
Elementary Literature
Course #:
LIT
1-363
Division:
English
Department:
Elementary English
Suggested Age:
9 to 12 who work at approximately a 4th to 6th grade level
Prerequisites:
Must have fine motor skills for cutting and gluing
Must be able to listen, wait, and follow instructions
Course Description:
Purpose
Develop a love for literature
Master common literary terms
Explore various genres
Process
Read 20 minutes a day, five days per week for a total of 100 minutes
Complete weekly reading assignments and discussion questions
Write a weekly reading summary
Create a foldable resource book of literary terms
Novels listed in Curriculum/Matrials will be read at home in that order.
Audio versions are always an option.
Parental Responsibilities
Student attendance is mandatory
Check for understanding
To help with reading fluency: Read with your student & listen to your student read.
Curriculum/Materials:
Elementary Literature Supply List
Class Materials
“Composition Notebook” (NO spiral), MUST have all 100 pages. Please choose the sturdy hardcover (whatever color or design you prefer is fine)
Two PURPLE pocket folders with brads for grade sheet
3-Ring binder (1½ to 2” binder, any color)
Elmer’s School Glue (NO glue sticks as these do not hold long-term)
Supply bag or box (student choice - - important for containing glue to prevent a glue explosion in student’s bookbag, NO plastic baggies)
Colored pencils (NOT crayons)
Scissors (if student is not ready for adult scissors, this class may not be for them)
Required Texts
Coursebook from ODA (from ODA Bookstore), To avoid shipping costs, choose to have books (both semesters) delivered to you at the Open House before school begins.
Available anywhere books are sold. Audiobooks are also an option
Novels are in order of reading timeline
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl (Fantasy Fiction), Reading level grade 3 to 6; ages 8 -12 years
Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry (Historical Fiction), Reading level grade 3 to 5; ages 9 and up
Detectives in Togas, by Henry Winterfeld
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: I recommend “Read with Me Kids Classics A Christmas Carol in 20 minutes a day.” You may order this from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Carol-Minutes-Day-Read/dp/1952239672
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis, or another book in the Chronicle series
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle, or parent choice of science fiction
Biography or autobiography (student’s choice)
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, (Realistic Fiction), Reading level grade 3 to 7; age range 8 to 12