Covers the essentials in literary analysis!
Even if your teen has never analyzed literature before...
We’ve got you—and your college-bound teens—covered!
Features
A weekly passage selected from the novel for copywork and dictation
Clear, effective instructions to teach writing elements found in the passages
Grammar and punctuation explained in context
Background details about the novel explored
Insight into literary devices
Nine comprehension questions
2–3 pages of book club ideas
The Slingshot appears in our College Prep Writers Bundle.
Find single issues of the Slingshot here.
All purchases of digital products are FINAL. No refunds.
2021-2022
September: A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
November: Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
January: The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
March: The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
May: Swing (Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess)
Books are not included with purchase of the Slingshot.
We encourage you to review the books yourself to be certain that you are comfortable with the content before giving them to your teens.
Book list contains Amazon affiliate links. Brave Writer receives compensation at no extra cost to you.
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Age: ages 15–18 (11th-12th grades)
Format: PDF files. Permission to print is included.
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Download a sample here.
The Slingshot is a program of five month-long handbooks that pair with well-regarded novels.
Product Delivery
Each Slingshot is a digital PDF file that includes four to eight weeks of instruction
New Slingshots are uploaded to a private folder on the first of each month of release
Login information is sent to the email address you provide at checkout
Login and download the Slingshot Guidelines (once) and the new Slingshot each month of release
Print or read on your device
Your purchase includes all five Slingshots, which will publish one every other month beginning with September and stay in the folder (September 2021- May 2022).
Complete Program
Slingshot is one part of Brave Writer’s two-part writing and language arts program:
Slingshot teaches writing mechanics and literary analysis
Help for High School or Online Classes teach academic writing forms
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