May. 7, 2009 - Convention Coupons, Excellence in Literature, & Far Above Rubies Benefit Sale

I'm going to miss all the fun, but this is an exciting weekend for bargains, anyway! I finally finished my 2009 newsletter handout and the new cover for Introduction to Literature (see it below). I wanted to coordinate it wth the covers that IEW designed for American and British Literature. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. The image is from an illuminated manuscript of the 1400s, and it's a reference to one of the books we read in this level, Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. That's such a funny but thought-provoking book-- even the non-readers enjoy it! I wanted to be at the CHAP convention and got a booth (#1006), but due to very unfortunate circumstances cannot make it. My very able assistant, homeschooler Matt Wade, will be there with his father Bill to manage the booth. Please stop by to say "hi" and to redeem the Convention Coupons I have for you (you can use them online between Friday and Sunday too, not just at convention). Be sure to look at the fresh-off-the-press copies of Introduction to Literature-- the first volume of the Excellence in Literature series. It's designed for self-directed learning, but works well in co-ops and classrooms as well. If you want your students to learn writing as they study full-length classic literature, you'll love Excellence in Literature! The only place you can get Introduction to Literature right now is from my booth at the convention, or from the www.ExcellenceInLiterature.com website. Eventually, I'll get them distributed more broadly, but I'm still finishing up with the second and fifth books in the series-- Level 2 is Literature and Composition, and Level 5 is World Literature. They should be available by the end of summer. Lynda Coats, the author of Far Above Rubies and Blessed is the Man unit studies, is working to raise money to return in the fall as a missionary teacher to Native American children. She's offering 13 valuable bonuses with the purchase of the long-awaited FAR or BITM unit studies. These curricula have been very hard to find recently, so this is a wonderful opportunity! If you love unit studies and are looking for one for high school, be sure to check out this sale. It will run until May 15 only. http://www.lyndacoats.com/?p=57 http://www.everyday-education.com/catalog/convention-coupons.shtml www.ExcellenceInLiterature.com

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