Middle School Literature

Description

Middle School Literature / 6-8 / Period 1 / KK / T1 – T2 – T3

The first trimester of Middle School Literature will cover three stories of young people facing the world. We will read, The Giver by Lois Lowry, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, and The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. This course aims to improve students’ reading comprehension and processing of “big ideas,” while also helping them to effectively put their ideas about our texts into writing. Students will continue to dive deeper into understanding and application of literature terms (characters, setting, plot, theme). Learning will be facilitated by weekly assignments, which may include quizzes, study questions, and written reflections. Grades will be given based upon in-class participation, completion of preparatory assignments, and one to two larger writing assignments. (This course will be offered with an A- and a B-track to help accommodate the different levels of experience with literature of the students. A-track will cater toward 6th graders by offering shorter assignments, while the B-track will provide greater opportunities for writing and reflection for older students.) Please order the versions of the works indicated below so that we can all be “on the same page” for our in-class discussions. It is completely fine to purchased used copies of the versions listed. 

Class Size: 18
Class Time: 9:00-9:50 a.m.
Class Level: 6-8
Taught By: Kristina Kain
Materials Fee: none
Materials Needed: all books listed, binder/folder, pencil, pen, highlighter/colored pen(s)
Class Code: KK 1

1st Trimester

The Giver by Lois Lowry
https://www.amazon.com/Giver-Quartet-Lois-Lowry/dp/0440237688/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1685757771&sr=1-1

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bantam-Classics-Louisa-Alcott/dp/0553212753

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
https://www.amazon.com/Yearling-The-50th-Anniversary-Edition/dp/B004HX38SM/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

2nd Trimester

Second Trimester of Middle School Literature will cover three stories and one play. We will read A Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, 

This course aims to improve students’ reading comprehension and processing of “big ideas,” while also helping them to effectively put their ideas about our texts into writing. Students will continue to dive deeper into understanding and application of literature terms (characters, setting, plot, theme). Learning will be facilitated by weekly assignments, which may include quizzes, study questions, and written reflections. Grades will be given based upon in-class participation, completion of preparatory assignments, and one to two larger writing assignments.

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
https://www.amazon.com/Horse-Full-Color-Collectors-Chronicles-Narnia/dp/0064409406/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1687016008&sr=1-1

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Carol-Classics-Made-Easy/dp/1734704187/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1JIOPSEGYE3NC&keywords=A+Christmas+Carol+puffin+classics&qid=1687015597&s=books&sprefix=a+christmas+carol+puffin+classics%2Cstripbooks%2C117&sr=1-8

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
https://www.amazon.com/Jungle-Book-Puffin-Classics/dp/0141325291/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B27F4JKPYQD7&keywords=Jungle+Book+puffin+classics&qid=1687015848&s=books&sprefix=jungle+book+puffin+classics%2Cstripbooks%2C114&sr=1-1

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
https://www.amazon.com/Midsummer-Nights-Dream-2009-Shakespeare/dp/B00DO8G3QU/ref=sr_1_2?crid=228WHWXL2AGN1&keywords=A+Midsummer+Night%27s+Dream+oxford+school&qid=1687015755&s=books&sprefix=a+midsummer+night%27s+dream+oxford+school%2Cstripbooks%2C153&sr=1-2

3rd Trimester

Third Trimester of Middle School Literature will cover three stories of characters facing the world. Two of these will zoom in on nature as a force verse man/dog. We will read Robison Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, & Call of the Wild by Jack London. This course aims to improve students’ reading comprehension and processing of “big ideas,” while also helping them to effectively put their ideas about our texts into writing. Students will continue to dive deeper into understanding and application of literature terms (characters, setting, plot, theme). Learning will be facilitated by weekly assignments, which may include quizzes, study questions, and written reflections. Grades will be given based upon in-class participation, completion of preparatory assignments, and one to two larger writing assignments.

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
https://www.amazon.com/Robinson-Crusoe-Classics-Young-Readers/dp/0875527353/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2F3BD6ZN7O4ZS&keywords=Robinson+Crusoe+classics+for+young+readers&qid=1687016095&s=books&sprefix=robinson+crusoe+classics+for+young+readers%2Cstripbooks%2C119&sr=1-1

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
https://www.amazon.com/Around-world-Eighty-days-Illustrations/dp/B09328FD5F/ref=d_m_crc_dp_lf_d_t1_sccl_1_3/143-5847232-7242526?pd_rd_w=OYlHb&content-id=amzn1.sym.5d471845-5073-424b-b27b-c0676f48a016&pf_rd_p=5d471845-5073-424b-b27b-c0676f48a016&pf_rd_r=3AWN90PKFKCKV6VDZ8SA&pd_rd_wg=2Qful&pd_rd_r=82fc22bd-7e3f-47cb-a871-108fdf703ae5&pd_rd_i=B09328FD5F&psc=1

The Call of the Wild by Jack London
https://www.amazon.com/Call-Wild-Unabridged-Orientation-Character/dp/1734704101/ref=sr_1_21_sspa?crid=2JJMRJ1WUM0MZ&keywords=The+Call+of+the+Wild+%22Puffin+Classics%22&qid=1687016717&s=books&sprefix=the+call+of+the+wild+puffin+classics+%2Cstripbooks%2C99&sr=1-21-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9idGY&psc=1