Middle School Literature Home or Group Instruction Set
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A PARENT-LED OPTION;
NOT FOR ONE DAY ACADEMY CLASS.
Suggested Age: 12-14
Prerequisite: Middle School English 1 or 2: Students must be independent readers able to participate in class
discussion and write short reports or essay answers to reading questions.
Purpose: To explore and enjoy classic literature in the forms of fiction, fantasy, biography, short story,
poetry, and drama.
Process: Students will learn how to find significance in the stories through their historical context and
application to modern culture and biblical principles through literary analysis, guided
discussion, engaging activities, historical study, and creative writing.
Leader Guide and Student Workbook
The Leader Guide is designed for use with the Middle School Literature Student Course
Workbook, as well as all the required reading books, and is suitable for one-on-one or small
group home instruction. The Leader’s Guide features a weekly overview, a lesson guide for each
of 34 weekly lessons, and information about the books and other readings that will be key to
completing the writing assignments and charts. The Leader Guide includes some of the student
materials, including the poems and short stories, writing assignments, and samples of the
charts to help parents with evaluating and grading student writing. Students take notes on the
lessons in the Course Workbook, which will aid them in completing the writing assignments and
charts, also found in the student coursebook.
Curriculum/Materials
For parents or group leaders: Middle School Literature Leader Guide, by Susan Peisker (included in set)
Student edition: Middle School Literature Course Workbook, by Susan Peisker (included in set)
(Short stories and poems are included in the course workbook)
Original, unabridged versions of the following titles to be purchased separately:
Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes
Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O’Dell
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne
Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom
A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien
poetry, and drama.
Process: Students will learn how to find significance in the stories through their historical context and
application to modern culture and biblical principles through literary analysis, guided
discussion, engaging activities, historical study, and creative writing.
Leader Guide and Student Workbook
The Leader Guide is designed for use with the Middle School Literature Student Course
Workbook, as well as all the required reading books, and is suitable for one-on-one or small
group home instruction. The Leader’s Guide features a weekly overview, a lesson guide for each
of 34 weekly lessons, and information about the books and other readings that will be key to
completing the writing assignments and charts. The Leader Guide includes some of the student
materials, including the poems and short stories, writing assignments, and samples of the
charts to help parents with evaluating and grading student writing. Students take notes on the
lessons in the Course Workbook, which will aid them in completing the writing assignments and
charts, also found in the student coursebook.
Curriculum/Materials
For parents or group leaders: Middle School Literature Leader Guide, by Susan Peisker (included in set)
Student edition: Middle School Literature Course Workbook, by Susan Peisker (included in set)
(Short stories and poems are included in the course workbook)
Original, unabridged versions of the following titles to be purchased separately:
Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes
Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O’Dell
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne
Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom
A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien