Ready Readers: 10 Lessons In Reading Comprehension and Analysis

Many parents and teachers have asked us for a set of example lessons to help them apply the Teaching the Classics model in their classes.
Ready Readers
fills this need with complete discussion notes
for 10 classic stories.
Each lesson includes a full set of Socratic discussion questions with
comprehensive answers keyed to the text.
Questions cover Conflict, Plot, Setting, Characters, Theme,
Literary Devices and Context.
In addition, a completed Story Chart graphically outlines the
major structural and thematic elements of each story.
READING COMPREHENSION
Ready Readers helps develop good reading comprehension in the very youngest students. It encourages them to ponder well-designed questions about structure, style, context and theme in every story they read.
LITERARY ANALYSIS
Though the books discussed here were written for children, they provide excellent examples of the structural elements common to all stories. They are therefore useful in discussions with older students who are new to the techniques of literary analysis.
Ready Readers provides complete discussion notes for the following classic stories:
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Brave Irene by William Steig
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Sam, Bangs and Moonshine by Evaline Ness
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All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan
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Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson
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Fishing in the Air by Sharon Creech
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Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild! by Mem Fox
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Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen
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The Clown of God by Tomie DiPaola
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The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
PDF Version: Ready Readers is delivered instantly as a 90-page downloadable PDF file. We will send you a download link upon completion of your order. Call our office at 509-738-6837 if you have any questions.
Ready Readers (PDF Version):
$25.00
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Print Version: Ready Readers is shipped to your address via USPS Priority Mail.


