What is your favorite resource to teach writing a literature analysis?...nt

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[Beth in Central TX]

Right now, these are more of a resource for me as I learn about literature and writing, but I've found the following books helpful:

Writing About Literature by Edgar V. Roberts
Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing by Edgar V. Roberts & Henry E. Jacobs

I will probably use them more in our homeschool during the late junior high and high school years. HTH!

[Linda in NM]

I'm planning to use Teaching the Classics (I think that's what it's called) by the IEW folks...

[twoblessings]

Linda,
Does teaching the Classice actually teach writing a literature analysis? I was thinking that it taught analysis through oral discussion.

Thanks!

[periwinkle]

have a product called "Teaching the Essay" which is specific to the literary essay. It is a combo of a packet of teaching pages and a cdrom (where you can hear Robin Finley actually teaching a class). I have read mixed reviews on this board in the past, but I found it a helpful resource to use with my oldest ds and plan to use it again.

[Linda in NM]

Well, yes...I was thinking that it would be fairly simple to integrate what it's teaching with the IEW methodology...

[PixieKris]

Ditto - We are using Teaching the Classics, and it fits nicely into a standard five paragraph essay format... The questions they have for analyzing literature are great, and it is an overall nice tool that works for our family.

[twoblessings]

Thanks everyone for your replies. They were helpful.

Blessings!