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Can homeschool families use these literature courses as a complete year of high school English?
Each family must refer to any applicable requirements for their state or ISP. However, when used with the writing assignments, vocabulary study, and grammar review, the courses have been used to fulfill requirements for public and private ISP and charter homeschool programs. The rigorous reading and writing requirements should meet or exceed the requirements of all programs, but if you have additional needs for your ISP, please contact me via email for assistance.
Independent homeschool families can rest assured that these courses cover the critical thinking, problem solving, and analytic skills stressed at a rigorous high school level. The range and complexity of the texts, the reasoning and evidence-gathering required by the writing assignments, and the inferential and comprehension skills honed by the quizzes are designed to be challenging but intriguing to every student. I would be happy to apply to be a vendor through your charter program. Please contact me at [email protected] with the specifics of contact information, etc., and I will do so as soon as is practicable.
What is the suggested order of the courses for high school?
I suggest that every high school student begin with the Intro To Literature course, unless they have previously completed a course that explains literary analysis at length. After that, the courses are interchangeable. My feeling for reading and comprehension level would suggest that the American Literature come next, and British Literature after that. World Literature, with its beginnings in The Inferno, would be my suggestion for the last course of literature. However, if the student has excellent reading and writing skills, the final three courses may be used in any order.
What is your approach to literature in these courses?
There are many ways to teach literature, and every single one of them has pros and cons. In my courses here at the Red Couch Reading Room, I teach literature surveys, which I believe are the best literature foundation for the high school years. In college, some students may choose to pursue single author courses, or take such courses as 17th century poetry or 19th century drama. However, literature survey courses - readings intensive and broad in historical scope - help students to build a framework into which they can place all subsequent encounters with literature and worldview.
I try to help students develop an understanding of the historical and social context of literature development. Each week we discuss the chapters they have just read, and in each lesson I will preview the reading for the week ahead. Many students - particularly those with a more logical, math & science bent, find the abstract nature of literature unfamiliar. If these students are left to read books with complex structures and themes without further guidance, they may become discouraged and decide that they simply 'don't get' literature. I have had many students write to thank me for my approach. Between the video discussions and the study guides the students work through each week, they are able to discover themes, symbolism, and characterization more successfully.
My student has reading difficulties. Is there any way for my student to be successful in literature?
Absolutely. I have had many students with reading difficulties work through the courses. The key is to use audio texts for the longer works, and to use a text to speech program for the shorter works. The student may find it helpful for the parent/teacher to read the poems with them. Then, any reading comprehension quizzes and study guide work may be completed orally with the parent/tutor.
What is your website privacy policy?
The Red Couch Reading Room is a secure, privacy protected website. We do not share e-mail or personal information with any third parties or affiliated organizations. We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will never sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
We use Amazon links in "Our Store", and Amazon fills all book orders. Occasionally, we report quoted feedback from users. We do not attribute feedback to specific individuals unless we obtain permission to use that person’s name along with the feedback.
Each family must refer to any applicable requirements for their state or ISP. However, when used with the writing assignments, vocabulary study, and grammar review, the courses have been used to fulfill requirements for public and private ISP and charter homeschool programs. The rigorous reading and writing requirements should meet or exceed the requirements of all programs, but if you have additional needs for your ISP, please contact me via email for assistance.
Independent homeschool families can rest assured that these courses cover the critical thinking, problem solving, and analytic skills stressed at a rigorous high school level. The range and complexity of the texts, the reasoning and evidence-gathering required by the writing assignments, and the inferential and comprehension skills honed by the quizzes are designed to be challenging but intriguing to every student. I would be happy to apply to be a vendor through your charter program. Please contact me at [email protected] with the specifics of contact information, etc., and I will do so as soon as is practicable.
What is the suggested order of the courses for high school?
I suggest that every high school student begin with the Intro To Literature course, unless they have previously completed a course that explains literary analysis at length. After that, the courses are interchangeable. My feeling for reading and comprehension level would suggest that the American Literature come next, and British Literature after that. World Literature, with its beginnings in The Inferno, would be my suggestion for the last course of literature. However, if the student has excellent reading and writing skills, the final three courses may be used in any order.
What is your approach to literature in these courses?
There are many ways to teach literature, and every single one of them has pros and cons. In my courses here at the Red Couch Reading Room, I teach literature surveys, which I believe are the best literature foundation for the high school years. In college, some students may choose to pursue single author courses, or take such courses as 17th century poetry or 19th century drama. However, literature survey courses - readings intensive and broad in historical scope - help students to build a framework into which they can place all subsequent encounters with literature and worldview.
I try to help students develop an understanding of the historical and social context of literature development. Each week we discuss the chapters they have just read, and in each lesson I will preview the reading for the week ahead. Many students - particularly those with a more logical, math & science bent, find the abstract nature of literature unfamiliar. If these students are left to read books with complex structures and themes without further guidance, they may become discouraged and decide that they simply 'don't get' literature. I have had many students write to thank me for my approach. Between the video discussions and the study guides the students work through each week, they are able to discover themes, symbolism, and characterization more successfully.
My student has reading difficulties. Is there any way for my student to be successful in literature?
Absolutely. I have had many students with reading difficulties work through the courses. The key is to use audio texts for the longer works, and to use a text to speech program for the shorter works. The student may find it helpful for the parent/teacher to read the poems with them. Then, any reading comprehension quizzes and study guide work may be completed orally with the parent/tutor.
What is your website privacy policy?
The Red Couch Reading Room is a secure, privacy protected website. We do not share e-mail or personal information with any third parties or affiliated organizations. We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will never sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
We use Amazon links in "Our Store", and Amazon fills all book orders. Occasionally, we report quoted feedback from users. We do not attribute feedback to specific individuals unless we obtain permission to use that person’s name along with the feedback.
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