Learning Language Arts Through Literaure: The Gold Book--American Literature

With literature as a basis, The Gold Book enhances your high school student's ability to read and understand literature as well as develop verbal and written expression. This program is easy to use for teacher and student. Just turn to Lesson 1 and begin teaching. The author has done the work for you in an easy-to-follow format needed little or no preparation.

The book includes 36 weekly lessons similar in format to the other editions of the Learning Language Arts Through Literature series. Written in conversational form, with story summaries and complete answers provided for the discussion questions, this book is easy for any teacher to use. Information has been interwoven into the lessons so that the student becomes familiar with famous American authors. Most lessons include vocabulary-expanding applications.

The book is designed for Teacher directed use. However, the student can use it on his own. Answers are found at the end of each lesson. We recommend the student keep a four-section notebook for assigned writings.

Features include:

• The Short Story Unit delves into the works of Henry James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Thurber, Mark Twain and others. Students learn about the elements of a short story, analyzing and interpreting literature and much more.
• The Novel Unit takes an in-depth look at The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, and The Pearl by John Steinbeck. Your student will be challenged with thought-provoking questions, learn to analyze the characters, define vocabulary words used in context, be introduced to famous American novelists, and more.
• The Essay Unit includes the process and uses for expository, descriptive, and narrative essays. Samples of each type of essay are an added help and encouragement.
• The Poetry Unit includes the poetry of notable American poets such as Emerson, Longfellow, Dickinson, Frost, Cummings, Auden and more. Your student will analyze and interpret poetry and learn the various poetic styles. Students' appreciation of poetry increases as they read from famous American poets and write their own poems.
• Learning Language Arts Through Literature, The Gold Book--American Literature, is written as a college preparation course that may be used at any high school level.

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Learning Language Arts Through Literature: The Gold Book--British Literature

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Bob Jones British Literature, Grade 12, Home School Kit (Revised Edition)

Teach the process of literary analysis that enables your student to interpret and evaluate what he or she reads in the light of Biblical truth. British Literature reviews British Literature chronologically from the 700s to the present, discussing the eight literary periods--Old English, Middle English, Tudor, Stewart, Neoclassical, Romantic, Victorian & Modern English from a biblical perspective.

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Switched-On Schoolhouse 2012 American Literature

Discover great American authors with Switched-On Schoolhouse American Literature for 7th-12th grade! This fun, computer-based Alpha Omega curriculum, made for one semester, covers five diverse periods of American Literature including Early American Literature, the Romantic Period, and the Modern Age. Authors include Whitman, Twain, and Dickinson. Includes quizzes and tests.

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Switched-On Schoolhouse 2012 British Literature

Follow your child's interests, supplement your standard program, and dig deeper into a specific area of study with Switched-On Schoolhouse Electives! With a variety of subjects and grades available, SOS elective students will enjoy the change of pace and the chance to learn more about topics they're interested in. Learn about some of the greatest authors of all time with SOS British Literature! Students will encounter prominent British authors and their writings across five literary periods: the Middle Ages, Reformation and Renaissance, The Neoclassical Period, Romantic Era, the Modern Age and the Modern Era. Authors studied include William Shakespeare, Tennyson, John Bunyan, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, John Keats, Robert Browning, and C.S. Lewis. Quizzes and tests included.

This is a one-semester course. Grades 7-12.

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McGuffey's Eclectic Readers Primer through the Sixth Reader 7 Volumes

This revision of McGuffey's Eclectic Readers features materials applicable to the various reading levels. Many of the stories, poems, and pictures appear as they did in the first edition, but with a more readable print and also a different layout. Each of the volumes is geared to a particular reading level, and provides vocabulary, phonics and cursive writing exercises. These are based on the original readers, with some minor revisions to make the language more understandable for the current times. Stories and poems have been added. There is a primer and six volumes of readers, each reader progressing to a higher grade level. Could be utilized for entire school experience.

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Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter, Grade 12

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Children's Books and Their Creators

Unique in its coverage of contemporary American children's literature, this is a timely single-volume reference covering the books our children are--or could be--reading now, from board books to young adult novels. Entries by nearly 200 experts inform and guide readers about every aspect of children's literature.

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The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy

Travel back to a mythical time when Achilles, aided by the gods, waged war against the Trojans. And join Odysseus on his journey through murky waters, facing obstacles like the terrifying Scylla and whirring Charybdis, the beautiful enchantress Circe, and the land of the raging Cyclopes. Using narrative threads from The Iliad and The Odyssey, Padraic Colum weaves a stunning adventure with all the drama and power that Homer intended. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

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Lifepac Electives American Literature Complete Set

Give your high schoolers a greater understanding of the development of Western civilization, and strengthen their faith in the process! From the early American writings of Puritans to postmodern and contemporary authors students learn not only historical facts, but how to apply that knowledge with understanding and wisdom utilizing a classical learning structure of grammar, logic, and rhetoric. Includes five LIFEPACs and a teacher's guide with answer keys.

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Lifepac Electives British Literature Complete Set

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Books Children Love: A Guide to the Best Children's Literature

Goodnight, Moon; Frog and Toad; Charlotte's Web; The Hobbit . . . so many classics, so little time! This newly updated, topically arranged guide helps you choose the very best fiction and nonfiction titles by offering thumbnail sketches of hundreds of classic and recent books for kids---from preschool to high school. Foreword by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay. 320 pages, softcover from Crossway Books.

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The Book Tree: A Christian Reference to Children's Literature (2nd edition)

Once upon a time, a carpenter entered a forest and happened upon a wolf wearing a feathered cap. Quick, whose side are you on? If you don't know, then keep reading. Stories provide a road map for life. This is because stories are life. But oftentimes it's easiest to understand where we are when we can look through other eyes-from the perspective of someone else, living somewhere else, some when else.

If you thought you knew The Book Tree, think again. Jane and Elizabeth have updated this charming book with over 100 new book reviews, and whimsical illustrations from recommended titles are scattered throughout. New formatting and four indexes (title, author, illustrator, and subject) make it easier than ever to browse for that next well-worn favorite.

For those beginning to read for the first time or those beginning to read again, The Book Tree will drop golden apples in your lap, until you can climb high enough to pick for yourself. Paperback.

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Movies as Literature

Good storytelling teaches---whether heard, read, or seen. Through cinema, your students can learn to critique narrative content and form, identify underlying messages, and analyze from a moral standpoint. The Stouts' guide includes plot summaries, discussion and composition questions, extended-study activities, and teacher's guide for 17 movies (chosen for literary merit and effective filmmaking). Use as a one-year high school course or supplement to grades 7 to 12 English. 335 pages, softcover from Design-A-Study.

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Movies As Literature Student Workbook

Movies As Literature Student Workbook includes all instructions to the student, all questions (with room for notes or answers), the glossary, and bits of movie trivia for added interest.

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The Everything Shakespeare Book

"All the world's a stage," and you're invited to take a front-row seat as the curtain rises on some of the Bard's most beloved works. From poems and sonnets to comedies and tragedies, this comprehensive guide covers themes and metaphors, famous quotes, in-depth background information, detailed synopses, insights into little-known works, and more, making it the perfect companion for exploring Shakespeare's writings. 309 pages, softcover from Adams Media.

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