Something like the Well Educated Mind, but for my 10th grader??

[gailb]

Hi,

I am searching for a book or guide that covers literary analysis for a high schooler.
My dream book would include sections on how to approach each genre & have questions listed for each that could be applied to ANY book in that genre.
The Well Educated Mind does this and I've looked it over, but it's really geared for adults.

Any suggestions??

thanks!
Gail

[Jodi-FL]

Barnes and Noble or Books A Million and look at their AP books. They cover a wide range of knowledge that needs to be covered for the AP exam, and one of them that I looked at went through all the different genres, etc.

Let me know what you find, if anything real specific. At the time, I was looking for something similar, but I've had to give up that search due to more pressing needs.

[LisaNY]

Hi,

I am searching for a book or guide that covers literary analysis for a high schooler.
My dream book would include sections on how to approach each genre & have questions listed for each that could be applied to ANY book in that genre.
The Well Educated Mind does this and I've looked it over, but it's really geared for adults.
Gail

I used TWEM extensively with my older dd for 9th grade. I'd encourage you to give TWEM a try w/your 10th gr. hs'er. I think it is perfect for high school, and not just for adults. :)

[Nan in Mass]

I am using it too, with great success. We find a little background info either in the intro to the book or on Wikipaedia or something, then read the book aloud together discussing it and sometimes taking notes, then put it on a timeline and a map, then read the genre section and answer the questions. I agree that the general questions are much, much better for creating discussions and helping you think about the book. They also mean that after you've been through them a few times, you can keep them in mind as you read the book. I am seeing this happen with my children. They are pointing out the sorts of things that will be in the questions afterwards as we come to them in the reading. TWEM works really, really well for high schoolers.
-Nan

[gailb]

Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Actually, I did a search & our main library has the book ....soooo, I'm off to pick it up today.
thanks!