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Teaching the Classics teaches parents how to guide their children in the ability to understand literature; Teaching the Classics: Worldview Supplement goes further by showing families how to compare that literature to the Christian worldview. Adam Andrews provides the tools for analysis in a DVD seminar along with a teacher syllabus, engaging real audience members in discussions of classic stories to demonstrate his techniques.

Techniques, it may be said, which are quite old. Andrews employs the Socratic method, asking leading questions and providing some commentary to guide students' thinking rather than simply offering facts or pre-packaged ideas for them to memorize and regurgitate. The approach originated with the Greek philosopher Socrates, and forms the basis of true Classical education.

While there are products available to turn Andrews' two main programs into a curriculum of sorts, the benefits of Teaching the Classics: Worldview Supplement extend far beyond those of a mere school subject. Kids are expected to compare everything they read to the Bible and Christian thought, turning reading into much more than a rainy-day activity or source of entertainment.

Because Andrews follows the Classical model, he describes Teaching the Classics: Worldview Supplement as part of the Rhetoric Stage, and therefore oriented for older students. Elementary and middle school kids should learn the principles of finding the meaning in a text, while older kids are more prepared to evaluate it from a particular perspective.

The books listed below are those included at the back of the Teaching the Classics: Worldview Supplement teacher syllabus. All of them are for older and more mature readers, and are arranged by time period (for instance, Ivanhoe is included in the Romantic Literature section). Instead of describing theworks themselves, Andrews provides overviews of five main historical periods, with lists of works by key authors from each era.

Like the booklist in Teaching the Classics, this one isn't intended to be required reading, but a starting place for families wanting to explore the world's great literature. Space is provided to compile your own list of books and authors; because this is a tool rather than a curriculum, users enjoy a high degree of latitude. This is one of our favorite products, and we highly recommend these books and guide.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
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	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Puffin Classics by Mark Twain from Puffin Books for 6th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Puffin Classics by Mark Twain from Puffin Books Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Dover Thrift Editions by Mark Twain from Dover Publications for 6th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.00
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Puffin Classics by Mark Twain from Penguin Classics Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $10.00
	Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Dover Thrift Editions by Benjamin Franklin from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.00 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings Signet Classics by Benjamin Franklin Reprint from Signet Classics Autobiography for 9th-Adult in 18th Century Literature (Location: LIT5-18) $5.95
	Billy Budd and Other Tales Signet Classics by Herman Melville from Signet Classics Realistic Nautical Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $4.95
	Call of the Wild Puffin Classics by Jack London 2008^th edition from Puffin Books Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Call of the Wild Dover Thrift Editions by Jack London from Dover Publications Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $3.00 $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Captains Courageous Signet Classics by Rudyard Kipling from Signet Classics Nautical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Christmas Carol Dover Thrift Editions by Charles Dickens from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $3.00
	Christmas Carol Puffin Classics by Charles Dickens from Puffin Books Fantasy for 6th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Civil Disobedience and Other Essays Dover Thrift Editions by Henry David Thoreau from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $3.00
	Common Sense Dover Thrift Editions by Thomas Paine from Dover Publications Political Philosophy for 9th-Adult in 18th Century Literature (Location: LIT5-18) $4.00
	Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Signet Classics by Mark Twain from Signet Classics Social Satire/Humor for 8th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	David Copperfield Signet Classics by Charles Dickens from Signet Classics Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.95
	David Copperfield Signet Classics by Charles Dickens from Dover Publications Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Emma Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.00 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Faerie Queene Penguin Classics by Edmund Spenser from Penguin Classics Allegory/Epic Poetry for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $22.00
	Frankenstein Puffin Classics by Mary Shelley from Puffin Books Horror for 7th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $8.99
	Great Expectations Signet Classics by Charles Dickens from Signet Classics Realistic Fiction for 10th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Gulliver's Travels Puffin Classics by Jonathan Swift from Puffin Books Satire/Social Commentary for 9th-Adult in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Hamlet The Pelican Shakespeare by William Shakespeare from Penguin Putnam Tragedy for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	House of Mirth by Edith Wharton from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $4.00 $2.00 (1 in stock)
	House of the Seven Gables Signet Classics by Nathaniel Hawthorne from Signet Classics Fantasy for 9th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott from Bantam Books Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Ivanhoe Signet Classics by Sir Walter Scott from Signet Classics Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Ivanhoe Penguin Classics by Sir Walter Scott, edited by Graham Tulloch from Penguin Classics Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $12.00
	Jane Eyre Puffin Classics by Charlotte Bronte from Puffin Books Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-Adult in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.19
	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte from Dover Publications Realistic Romantic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.40
	Jungle Book Puffin Classics by Rudyard Kipling from Puffin Books Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Jungle Books Signet Classics by Rudyard Kipling from Signet Classics Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Kim Puffin Classics by Rudyard Kipling from Puffin Books Orphan Stories for 6th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Last of the Mohicans Leatherstocking Tales #2 by James Fenimore Cooper Reprint from Signet Classics Realistic Action/Adventure Novel for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Le Morte d'Arthur King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table Signet Classics by Sir Thomas Mallory from Signet Classics for 9th-Adult in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED) $7.95
	Le Morte d'Arthur King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table Signet Classics by Sir Thomas Mallory from Random House for 9th-Adult in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Middlemarch by George Eliot from Signet Classics Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.99
	Much Ado About Nothing Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications Comedy for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.00
	My Antonia Signet Classics by Willa Cather from Signet Classics Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	O Pioneers! Signet Classics by Willa Cather from Signet Classics Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Pathfinder The Inland Sea Leatherstocking Tales #3 by James Fenimore Cooper from Penguin Classics Realistic Fiction for 9th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $15.00
	Persuasion Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $7.00
	Pioneers Leatherstocking Tales #4 by James Fenimore Cooper from Signet Classics Realistic Fiction for 9th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $7.95
	Portrait of a Lady by Henry James from Bantam Books for 11th grade-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Pride and Prejudice Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.00
	Pride and Prejudice Dover Thrift Editions by Jane Austen from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00
	Prince and the Pauper Signet Classics by Mark Twain from Signet Classics Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane from Bantam Books Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $4.95
	Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories Puffin Classics by Washington Irving from Puffin Books Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 5th-9th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Rob Roy Penguin Classics by Sir Walter Scott from Penguin Classics Historical Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $15.00
	Robinson Crusoe Signet Classics by Daniel Defoe from Signet Classics Realistic Adventure Novel for 8th-Adult in 18th Century Literature (Location: LIT5-18) $5.95
	Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne from Pocket Books Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.99
	Scarlet Letter Dover Thrift Editions by Nathaniel Hawthorne from Dover Publications Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00 $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Sea Wolf Signet Classics by Jack London from Bantam Books Nautical Fiction for 8th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Selected Poems of John Donne Dover Thrift Editions by John Donne from Dover Publications Lyrical Poetry for 10th-Adult in Poetry (Location: POET-GEN) $1.50 (1 in stock)
	Self-Reliance and Other Essays Dover Thrift Editions by Ralph Waldo Emerson from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $4.00
	Sense and Sensibility Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Romantic Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $8.00
	Silas Marner Signet Classics by George Eliot from Signet Classics Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $4.95
	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Pearl / Sir Orfeo by Anonymous, J. R. R. Tolkien (Translator) from Ballantine Books Medieval Fairy Tale/Poetry for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Tale of Two Cities Signet Classics by Charles Dickens from Signet Classics Victorian Novel for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.95
	Tale of Two Cities Dover Thrift Editions by Charles Dickens from Dover Publications Victorian Novel for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00
	Tales of Mystery and Terror Puffin Classics by Edgar Allan Poe from Puffin Books Mystery/Horror for 8th-12th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Uncle Tom's Cabin Signet Classics by Harriet Beecher Stowe from Signet Classics Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Utopia Dover Thrift Editions by Sir Thomas More from Dover Publications Utopian/Dystopian Literature for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $5.00
	Walden Or, Life in the Woods Dover Thrift Editions by Henry David Thoreau from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00
	White Fang Puffin Classics by Jack London from Puffin Books Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	White Fang Dover Thrift Editions by Jack London from Dover Publications Action/Adventure for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $6.00 $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack Dover Thrift Editions by Benjamin Franklin from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in 18th Century Literature (Location: LIT5-18) $4.00 $2.00 (3 in stock)

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