Secondary School Literature

[sparks]

slmkhoo:

sparks:

Hi, thanks for sharing. Will take time to go thru them with dd. Really appreciate it.


I was thinking of even reading the book myself (still got bit of time before Os) & going thru the guides avail. But my English/Lit is not so good either. ....:P

It's good to read the book too (and it's a good book!). Even if you feel your Lit is not good, just talking about the story, characters, drawing comparisons with similar events etc will stimulate your child's thinking and appreciation of the book. I make a point of always reading my kids' Lit books (which reminds me that there are 2 I need to reread because I read them about 20-30 yrs ago). I don't 'study' or 'teach' them, but will talk about the books as and when something happens which is a parallel or when they are doing an assignment.

Thanks for the encouragement. Will try my best but i am really not a humanities person. I will enjoy solving maths more.

I wonder if there are any books like ten year series where we can have an idea of d kind of model answers?

[Beatrice_NoQ]

sparks:

My dd needs help for Literature! She got 9/25 for lit paper & only 12 in her class failed. I am worried as Lit/SS is her only humanities subject in her L1R5. She has asked me to get a Lit tutor for her. I don't know if it will help to get a tutor at this stage.


dd said she has difficulty in understanding what her teacher's comments were. She told me she had difficulty scoring well under this new teacher. Dh read thru her answers & teacher's comments & agreed with the teacher's. Dh found that she's not clear in her explanations & analysis of the content. The Lit book that she's taking is \"roll of Thunder, Hear my cry\".

Does anyone know of any good resources to tap on or even a good Lit tutor for this book? :?:

Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry is actually not a difficult book to understand, when you pull Shakespearean literature into the equation (of which the unabridged versions are near impossible to process without explanation for secondary school students). With that established, don't lose hope! Your DD just needs better notes to go on.

Sparknotes.com is a fantastic literary guide with tons of comprehensive notes on many literature texts. You can also try simply googling the title of the book along with the word 'essay' or 'analysis' and thousands of hits will show up. You'll have to trawl through the extraneous info to identify what may be useful for your DD.

[starlight1968sg]

I read the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry".

I would prefer "Sing to the Dawn" (unsure if it is a literature book for sec sch) to it.
My dd likes "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry".

[Porky Pig]

I am so happy today. Sonny scored 8/10 for literature class test. This is because I asked him to study from the websites tat both Buds and AB recommended. He is the second highest in class. Highest being 9/10. So happy.

[bb_ mom]

Porky Pig:

I am so happy today. Sonny scored 8/10 for literature class test. This is because I asked him to study from the websites tat both Buds and AB recommended. He is the second highest in class. Highest being 9/10. So happy.

Great job! Lit's not easy to score cos it's so subjective.

[Integer]

Porky Pig:

I am so happy today. Sonny scored 8/10 for literature class test. This is because I asked him to study from the websites tat both Buds and AB recommended. He is the second highest in class. Highest being 9/10. So happy.

Can feel your happiness.

Happy for u too!

[buds]

Porky Pig:

I am so happy today. Sonny scored 8/10 for literature class test. This is because I asked him to study from the websites tat both Buds and AB recommended. He is the second highest in class. Highest being 9/10. So happy.

U go Porky Boi! :celebrate:

[janet88]

Porky Pig:

I am so happy today. Sonny scored 8/10 for literature class test. This is because I asked him to study from the websites tat both Buds and AB recommended. He is the second highest in class. Highest being 9/10. So happy.

glad to hear that. literature is a subject which is difficult to score.

[jetsetter]

janet_lee88:

Porky Pig:

I am so happy today. Sonny scored 8/10 for literature class test. This is because I asked him to study from the websites tat both Buds and AB recommended. He is the second highest in class. Highest being 9/10. So happy.

glad to hear that. literature is a subject which is difficult to score.

well done little porky boy!

[tearsforfears]

Hi, does anyone know of any sites with study guide for "Totto-chan (The Little Girl at the Window)"? I tried searching but nothing useful so far…

With exam round the corner, i’m not sure if dd has time to do notes for chapter summary and analysis etc… Study guide will help speed revision a bit i’m hoping… besides just reading the book itself…
Thanks in advance for any inputs!