tracing change in a dynamic character How crisis relates to climax Understanding and working with sources for historical fiction Reviewing description, narration, and explanation Writing a specific type of paragraph Reviewing denotation and connotation Comparing themes of two poems Comparing poem themes to story characters’ actions Using etymology to define a word Reviewing roots, prefixes, and suffixes Evaluating a story character’s words in the light of history The Greek prefix anti- Reviewing conflict, climax, and resolution Using a map to show setting Historical fiction and biography It's a reader and 5 workbooks that can be completed in 16 weeks. I highly recommend CLE reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 It's not a curriculum but you might find that the book Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids, and the Bond of Reading by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone will give you some good insight into the process of literary analysis with children. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 What about the Junior Great Books series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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