I set up a literature analysis group with a lovely, talented teacher this year who has worked through some great classics. When EIL was released I sent her your link and she was very excited about the material.

My daughter passion is writing and science so we are about to launch our selves into – again thank you for your wonderful resources.

I’m so glad you’re looking forward to EIL. I love introducing people to some of the most amazing literature in the world! And I’m glad you like e-books–I was thinking specifically of my far-away readers in creating those, but nearby ones are enjoying them too.

As for prerequisites, it all depends on what you’ve done before and whether you student is a confident reader and writer. The Elegant Essay is a wonderful, focused look at each individual element of the essay, and how the elements are put together, so if your student hasn’t done many essays, I think it would be useful.

Have your students done much literary analysis? If they aren’t yet comfortable with the idea of themes and literary periods and analytical vocabulary, Teaching the Classics is a very clear and streamlined introduction. Adam Andrews teaches engagingly, illustrating the principles through short stories. The course is short enough that it can be done concurrently, or even picked up later if you decide you need it after you’ve begun.

As for Windows, it’s well-crafted and uses short stories to teach analysis. I’d probably use it in 7th grade, then follow with the five levels of EIL. If your student is farther along in his/her studies, you may not have time for it, but the other materials will cover what you need to know.

I hope that’s helpful!

Thrilled the books are available in e-form as we live in NZ and this makes things so easy – thanks.