Cole and Chloe's literature course uses the text Skills for Literary Analysis by Joseph Stobaugh. It is a much higher level literature course than anything we have done before, requiring at least one 1-2 page essay every week, as well as an essay used as a test at the end of each week.
Our first week, I met with great resistance from Chloe, who has previously not been required to write much and does not even know what an essay is. Cole, who doesn't mind writing, plodded along without much comment. After Craig assisted Chloe with structure and ideas for her writing, Chloe produced her first real essay. Understandably, it shows an immaturity in her writing, but a good first effort.
This week (#2) Cole and Chloe were given several quotes from varying literary pieces and asked to identify the worldviews demonstrated in the quotes and back up their opinions. I just read Chloe's essay, which she typed and formatted quite nicely on the computer. I was blown away. Her answers seemed like ones found as examples in the book, but they are her original thoughts. She never ceases to amaze me. It is incredible what Chloe can do when she puts her mind to it!
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