What makes a high school literature credit

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  • November 13, 2016 at 12:58 pm
    CrystalN
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    I am trying to plan ahead for ds high school years (he is currently in 7th) but I am confused. I have been using MFW but do not want to continue. Honestly I am tired of spending gobs of money on curriculum I dont love. Next year my goal is to spend little money, using the library mostly. For High school I want to continue in this manner, but being a high school drop out myself I am very insecure about stepping out this way. I am thinking of using a textbook as a spine or guide, adding in living books from Christine Miller’s All through the Ages. My question is this: if I use a history textbook, spreading it over two years can I give 1/2 credit history each year and then give a literature credit for the living books. Or is “literature” something specific, what makes a book literature vs historical fiction or biography or whatever. Do I have to do literary analysis on every book to be a lit credit? I was thinking of doing one or two literature guides a year just for familiarity with terms etc. I am so confused. I really want to nail down my method so I can get both ds and I used to it before hs actually starts.

    Thanks ladies,

    Crystal

    November 13, 2016 at 2:52 pm
    HollyS
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    Generally you have an “English” credit for each year of high school.  It would include literature, grammar, composition, written narrations, etc.  Some books could count as history or literature, depending on needed credits (The Odyssey or Red Badge of Courage for example).  Spelling Wisdom would count toward English if you are using it.  SCM recommends covering literature analysis (10th or 11th grade maybe?) With Beyond the Book Report part 3…which they also use to cover research papers another year.

     

    November 14, 2016 at 2:31 pm
    Melanie32
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    The average high school English class consists of literature and composition. Grammar is usually covered in earlier grades as well as spelling.

    Most English classes would cover a variety of literary styles including poetry, short stories, etc.

    My daughter’s English credit consists of 2 composition assignments each week, reading several classics throughout the year, a few poems, some short stories and a Shakespeare play.

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