Lightning Lit — Grade 8 Teacher Guide

Second Edition

The Teacher’s Guide includes the explanation of the course’s philosophy, weekly lesson planner, answers to the comprehension questions and the workbook pages, additional teaching suggestions for the lessons, and additional information on the writing exercises. See Related Items for the Student’s Guide and Student’s Workbook.

Students read in the following order:

• “A Crazy Tale,” by G. K. Chesterton from Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children
• Treasure Island by R. L. Stevenson
• Various poems from Stories and Poems. . .
• A Day of Pleasure by Isaac B. Singer
• “Wakefield” a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne from Stories and Poems. . .
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• Various poems from Stories and Poems. . .
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
• “Reflections” a short story by Lafcadio Hearn from Stories and Poems. . .
• My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
• Various poems from Stories and Poems. . .
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee