Middle School Literature Rotation A   

32 WEEK CLASS

*See Middle School Grammar for the second component of English.

Tutor Name: Tammy Erickson

Course Name: Middle School Literature

Required Text:

Instead of a textbook, we read ‘real books’, as well as poetry and short stories. I also utilize children’s books to teach a concept before asking a student to analyze the concept in a novel, so students will also be reading classic children’s literature (provided). I provide all poetry and short stories as well. 

• THE BOXCAR CHILDREN by Gertrude Chandler Warner.

Book 1. 1950 ed. Table of Contents should start with “I. THE FOUR HUNGRY CHILDREN and end with XIII. A NEW HOME FOR THE BOXCAR”.

• THE TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS by William Pene de Bois

ISBN 0140320970

• THE DOOR IN THE WALL by Marguerite De Angeli

ISBN 0440227798

• THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE by C.S. Lewis

ISBN 9780064404990

• THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE by Natalie Savage Carlson

ISBN 0064402509

• HOMER PRICE by Robert McCloskey

ISBN 0142404152

• RED SAILS TO CAPRI by Ann Well

ISBN 0140328580

• THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE by George Selden

ISBN 0312380038

• THE GREAT TURKEY WALK by Kathleen Karr

ISBN 0374427984

• THE WHIPPING BOY by Sid Fleischman

ISBN 9780060521226

* If a student has reading challenges, please email Tammy for helpful tips on how to help your student succeed in this class.

Additional Comments: Used copies work fine. I recommend purchasing used at thriftbooks.com or Amazon.com. You may also utilize library copies.

Copy Fee: $30

Other Supplies Needed: 

• 1 Composition Notebook;

• Colored pencils or pens;

• Scissors;

• Glue

Minimum Number of Students:  6

Maximum Number of Students:  15

Course Description/Outline/Objectives:   
5/6 English is broken into two classes. This affords sufficient time devoted to each related discipline and allows parents to customize their student’s English program according to their needs. Each class offers unique, fundamental, and dynamic lessons and is designed to work in tandem with the other or to complement at-home curriculum.

In the Literature class, students will be introduced to a variety of literary concepts, inspiring novels and poetry, and will begin to learn to analyze novels for those literary concepts. I utilize an interactive notebook to supplement the lessons to engage all learning styles and reinforce each literary concept. There is a strong vocabulary component to the class, as well as some writing. Together students will mine the hidden wealth of strong writing, and thereby learn to be better readers and writers themselves.

Expected Weekly Time Commitment for Homework:  2 hours

Prerequisites: None

Recommended Grade Level: 5th - 7th    

Rate for Additional Private Tutoring: $30/hour

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