Making Connections in Literature Subject Kit Homeschool Curriculum Parent-Led Textbook Course

Help Students Understand and Examine

Equip students to analyze texts and identify themes in a variety of genres so they can evaluate and connect literature to the rest of the world. Making Connections in Literature (4th edition), gives students the reading strategies and literary skills they need to comprehend, analyze, interpret, and compare texts of different genres. Students will look at both contemporary and classic selections and complete a full-length study of the novel Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt. Ultimately, this course will encourage students to develop both artistic and biblical discernment so they can be Christlike communicators.

How We Teach Literature 8

Reading Up Close

As students follow the reading process, they will complete in-depth readings of each selection. They will also use reading strategies that help them come to a richer understanding of the selections, genres, authors, and themes covered in this course.

Stepping Out on Their Own

The teaching cycle in the Teacher Edition will help you to encourage students to become independent learners by progressing from direct instruction to independent learning activities.

A Variety of Selections

In the student edition, students will find relevant, contemporary selections balanced with notable classic works that they can easily connect with.

Important Themes

The student edition organizes its reading selections into five different themes. Literature selections within each unit help your students develop a cultural understanding of the themes. General activities and Big Questions will also provide natural opportunities for worldview shaping.

Materials

Student Edition

The student edition provides students with a number of literary selections from a variety of genres, authors, and time periods. Many selections feature engaging, exciting artwork for your students’ evaluation. Each selection will also guide students through the three stages of the reading process—preparing them to understand before they read, engaging with what they read, and helping them consider their worldview after they finish reading. This course can aid students in developing discernment about different and potentially dangerous philosophies.

Teacher Edition

The teacher edition will help you guide your student through each text and discuss unit themes on a deeper level. The teaching cycle in the teacher edition provides direction for engaging, instructing, applying, and assessing lesson content. It also offers you a deeper level of analysis and evaluation to help your student develop a rounded, biblical understanding of each selection. The teacher edition also includes a copy of the novel Across Five Aprils.