Reading Companion for Fifty Classics Author:James P. Stobaugh James P. Stobaugh introduces fifty selected classics, ranging from The Song of Roland to Moby Dick and David Copperfield and The Brothers Karamazov. This Reading Companion gives excellent assistance for students and teachers. — For each title the author presents a short description, objective questions, quotations with vocabulary gleanings, and ... more »challenging discussion questions. In the book's first part are student chapters; in the second part are teacher chapters (with answers).
This whole-book companion is a wonderful addition to an anthology-driven curriculum although it is not meant to replace a full-fledged English course. . .This book will aid teachers in challenging their charges.
The author was a Merrill Fellow at Harvard and holds degrees from Vanderbilt and Rutgers universities, and Princeton and Gordon-Conwell seminaries. An experienced teacher, he is a recognized leader in homeschooling and has published several books for students and teachers.« less