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8th grade literature - 8/18/2008 10:08:16 AM
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dianetavegia
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Nick enters 8th grade this coming week, our 10th year home schooling.
I've not purchased any literature for him this year and wondered if anyone else had used the public library instead of purchasing materials? Nick enjoys reading.
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RE: 8th grade literature - 8/18/2008 12:28:30 PM
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We are library hounds, the library is a favorite haunt for our whole family. Checking out books is more economical for us, if the kids really like a book they want to re-read or add to their bookshelves we then purchase, but the library is a wonderful resource.
I love the hold feature of most libraries, look it up online, put books on hold then pick up when available. Most library systems have a great inter-library loaning program, we take advantage of it to get titles we want.
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RE: 8th grade literature - 8/18/2008 1:10:48 PM
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You could purchase literature guides from rainbowresource.com and then check the books out from the library. But I have also been able to find a lot of companion materials online--you just choose a book and Google it with 'unit study' or 'activities' or something and see what comes up.
If the library has two copies, check one out for yourself as well. The only problem I can see is needing it longer than the check-out period allows.
I have also found a lot of classic books at Goodwill and at used book stores.
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RE: 8th grade literature - 8/18/2008 5:30:45 PM
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Coincidentally, I just got back from the library with my 8th grader! She also loves reading. (Actually, our entire family loves reading. We borrow massive amounts of books every year.)
We have a great library. It's part of a system of libraries, so any time we want a specific book, we merely go online and order it, and a couple of days later it's at our local branch.
Is your question, "how can one build a literature program using the library?"
In addition to the Progeny Press option, you can also have your son write short book reviews. And there's a book called "150 Great Books". It provides brief summaries of books, including their reading level, and 2 pages of 3 types of questions (short, sentence, essay) for each book.
For high school, if you're designing your own literature program, it helps to have a theme. Last year, my then 9th grader read books and short stories all in the science fiction/fantasy genre (including classics like Asimov, Heinlein, Homer [Odyssey], and Tolkien and Lewis).
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RE: 8th grade literature - 8/18/2008 5:56:11 PM
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Here is a site listing 1000 good books for kids/teens.
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This year, we might order the American Lit book from Abeka.
I am planiing on combining American History with Lit and adding American music and art.
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RE: 8th grade literature - 8/18/2008 7:35:16 PM
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dianetavegia
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Thanks all. That link is great.
The last number of years, I've bought BJU literature packs and Nick would finish it within a few months. He hated having to wait to find out how stories would end.
I seem to remember doing Shakespeare in 7th or 8th grade.... but that's been around 44- 45 years so I could be wrong! I don't think Nick would like that at all.
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RE: 8th grade literature - 8/21/2008 12:39:00 PM
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bzirk
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Great link.
Diane,
Do you have a particular goal or goals for your son's literature course?
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RE: 8th grade literature - 8/22/2008 11:54:24 AM
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dianetavegia
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My main goal is to create a love for literature!
We chose 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as our first book of the year.
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RE: 8th grade literature - 8/24/2008 2:08:33 AM
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dramagal
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ORIGINAL: dianetavegia
The last number of years, I've bought BJU literature packs and Nick would finish it within a few months. He hated having to wait to find out how stories would end.
I've always hated literature packs. Little biths of this and that. Much prefer complete books - although I have let my kids read some simplified classics when they were younger.
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RE: 8th grade literature - 8/27/2008 8:52:07 AM
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dianetavegia
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Oh, I agree dramagal! Bits and pieces misleads the child into thinking they've read some great work when they've only skimmed a few chapters. Sort of a Cliff's Notes type study.
I was remembering my 9th grade literature class recently (and that has been about 43 years). Miss Caroline would give us a list of books to choose from and we had to read 10 or 12 a year. We'd also work on a classic in class, as a group. The book reports were verbal. Well, I'd go to school early each day and rush to her room. We'd discuss what I'd read the day before....... crying over Little Women and Jane Eyre. Sharing hints I'd found in Tale of Two Cities or The Scarlet Pimpernel. I read every book on her massive list, some in only one days time.
I remember Miss Caroline saying 'I can't give you any grade higher than an A+' and I told her it wasn't FOR the grade! I hated for the books to end. I want that love of literature to spread even to my grandchildren! (I send them books regularly. )
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RE: 8th grade literature - 9/2/2008 8:59:06 PM
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I was homeschooled all the way through high school, and my family definitely used the library A LOT.
When I was in the high school years, however, my mom switched most of us kiddos over to Sonlight curriculum (which is very literature-intensive), so our collection swelled a great deal during that time! I was also considering pursuing an English degree in college (which I'm working on now), so I began to amass my own little collection of favorites.
If you're looking to build your own library, then if the budget allows I would recommend what my mom did - buy a bit at a time, to go along with whatever you're studying that year. And while I'm certainly a big advocate of supporting homeschooling families that run book businesses, if you can't make a majority of your purchases from those stores, then Half.com is your new best friend!
I just bought a completely new and unused German language textbook (for personal pursuit) for $2.00. (Plus shipping, so just under $6 altogether)
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RE: 8th grade literature - 9/3/2008 12:58:00 PM
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We used "Learning Language Arts Through Literature" and we really enjoyed it.
The actual novels that we decided on buying, I got through Amazon.com, but I went to the "used" section. I only paid a few dollars each, and they have all come in in perfect shape, looking brand new!
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RE: 8th grade literature - 9/6/2008 11:30:08 AM
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bzirk
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My parents encouraged a love of literature in me and my brother by being passionate about ideas and stories and communications in general. This manifested in their incessant reading aloud to us. They read things that they were passionate about. They often discussed books and other writings with us and with their friends while we were present. This is the single best thing they did to encourage the love of literature that I have today and want to pass on to my kids. No curriculum or list of books can accomplish this. A teacher who is passionate can do what no list can do. I'm thankful my parents were my first and best teachers, who imparted their passion to me in their every word and gesture -- even when I acted like I was being tortured.
So, Diane, keep up the passion about reading.
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