Classic Literature - A Novel Study (Middle School)
Kaitlyn Fischer: Close-Reading Specialist
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In this 6 week course, students will meet with the teacher to select class literature novels together that they will read and discuss through Socratic Seminars.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Students will work otogether with the teacher to select classic literature novels to read and discuss in Socratic Seminars. The class (readings and activities) will be designed around the novels that students are interested in. The schedule will be discussed and set by the students and teacher to best meet students' needs and interests. Each week the reading schedule will be discussed and determined based on the discussion. Each novel will be stretched over a couple of weeks to determine the...
Students will be able to read and discuss classic literature during Socratic Seminars. Students will be able to compare and contrast the original novel to its classic movie remake(s).
I have taught many book studies in my professional career (including all of the novels listed above and more). I love taking part in discussions and ensuring that the students needs and interests are met as they read. I like to work with students to help me design and schedule the class! I also teach a version of this class with high school students that is quite popular and has good reviews! Please feel free to check it out via this link: https://outschool.com/classes/classic-literature-novel-study-V9NC71b3?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Homework Offered
Reading and watching films will be required outside of class time to ensure appropriate discussions during class.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Classic Novels (Middle School) - Completed Adams, Douglas - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Science Fiction, Comedy x 2 Alcott, Louisa May - Little Women: Historical Fiction Babbitt, Natalie - Tuck Everlasting: Fantasy, Romance Barnhill, Kelly - The Girl Who Drank the Moon: Modern Fiction, Fantasy Barrie, J.M. - Peter Pan: Action/Adventure, Fantasy Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451: Dystopian, Science Fiction x 2 Carroll, Lewis - Through the Looking Glass: Fantasy x 2 Christie, Agatha - And Then There Were None Christie, Agatha - Murder on the Orient Express: Mystery x 3 Cisneros, Sandra - The House on Mango Street: Vignette, Fiction Collins, Suzanne - The Hunger Games: Dystopian, Action/Adventure, Science Fiction Cooper, Susan - Over Sea and Under Stone: Fantasy Cooper, Susan - The Dark is Rising: Fantasy Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol: Fiction, Ghost Story, Novella Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan - Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet: Mystery x 4 Dumas, Alexander - The Count of Monte Cristo (Unabridged): Action/Adventure, Historical Fiction Frank, Anne - The Diary of a Young Girl: The Diary of Anne Frank: Autobiography Golding, William - Lord of the Flies: Allegory, Fiction x 2 Hawking, Stephen - My Brief History: Autobiography Hiassen, Carl - Squirm: Modern Fiction, Mystery, Comedy Holm, Anne - I am David: Historical Fiction Homer - The Iliad - Epic Poetry x 2 Homer - The Odyssey - Epic Poetry L’Engle, Madeleine - A Wrinkle in Time: Fantasy, Science Fiction x 3 Law, Ingrid - Savvy: Modern Fiction, Fantasy Leblanc, Maurice - Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief: Mystery, Fiction LeGuin, Ursula K. - A Wizard of Earthsea: Fantasy Lewis, C.S. - The Magician's Nephew: Fantasy Lewis, C.S. - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Fantasy x 2 Lofting, Hugh - The Story of Dr. Dolittle: Fiction, Fantasy London, Jack - The Call of the Wild: Action/Adventure x 2 Lowry, Lois - The Giver: Dystopian, Science Fiction x 4 Martel, Yann - Life of Pi: Action/Adventure Montgomery, L.M. - Anne of Green Gables: Historical Fiction x 2 Palacio, R. J. - Wonder: Fiction Paterson, Katherine - Bridge to Terabithia: Fiction Patterson, James - Word of Mouse: Modern Fiction Pattillo Beals, Melba - Warriors Don’t Cry: Autobiography Paulsen, Gary - Hatchet: Action/Adventure, Fiction x 4 Raskin, Ellen - The Westing Game: Mystery Speare, Elizabeth George - The Witch of Blackbird Pond: Historical Fiction x 2 Steinbeck, John - The Pearl: Historical Fiction, Novella Stevenson, Robert Louis - Kidnapped: Action/Adventure, Mystery x 2 Stevenson, Robert Louis - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Science Fiction Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Hobbit: Fantasy, Epic x 2 Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Fellowship of the Ring: Fantasy, Epic Twain, Mark - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Historical Fiction, Action/Adventure/Satire Tzu, Sun - The Art of War: Self-Help, Military x 2 Verne, Jules - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction x 2 Verne, Jules - Around the World in 80 Days: Action/Adventure, Historical Fiction x 2 Verne, Jules - Journey to the Center of the Earth: Science Fiction, Action/Adventure Weir, Andy - The Martian: Science Fiction Wells, H.G. - The Time Machine: Science Fiction, Dystopian x 3 Wells, H.G. - The War of the Worlds: Science Fiction Zusak, Markus - The Book Thief: Historical Fiction x 2
Students will be allowed to select a modern novel AFTER a classic if they would like and if the classic novel will not need a full six weeks to read, discuss, and analyze. We will spend more time on the classic, however. The purpose behind this is to show kids that deep discussions and literary analysis can be done on modern novels as well. The same skills will be applied to the modern novel as the classic novel. Another reason for this decision is to provide students the opportunity to read, read, read! I am a firm believer that the more students read, the more comfortable they will be and the more they will learn to love reading. If they are reading more than one novel, how awesome is that! If you have any questions, please let me know!
Here are a couple of lists of classic novels you can look into reading:
- https://compassclassroom.com/blog/classics-every-middle-schooler-read/
- https://mindjoggle.com/best-middle-grade-books/
- Not all on this list are classic so be careful with it
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(901)
My name is Kaitlyn Fischer and I have taught English to students as young as nine through eighteen in both Missouri and Colorado. I am a close-reading specialist and have a lot of experience teaching students close-reading strategies including...
Group Class
$95
for 6 classes1x per week, 6 weeks
45 min
Completed by 146 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
2-6 learners per class
