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AGS LiteratureHomeschool bundle includes:•StudentEdition•StudentWorkbook•Teacher’sResourceLibrary onCD-ROM
P A R E N T G U I D E
ThankyouforchoosingPearsontohelpyouonyourhomeschooljourney.Makingtherightdecisionabouthomeschoolingcansetyourchildonanexcitingpathtoalifetimeoflearningandsuccess.Pearsonmakesiteasyforyoutoinspireajoyoflearningwithflexibleprogramstofityourchild’suniquelearningstyle.Thisbuilt-inflexibilityletsyousetthescheduleandthepacethatworksforyouandyourchild.Asyoureadthroughthisguideandreviewtheincludedmaterials,you’llexperiencehoweasyitistopersonalizethecurriculumtomatchyourchild’slearningstyleandensuresuccesswithourengagingprograms.
Plus,youcanrestassuredthatallofthefundamentalsforsuccessareincluded.Thehomeschoolcurriculumyouhavechosenhasbeenthoughtfullydevelopedandtestedbyseasonedprofessionals,tomakesureyourchildreceivesthefinesteducation.
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PreparationItisalwaysanexcitingtimewhenyougettoopentheboxwithyournewcurriculum.Allofthebooksandmaterialsarecolorful,thepagesarecrispandtheyarefilledwiththepossibilitiesofthecomingyear.Theanticipationofusingthebooksandteachingyourchildisnewandfresh.Liketheairafteraspringshower,itisinvigorating.Youcan’twaituntilyoucangetstarted.
Openthebundleofmaterials,flipthroughthepagesofeachbook,takeinhowtheylookandfeel.Getfamiliarwithallofthecomponents.Letyourchildshareintheexcitementandcatchtheenthusiasmyouhaveforstartingthisnewadventure.Thesewillbeyourcompanionsoverthecourseofthenextyear.
Onceyougetfamiliarwiththematerial,youmayexperiencetheoverwhelmingfeelingthatiscommontohomeschoolparents:“HowwillIevercoverallofthismaterial?”Youmaybefloodedwithinsecuritiesthatyoudon’tknoworrememberthesubjectorcontent.Allofthesearenormalthoughtsandexperiencesforanyonewhohashomeschooled.
Rememberthevalueofthejourneyyouareon.Focusonthereasonsyouchosetohomeschoolinthefirstplace,thedailyinteractionwithyourchild,andteachingthemhowtolearn.Asthetutor,youastheparentdon’thavetoknowallofthematerial.It’sfinetolearnitwithyourchildasyougothroughthematerialtogether.Youaretheguideforyourchildasyoujourneywiththemthroughthelearningprocess.
TheAGS LiteratureSeriespresentsananthologyofliteraturecollections–materialwrittenbydifferentauthors.Itcanbepoems,plays,shortseries,essays,partsofnovels,folktales,legends,ormyths.TheAGSanthologiesareorganizedaroundselectionsfromcertaincountriesandthemes.ThisseriescoversExploring Literature,American Literature,British Literature,andWorld Literature.
OverviewTheAGS Literature homeschoolbundleincludesthefollowingcomponents: • StudentEdition • StudentWorkbook •Teacher’sResourceLibrary onCD-ROM
Exploring Literaturewillhelpyourchildexamine,interactwith,andappreciateclassicandcontemporaryworksoforiginal,unadaptedliterature.Studentsaredrawnintothisstudybylookingatthedefiningcharacteristicsoftheseliteracygenres:fables,myths,talltalesandlegends,shortstories,nonfiction,poetry,anddrama.Theliteratureselectedforeachgenrewaschosenfrommanyculturalbackgrounds,andincludestraditionalworks,aswellasthosefromcontemporaryauthors.
American Literaturereflectsthehopethatalllearnerswillunderstandandappreciateliteraturethathasimpacted,andcontinuestoaffect,thedevelopmentofournation.ThechronologicalapproachofAmericanLiteratureencouragestheconnectionbetweenAmericanLiteratureandeventsinAmericanhistory.
British LiteraturefocusesonliteraturefromtheregionfromAnglo-Saxontimestothepresent.Presentedinachronologicalorder,theanthologyselectionshelpmaketheconnectionbetweenBritishLiteratureandBritishhistory.
World Literaturecontainsliteraturefromaroundtheworldtoprovideanappreciationforliteraturethathasinfluencedthepeopleofourworld.Thisanthologyisorganizedchronologicallytohighlighthistoriceventsthathaveshapedtheworld,andinfluencedthewritingofthetimes.
UsingtheMaterialsPearsoncurriculummaterialsarethoughtfullyplannedtopresentthesubjectinawaythatisengaging.Eachlessonbuildsuponitself,butprovidesflexibilitysoyoucanmakeityourown.
Using the Student Edition TextbookEachStudent Edition Textbookbeginswithanintroductiononhowtouseananthologytext–howthematerialwillbepresented,andhowtoapproacheachselection.Next,thegenredefinitionsthatwillappearinthistextarepresentedtoprovideyouandyourchildwithinformationpriortobeginningthecourse.
TheHowToReadThisBooksectionisthesourceforunderstandingthemethodologyofinstruction.EachStudent Edition Textbookisdividedintounitswitheachunitpresentedinthefollowingformat:•Before Beginning a Unit–describesideasyourchildshouldconsiderpriortobeginningthisunit.•Before Reading a Selection –describesthebackgroundandobjectivesforthereadingselection.•As You Read a Selection–aguidetoassistyourchildastheymastertheskillsandconceptsoftheunit.Notesarepresentedonthesidemarginstohelpthereaderunderstand,andthinkabout,themainideasofthepassage.
•After Reading a Selection–reviewquestionsandactivitiestodevelopgrammar,writing,speakingandadditionalskills.
Using the Teacher’s Resource Library on CD-ROMTheTeacher’s Resource Libraryincludesavarietyofactivities,resourcesandself-guidedmaterialstohelpyouandyourchildthroughthiscourse.InsertthediscintoyourcomputerandfollowtheCD-ROMlinernotestoinstall.ClickontheTOCPDFfiletobegin.
Themainmenuwillfeature:•Activities,Tests,andResources–avarietyofelementstosupporttheStudent Edition Textbook•ActivitiesbyUnitandSelection–activitiesorganizedbyUnit•AnswersforActivitiesandTests–theanswerkeytoallofthestudentexercises• Instructions–howtousetheTeacher’s Resource Library CD-ROM
Tonavigatethesoftware,mouseoverandclickonyourselections.Asyoumovethroughthematerial,aMainMenusectionwillappearoneachpagetoenableyoutoreturntotheintroductionscreen.Additionally,youwillbeabletonavigateforwardorbackwardbyclickingtheNextandBackbuttons,respectively.Finally,toprinttheresources,clickontheitemtobringuptheactivity,test,orotherresource,andthenclickintheredboxatthetopofthescreen.Besuretospecifythepagesyouwanttoprintorallpageswillbeprintedbydefault.
Using the Student WorkbookEachStudent WorkbookcontainsexercisesthatcorrespondwiththeliteratureselectionswithineachunitfromtheStudent Edition Textbook.Theseexercisesaredesignedtodevelopandreinforcetheskillsyourchildislearning.Haveyourchildfollowalongintheworkbookandcompletetheexerciseafterreadingtheliteratureselection.Attheendofeachunitisareviewsectiontoassessyourchild’scomprehensionofthematerial.
Theliteratureforeachbookispresentedinchronologicalorder,groupingsimilarthemes.Theendofeachbookhasanappendix,highlightedbyacolormargin,forareviewofkeyskillsandconcepts.Referencethissectiontosupplementtheskillsyourchildislearningthroughoutthebook.
LessonPlansLessonplansareimportanttoasuccessfulhomeschoolenvironment.Theyhelpkeepyouontrack,progressthroughthematerialandprovideasteadystructureforteachingyourchild.Itisimportanttoplanoutyourlessonsbutremember-lessonplansareaguide.Youshouldleaveroomtoadapttoyourchildandadjusttheplantoensureheorsheunderstandsthematerial.Theobjectiveistohaveatoolyoucanusetowatchyourchildprogressandmasterthematerialyoupresentovertheschoolyear.
Beforeyoubeginyourlessonplan,reviewthematerialstoseehowtheyarestructured.Usethisasaguidetohelpyouevaluateandformulateyourlessonplanforthecomingyear.Additionally,thereareanumberofitemstoconsiderwhenpreparingyourplan.Howmanydaysperweekwillyouhaveschool?Doyouplantohaveextendedbreaksfortheholidaysorvacations?Thenumberofchildrenyouhaveandtheirageswillaffecthowandwhatyoucandoaswell.
Lessonplansingeneralshouldhavecertainvitalcomponents.Asuggestedlistwouldincludesomeorallofthefollowing: • theportionoftextcoveredduringthelesson •mainideasofthelesson • keyconcepts • questionstoask • activitiestodo • potentialfieldtripideas • assignmentsgiven •materialsandresourcesneeded
TheTeacher’s Resource Libraryincludesanumberofresources.Priortobeginningeachunit,reviewtheavailableresourcesandprintoutthosethatyouwilluseinthelessons.Theseresourcesinclude:Self-StudyGuides,BuildingLanguageArtsSkills,VocabularyActivities,outlinesandglossaries,writingactivities,exercises,andquizzes: 1. ClickontheActivitiesbyunitandselection
2. Selectthecurrentunittoviewthematerials
3. Selectanyitemfromtheseriesofactivitiestoprepareyourchildfortheunit
4. ClicktheNextnavigationbuttontocontinuethroughthereadingpassages
5. Clickonanyitemtoviewandprintthematerial
TheSelf-StudyGuidesarelocatedatthebeginningofeachunit(aftertheIntroductionsectionwithintheActivitiesbyUnitandSelectionarea).Alternatively,thesecanbeaccessedby: 1. ClickingonActivities,Tests,andResourcessection
2. ClickingontheSelf-StudyGuides
3. ClickingonthecorrespondingSelf-StudyGuideselection(clickontheNext navigationbuttontoviewtheotherpagesformorestudyguideselections)
TheSelf-StudyGuidesoutlinetheobjectivesofeachreadingselectionandidentifythecorrespondingpageswithintheStudent Edition Textbook.YourchildshouldworkthroughtheBuildingLanguageArtsSkillsandVocabularyActivitieswhilereadingthroughtheliteraturepassage,thencompletetheSelectionOutline.Attheconclusionofeachlesson,youmaychooseadditionalactivitiesforyourchild.Aftertheyhavecompletedthelessonandactivities,administertheselectionquiztoassesstheirunderstandingofthematerial.
TherearetwoUnitMasteryTeststhatyoucanusetomeasureyourchild’scomprehensionofalltheskillstaughtthroughouttheunit.Haveyourchildworkthroughthefirsttest,thenchecktheiranswerstoidentifyanyareasforfurtherhelp.Ifnecessary,haveyourchildcompletethesecondtest.RefertotheAnswersforActivitiesandTestssectionfromthemainmenufortheanswerstoalltestsandactivities.
Familiarizeyourselfwithanylegalrequirementsyoumayhaveinyourareaorstate,andplanyourlessonsaccordingly.ThePearsonHomeschoolwebsite(PearsonHomeschool.com)haslinkstoeachstateDepartmentofEducationsothatyoumayreviewthelawsandhowtocomplywiththem.
AdapttheCurriculumtoFityourSituationOneofthegreatbenefitsofhomeschoolingisthattheinstructionispersonal.Everythingyouteachwillbepersonalizedtofityourchild.TheAGS Literatureprogramiseasytopaceandoffersenrichmentactivitiesandadditionalsupportwhennecessary.PacingEachstudentbookisdividedinto6-8unitswhichwillcoverbetween140-170teachingdayswithoneliteratureselectionperlessondependingonthepaceofyourchild.Asyouworkthroughthecurriculum,adjustyourpacetoencourageyourchild’scomprehensionofthematerial.Assignlesspracticewhenyouareconfidentthatheorshehasanunderstandingofthelessons.Ontheotherhand,ifmoretimeisrequired,slowthepacedownabit.It’smoreimportanttoensureunderstandingandevolvetoyourchild’spacethansimplymovethroughthematerialatapredeterminedpace.Thiswillallowyoutokeepyourchildengagedandinterested.
Teaching is EverywhereAnotherpartofthehomeschoolingbenefitisthatteachingcanoccuranytime.Youcanincorporatelearningintoeverydaylife.Whenyouareoutsideof“school”askyourchildaboutconceptslearnedinpreviouslessons.Tiethemintolifesituationsandworldevents.
Additionally,youcanimplementexercisestoworkoutsideofyourhomeschoolenvironment.Checkyourlocallibrariesforreadingevents,ormuseumsforarteventstoenhanceyourteachingcurriculum.Considerbeginningyourlessonswithfunandengagingactivitiesthatrelatetotheliteratureselection,tobreak-upthepaceandstimulateyourchild’slearningprocess.Anddon’tforgettouseyourownresourcestocomplementthematerial,andtiethelessonsintoyourchild’sinterestsandhobbies.
Conflicting MaterialsAnyhomeschoolparentwillbefacedwiththedilemmaofwhattodowhenyoucomeacrossmaterialinthecurriculumyoudon’tlikeorthatyoudisagreewith.Nocurriculumwilleverbeabletosatisfyallofthebeliefs,opinionsorvaluesheldbyeachfamily.However,thereareseveralapproachesyoucantakeinthesesituations.
Oneapproachistoskipoverthematerialinquestion.Anothersuggestionwouldbetousethisasanopportunityforaspecialteachablemoment.Reviewthematerialwithyourchild.Discussyourfeelingsaboutthematerial,ideaorvaluepresented.Taketheopportunitytoprepareyourchildforthediversityofthought/opinionintheworldandtheneedtobediscerningofprinciplesandideasthatmaychallengeyours.
Thereisadefinitebalancebetweenhavingthefreedomthathomeschoolbringsandtheresponsibilityyouassumeineducatingyourchild.Thegoodnewsisthatmostfamiliesfindthatbalanceanditworksforthem.
Asyouprogressalongthejourney,youwillhavemomentsoffrustrationandmomentsthatmakeitallworthwhile.Remembertokeepitinperspective.Homeschoolparentsliveforthosemomentswhentheirchildrenaremostteachable.Youwillknowwhenthosemomentshappenasyoucanseethelightgoon,theyreallygetit.Cherishthosetimesandusethemasthefueltomotivateyouthroughthetoughtimes.
ThankyouforchoosingPearsonasapartnerinyourhomeschooljourney.Weknowtheimportancethatyouplaceintakingthetimetoteachyourchildandweappreciateyourtrustinustohelpyouandyourchildachievethebesteducationpossible.
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