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2017 - 2018 English Language Arts Resource List

English Language Arts Resource List

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Table of Contents

LANGUAGE ARTS 300 ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 LANGUAGE ARTS 400 ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 LANGUAGE ARTS 500 ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 LANGUAGE ARTS 600 ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 LANGUAGE ARTS 700 ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 LANGUAGE ARTS 800 ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 ENGLISH I ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22 ENGLISH II .......................................................................................................................................................................... 23 ENGLISH III ......................................................................................................................................................................... 24 ENGLISH IV ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25


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Language Arts 300

Assignment Required or Suggested

Provided by AOP Reading Resource

Unit 1: Project: Book Report

Required No a book of your choice

Unit 1: Project: Learning a New Language

Required No research resources

Unit 2: Project: Book Report—Poetry

Required No Choose one of the following:

• A Child's Garden of Verses, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Grosset & Dunlap, 1957.

• The Christopher Robin Verses, by A. A. Milne, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1967.

• The Llama Who had No Pajama, by Mary Ann Hoberman, Browndeer Press, a division of Harcourt Brace & Co., 1998.

• Pizza the Size of the Sun, by Jack Pretutsky, Greenwillow Books, 1996.

Unit 3: Project: Book Report--Folk Tales


GENERAL FOLK TALES: • Llama and the Great Flood; a Folktale from Peru, by

Ellen Alexander, Crowell, 1989.

• The Tale of Three Trees, retold by Anglea Elwell Hunt, Lion Publishing Company, 1989.

• The Mitten, a folk tale from the Ukraine, retold by Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam Sons, 1989.

FAIRY TALES and FANTASY:

• Fairy Tales and Stories, by H. C. Andersen. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys, by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

• The Nutcracker Ballet, retold by Deborah Hautig, Random House, 1992.

• The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Noami Lewis, Henry Holt and Co. 1979.

TALL TALES:

• Johnny Appleseed, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg, Morrow Junior Books, 1988.

• Mr. Yowder and the Train Robbers, by Glen Rounds, 1981, Holiday House.

• Pecos Bill, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg, Morrow Junior Books, 1986.

• Paul Bunyan, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg, Morrow Junior Books, 1984.



• FABLES:

• Aesop's Fables, by Aesop, illustrated by A. J. McClaskey, retold by Ann Mc Govern, Scholastic, 1963.

• Fables, by Arnold Lobel, Harper & Row, 1980.

• The Fisherman and His Wife, by Jacob Grimm, Farrar, 1980.

Unit 4: Project: Book Report: Biography


BIOGRAPHY: • Peter the Great, by Diane Stanley, Morrow Junior Books,

1986.

• Isaac Newton; Scientific Genius, by Pearle and Harry Schultz, Garrard Publ., 1972.

• Thomas Edison, by Haydn Middleton, from the "What's Their Story?" series, Oxford University Press, 1997.

• The True Story of Pocahontas, by Lucille Recht Penner, Random House,1994.

BIOGRAPHICAL FICTION:

• The Trailblazers Christian Heroes series, by Dave and Neta Jackson, Bethany House Publishers

o The Chimney Sweep's Ransom, about John Wesley (1992)

o Defeat of the Ghost Riders, about Mary McLeoad Bethune (1997)

o Escape from the Slave Traders, about David Livingston (1992)

o Flight of the Fugitives, about Gladys Aylward (1994) o The Forty-Acre Swindle, about George Washington

Carver (2000) o The Hidden Jewel, about Amy Carmichael (1992) o Hostage on the Nighthawk, about William Penn

(2000) o Listen for the Whippoorwill, about Harriet Tubman

(1993) o The Queen's Smuggler, about William Tyndale (1991) o Spy for the Night Riders, about Martin Luther (1992)

Unit 5: Project: Book Report--Animal Stories


• Chester the Worldly Pig, by Bill Peet, Houghton Mifflin, 1965.

• The Desert Critter Friends series: Any of the ten books in this series by Mona Gansberg Hodgson makes a delightful choice for an animal book report. The five top titles are:

o Friendly Differences o Clubhouse Surprises o Campout Capers o Desert Detectives o Thorny Treasures



• Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.

• Frog and Toad All Year, by Arnold Lobel, Harper & Row, 1976.

• Only One Woof, by James Herriot, St. Martin's Press, 1985.

• Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears, by Aardema, Dillion, 1976. Caldecott Medal Award book.

Unit 6: Project: Book Report--Haiku Poetry


• Cricket Never Does; a Collection of Haiku and Tanka Poetry, by Myra Livingston Cohn, published by Margaret McElderry, 1997.

• Haiku: the Mood of Earth, by Ann Atwood, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971.

Unit 7: Project: Following Directions

Required No • a piece of paper

• a pencil

• an eraser

• a ruler

• crayons

Unit 7: Essay: Writing a Friendly Letter

Required No • paper

• a pencil

• an envelope (optional)

• a stamp (optional)

Unit 9: Project: Book Report—Nonfiction


• Abe Lincoln Grows Up, by Carl Sandberg, Harcourt, 1985.

• Buffalo Hunt, by Russell Freedman, Holiday House, 1988.

• Mother Teresa, by Lola M.Schaefer, Pebble Books, 2003.

• The Plimouth Thanksgiving, by Leonard Weisgard, Doubleday, 1967.

• Promise of a New Spring; the Holocaust and Renewal, by Gerda Weissman Klein, Rossel Books, 1981.

• Young Frederick Douglas, Fight for Freedom, by Laurence Santrey, Troll, 1983.

Unit 10: Project: Book Report--Historical Fiction


• Abigail Takes the Wheel, by Avi, HarperCollins, 1999.

• The American Girl series: a collection of historical fiction stories of five American girls, each living at a different time-period in American history. The three titles given below are suggested for book report projects.

o Addy Saves the Day, by Connie Porter, Pleasant Company, 1994.

o Felicity Learns a Lesson, by Valerie Tripp, Pleasant Company, 1991.



o Josefina's Surprise, by Valerie Tripp, Pleasant Company, 1997.

• Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos Discovered, Edited, and Illustrated by Robert Lawson, Little, Brown, and Company, 1988.

• The Drinking Gourd, by F. N. Monjo, published by Harper, @1969.

• Kia, a Mission to her Village, Africa 1440, from "Girlhood Journey's" series, by Dawn C. Gill Thomas, Simon & Schuster, 1996.

• Paddle-to-the-Sea, by Clancy Holling, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. A Caldecott Honor book.

• An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, by Louisa May Alcott, Holiday House, 1989. The Very First Thanksgiving: Pioneers on the Rio Grande, by Bea Bragg, Harbinger House, 1989.

• Song of the Trees, by Mildred D. Taylor, Dial Press, 1975. Winner of the 1973 Council of Interracial Books Award: First Place Prize African American Book.

• Troubles Times Ten, by Dave Lambert, from the Christian Heritage Series published by Christian Book Distributors (CBD), a division of David C. Cook, 2000.

• The Wall, by Eve Bunting, published by Clarion Books, @1990.

• Whispering Cloth; a Refugee's Story, by Pegi Deitz Shea, Boyd Mills Publ., 1996.



Language Arts 400



Unit 1: Essay: Outline and Report

Required No • research resources

Unit 2: Dictionary Skills Requires No • dictionary

Unit 2: Project: Book Report--Haiku Poetry


• Cricket Never Does; a Collection of Haiku and Tanka Poetry, by Myra Livingston Cohn, published by Margaret McElderry, 1997.

• Haiku: the Mood of Earth, by Ann Atwood, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971.



• All God's Children: A Book of Prayers by Lee Bennett Hopkins with Amanda Schaffer, illustrator; Harcourt Brace, 1998.

• Bible Poetry: The Bible devotes a whole book to poems, 150 of them, in the Book of Psalms. This book, one of the earliest hymnals for Israel, expresses deep human emotions in poetic words. Bible historians believe the Psalms were written by several authors over a period of several hundred years. Poets include: King David, King Solomon, the Sons of Korah, Asaph, the Ezrahite Herman, Ethan, and Moses. Read all of the following Psalms:

o Psalm 23 (also known as the Good Shepherd's Psalm), Psalm 8, Psalm 1, Psalm 24, Psalm 46, Psalm 91, Psalm 100, Psalm 121, Psalm 150, and Psalm 119:1-8.

• Book Poems; Poems from National Children's Book Week 1959-1998, with an introduction by Lee Bennett Hopkins, The Children's Book Council, 1998.

• Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry, collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Simon & Schuster, 1993 (reprinted in hardcover 2000).

• Poems for Youth, by E. Dickinson. Little, Brown, and Co., 1996.

• Poem Stew, poems selected by William Cole, HarperCollins Publishers, 1981. A Reading Rainbow Book.

• Oxford Book of Christmas Poems, edited by Michael Harrison & Christopher Stuart-Clark, Oxford University Press, 1983.



Unit 4: Project: Book Report—Fiction


• Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White, Harper & Row, 1952. • The Enormous Egg, by Oliver Butterworth, Dell, 1978.

• Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl, Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.

• Gentle Ben, by Walt Morey, Avon, 1976.

• Hang Tough, Paul Mathier, by Alfred Slote, Harper, 1985.

• Indian in the Cupboard, by Lynn Reid Banks, Doubleday, 1981.

• It's a Mile from Glory, by Robert C. Lee. Little, Brown, and Co., 1972.

• James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl, Bantam, 1978.

• The Mandie Books by Lois Gladys Leppard, published by Bethany House Publishers. Join Mandie and her friends as they put their sleuthing skills to work on a whole slew of mysteries.

o Mandie and the Abandoned Mine, by Lois Gladys Leppard, Bethany House Publishers, 1987.

o Mandie and Fiery Rescue, by Lois Gladys Leppard, Bethany House Publishers, 1993.

o Mandie and the Ghost Bandits, by Lois Gladys Leppard, Bethany House Publishers, 1988.

o Mandie and the Forbidden Attic, by Lois Gladys Leppard, Bethany House Publishers, 1999.

o Mandie and the Schoolhouse Secret, by Lois Gladys Leppard, Bethany House Publishers, 1996.

o Mandie and the Cherokee Legend, by Lois Gladys Leppard, Bethany House Publishers, 1988.

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh, by Robert O'Brien, Atheneum, 1971.

• Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater, Dell, 1978.

• The Paint Brush Kid, by Clyde Robert Bulla, Random House, 1999.

• The Song of the Trees, by Mildred D. Taylor, Dial Press, 1975. Winner of the 1973 Council of Interracial Books Award: First Prize African American Book.

• Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardner, Harper Collins Publishers, 1979.

• Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, E. P. Dutton, 1954.



Unit 6: Project: Book Report: Nonfiction


• The Astronomy Book, by Dr. Jonathan Henry, Master Books, 1999.

• Dinosaurs by Design, by Duane T. Gish, Master Books, 1993.

• From Sea to Shining Sea for Children, by Peter Marshall & David Manuel, Fleming H. Revell Co., 1999. (written for ages 9-12; available through AOP Home School Catalog.)

• The Light and the Glory for Children, by Peter Marshall & David Manuel, Fleming H. Revell Co., 1995. (written for ages 9-12; available through AOP Home School Catalog.)

• Sounding Forth the Trumpet, by Peter Marshall & David Manuel, Fleming H. Revell Co., 1999. (written for ages 9-12; available through AOP Home School Catalog.)

• The Weather Book, by Michael Oard, Master Books, 1997.

Unit 7: Project: Book Report—Biography


• From the Christian Heroes Then and Now series published by YWAM o Corrie ten Boom, Keeper of the Angel's Den, by Janet &

Geoff Benge o David Livingstone: Africa Trailblazer, by Janet & Geoff

Benge o Nate Saint; on a Wing and a Prayer, by Janet & Geoff

Benge o Daniel Boone, by James Daugherty, Viking Press, 1967.

Newbery Award Winner.

• Historical American Biographies series, published by Enslow Publishers:

o Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor and Teacher, by Michael A. Schuman, Enslow Publishers, 1999.

o Clara Barton, Civil War Nurse, by Nancy Whitelaw, Enslow Publishers, 1997.

o Mark Twain: Legendary Writer and Humorist, Lynda Pflueger, Enslow Publishers, 1999.

o Martha Washington, First Lady, by Stephanie McPherson, Enslow publishers, 1998.

Other titles in Historical American Biographies series include:

Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father and Inventor Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy John Wesley Powell, Explorer of the Grand Canyon, Lewis and Clark, Explorers of the Northwest, Paul Revere, Rider for the Revolution Robert E. Lee, Southern Hero of the Civil War

• In God We Trust: Stories of Faith in American History, by T. Crater, & R. Hunsicker, Chariot Victor Publications, 1997.

• Joni, the autobiography of Joni Earickson Tada, published by Zondervan, 1979.

• Men of Science, Men of God, by Henry M. Morris, published by Master Books, 1982.



Unit 7: Project: Book Report: Folk Tales

Required No Choose one of the follow:

GENERAL FOLK TALES: • Llama and the Great Flood; a Folktale from Peru, by

Ellen Alexander, Crowell, 1989.

• The Tale of Three Trees, retold by Anglea Elwell Hunt, Lion Publishing Company, 1989.

• The Mitten, a folk tale from the Ukraine, retold by Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam Sons, 1989.

FAIRY TALES and FANTASY:

• Fairy Tales and Stories, by H. C. Andersen. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys, by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

• The Nutcracker Ballet, retold by Deborah Hautig, Random House, 1992.

• The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Noami Lewis, Henry Holt and Co. 1979.

TALL TALES:

• Johnny Appleseed, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg, Morrow Junior Books, 1988.

• Mr. Yowder and the Train Robbers, by Glen Rounds, 1981, Holiday House.

• Pecos Bill, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg, Morrow Junior Books, 1986.

• Paul Bunyan, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg, Morrow Junior Books, 1984.

FABLES:

• Aesop's Fables, by Aesop, illustrated by A. J. McClaskey, retold by Ann Mc Govern, Scholastic, 1963.

• Fables, by Arnold Lobel, Harper & Row, 1980. Caldecott Medal Winner.

• The Fisherman and His Wife, by Jacob Grimm, Farrar, 1980.

Unit 8: Essay: The Olympic Games


Unit 9: Project: The Navajo


Unit 9: Project: Salt in the Bible

Required No • Bible concordance





HISTORICAL FICTION: • American Girl -History Mystery series

o Hoofbeats of Danger, by Holly Hughes, American Girl, 1999.

o The Night Flyers, by Elizabeth McDavid Jones, American Girl, 1999.

o Smuggler's Treasure, by Sarah Masters Buckey, American Girl, 1999.

o Voices at Whisper Bend, by Katherine Ayers, American Girl, 1999.

• Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Harper & Row, 1953. (featured in AOP Home School Catalog).

• The Fighting Ground, by Avi, Lippincott, 1984.

• Journey to Freedom, a Story of the Underground Railroad, by Courni C. Wright, Holiday House, 1995.

• Night Journeys, by Avi, Pantheon, 1979.

• The Orphans' Journey series by Arleta Richardson, Chariot Victor Publ.

o Looking for Home - Book one o Whistle-stop West - Book two o Prairie Homestead - Book three o Across the Border - Book four

• Sara Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan, Harper & Row, 1985 (featured in AOP Home School Catalog). Newbery Medal Winner.

• The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee's Story, by Pegi Deitz Shea, Boyd Mills, 1996.

Unit 9: Project: Report Part One

Required No • two helpful books about your topic

• encyclopedia (optional)

Unit 10: Essay: Writing a Letter Review


• pencil

Unit 10: Report: Book Report

Required No • a book or story that you have read recently

Unit 10: Report: Writing a Report Review




Language Arts 500



Unit 1: Project: Finding the Topic

Required No • a short article in a newspaper

Unit 1 Essay: Using Spelling Words

Required No • drawing paper

• pencil/colored pencils or crayons

Unit 3: Project: Book Report—Nonfiction


• Buffalo Hunt, by Russell Freedman, Holiday House, 1988.

• Exodus, adapted from the Holy Bible by Miriam Chaikin, Holiday House,1987.

• Growing Up Amish, by Richard Ammon, Atheneum, 1989.

• In the Beginning; Creation Stories from Around the World, by Virginia Hamilton. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1988. Newbery Honor Book; Notable Children's Book.

• Linnea's Windowsill Garden, by Christine Bjork, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988.

• Maggie by My Side, by Beverly Butler, by Dodd & Mead, 1987.

• The Story of Football, by Dave Anderson, published by Morrow, 1985.

Unit 4: Essay: Pollution Required No • research resources

Unit 4: Project: Taking Notes

Required No • note cards (index cards)

• research resources



• Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt, Berkeley, 1964.

• The American Adventure series by Norma Jean Lutz, Barbour and Co., 1998. (Available through the AOP Home School Catalog.)

o Adventure in the Wilderness o Boston Revolts o Chicago World's Fair o Clash with the Newsboys o Escape from Slavery o Great Depression o The Great Mill Explosion o The Great War o Maggie's Choice o Mayflower Adventure o Plymouth Pioneers o Prelude to War o Queen Anne's War o Streetcar Riots



o Trouble on the Ohio River o Women Win the Vote

• Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Buccaneer Books, 1908.

o Anne of Avonlea, originally published by Buccaneer, republished by Scholastic in 1998.

o Anne of the Island, originally published by Buccaneer, republished by Scholastic in 1998.

• Dragonwings , by Laurence Yep, HarperCollins, 1975.

• Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Harper & Row, 1953. (Available through the AOP Home School Catalog.)

• The Friendship, by Mildred Taylor, Dial, 1989.

• Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin, 1989.

• Sarah, Plain, and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan, Harper & Row, 1985.

• Sign of the Beaver, by Elizabeth Speare, Houghton Mifflin, 1983.

• Where the Lilies Bloom, by Vera & Bill Cleaver, Harper & Row, 1969.

Unit 5: Project: Seed Ideas Required No • pictures of people, clothing, houses, and cities from magazines or newspapers

• a file envelope made from construction paper or use a large manila envelope



• American Ballads and Folk Songs, by John A. and Alan Lomax, Dover Publications, 1994.

• Casey at Bat, by Ernest Thayer, Peppercorn, 1982.

• The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, HarperCollins, 1986.

• Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated by Susan Jeffers, Puffin, 1996.

• Psalms in the Bible

o Psalm 23, also known as the Good Shepherd's Psalm.

o Psalm 1, o Psalm 8, o Psalm 24, o Psalm 46, o Psalm 100, o Psalm 121 o Psalm 119: 1-8, o Psalm 121, o Psalm 136, o Psalm 147, o Psalm 148, o Psalm 150.

• New Kid on the Block, by Jack Prelutsky, Greenwillow, 1984.

• Now We Are Six, by A. A. Milne, Puffin, 1992.



• When We Were Very Young, A. A. Milne, E. P. Dutton,1988.

Unit 6: Project: Free Verse Prayer

Required No • word processor such as Microsoft® Word®

Unit 6: Project: Poetry Book

Required No • printer

• construction paper

• colored pencils and/or crayons

Unit 8: Project: Retelling Fables

Required No Choose one of Aesop's Fables

• The Lion and the Mouse

• The Wind and the Sun

• The Dog and the Bone

• The Ant and the Grasshopper

Unit 8: Project: Parables Required No • bible

• a newspaper article about a current event

Unit 9: Project: Book Report—Biography

Choose one of the following: Biblical Biographies • Several of the books of the Bible are biographical accounts

of the lives of Biblical characters. Read the life stories of Ruth, Esther, and Job in the Bible books named for these Biblical characters. Or you may read the life of Jesus Christ as recounted in the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John.

• China Homecoming, by Jean Fritz, published by Putnam, 1985, and Homesick, by Jean Fritz, also published by Putnam.

• Christopher Columbus: Voyager to the Unknown, by Nancy Smiler Levinson, published by Lodestar, 1990.

• Daniel Boone, by Laurie Lawlor, published by Whitman, 1988.

• Historical American Biographies series, published by Enslow Publishers:

• Martha Washington, First Lady, by Stephanie McPherson, Enslow publishers, 1998.

• Mark Twain: Legendary Writer and Humorist, written by Lynda Pflueger, published by Enslow Publishers, 1999.

• Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor and Teacher, written by Michael A. Schuman, published by Enslow Publishers, 1999.

• Other titles in Historical American Biographies series include:

o Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father and Inventor o Lewis and Clark, Explorers of the Northwest o Paul Revere, Rider for the Revolution o Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy o John Wesley Powell, Explorer of the Grand Canyon o Robert E. Lee, Southern Hero of the Civil War



• Clara Barton: Courage to Serve (Heroes of History for Young Readers), written by by Renee Taft Meloche, publishesd by YWAM Publishing, 2007.

• Indian Chiefs, by Russell Freedman, published by Holiday House, 1987.

• Joni, the autobiography of Joni Earickson Tada, published by, Zondervan, 1979.

• Lincoln: a photobiography, by Russell Freedman, published by Clarion, 1987.

Unit 9: Project: Facts and Opinions Report


• index cards or notebook

Unit 10: Project: Book Report—Fiction


• Belated Follower; a Biblical Novel, by Colleen L. Reese, Barbour Press, a division of Heartsong Publishers, 1995.

• Fight for Freedom, by Norma Jean Lutz, Barbour & Co., 1967.

• The Grandma's Attic novels, by Arleta Richardson, Chariot Victor, 1995-1999.

o In Grandma's Attic, (Chariot Victor,1999) o More Stories from Grandma's Attic, (Chariot

Victor,1999) o Away from Home, (Chariot Victor,1995) o A School of Her Own, (Chariot Victor,1995) o Wedding Bells Ahead, (Chariot Victor,1995) o At Home in North Branch, (Chariot Victor,1995) o New Faces, New Friends, (Chariot Victor,1995)

• The Narnia Chronicles, by C. S. Lewis, Harper Collins, 1994.

o The Magicians Nephew o The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe o Prince Caspian o The Voyage of the Dawn Treader o The Silver Chair o The Horse and His Boy o The Last Battle

Unit 10: Project: Composition Folder

Required No • a 12" x 18" piece of construction paper

• paper fasteners or yarn

• writing paper

• optional: poster paints, potato half



Language Arts 600



Unit 3: Project: Book Report: Short Story

Required No Some of the stories below are available in larger collections by the same authors. Use the resources of your local library catalog or the Internet to locate the story of your choice. Many public domain works are available in e-text format.

• "A Candle for St. Bridget" by Ruth Sawyer, published in A Newbery Christmas, stories by Newbery Award Winning writers selected by Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh, published by Delacorte Press, 1991.

• Farmer Giles of Ham, by J. R. R. Tolkien, Ballantine Books, 1949. Published in companion with "Smith of Wootton Major."

• "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving, from The Sketch Book (1819-20). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• "The Reluctant Dragon" by Kenneth Graham, from Dream Stories (1898). Multiple editions available, including e-texts. Optionally: "The Reluctant Dragon" by Kenneth Graham, retold by Graeme, Kent, published in A Collection of Animal Stories, Bimax, 1984.

• "Rikki, Tikki, Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling, from The Jungle Book (1894). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

Unit 4: Project: Business Letter

Required No • magazines

• newspapers

• booklets about interesting places to visit

Unit 4: Report Writing: Preparation


Unit 4: Report Writing: Researching

Required No • note cards (index cards)

Unit 5: Report: Newspapers Today

Required No • encyclopedia

Unit 5: Project: News Story

Required No • a news story from your local newspaper

Unit 5: Project: Advertisement

Suggested No • poster board

• drawing supplies

Unit 5: Project: Propaganda

Required No • an editorial from a magazine or newspaper that states the author's position on a particular issue





• Abe Lincoln Grows Up, by Carl Sandburg, Harvest Books, 1987.

• Christian Heroes Then and Now Series: Available for purchase from the AOP Home School Catalog.

• Corrie Ten Boom, Keeper of the Angel's Den, by Janet & Geogg Benge, YWAM publishers, 1998.

• David Livingstone, Africa's Trailblazer, by Janet & Geogg Benge, YWAM publishers, 1999.

• Nate Saint, On a Wing and a Prayer, by Janet & Geoff Benge, YWAM publishers, 1998. Available at your public library, or for purchase through the AOP Home School Catalog.

• C. S. Lewis: Christian and Storyteller, by Beatrice Gormley, William B. Eerdmans, 1997.

• Frederick Douglas; Portrait of a Freedom Fighter, by Sheila Keenan.

• Heroes Tales for Kids, Vol. 1, 2, and 3, by Dave and Neta Jackson, Bethany House, 1996. Available for purchase from the AOP Home School Catalog.

• Margaret Bourke-White; Racing with a Dream, by Catherine A. Welch, Carolrhoda Books, 1998.

• Secret Soldier; the Story of Deborah Sampson, by Ann McGovern, Scholastic Inc., 1999.

• William Bradford, Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim, by Gary D. Schmidt, William B. Eerdmans, 1987.

Unit 7: Report: Sheepherding


Unit 7: Essay: Lambs in the Bible

Required No • Bible concordance

Unit 7: Project: Book Report: Novel


• Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt, Follett, 1965. Available for purchase through the AOP Home School Catalog. A Newbery Award Medal runner-up.

• Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne, Viking Press, 1974, originally published in England by Gallimard,1873.

• Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Ryrie Brink, Macmillan, 1935.

• Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, Scholastic, 1959. Available through the AOP Homeschool Catalog.

• Johnny Tremain, by Ester Forbes, Houghton Mifflin, 1943.



• My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, Four Winds, 1974.

• Sounder, by William H. Armstrong, Scholastic, 1969. Newbery Medal Winner.

• Sourland, by Newbery Award winning author, William H. Armstrong, Scholastic, 1971.

Unit 8: Project: Youthfulness

Required No • a person over 60 years of age to interview

Unit 8: Essay: Invented Words

Required No • any Dr. Seuss book

Unit 8: Report: Lullabies Required No • a lullaby

Unit 9: Project: Bible Stories

Required No • a Bible

Unit 9: Project: Psalm 19 Required No • a Bible

Unit 10: Project: Advertising

Suggested No • printer to print out your advertisement.

• supplies to illustrate your advertisement.

Unit 10: Project: Newspaper

Required No • 6 or more sheets of paper

• stapler or tape

• a newspaper

• pictures from magazines and newspapers



Language Arts 700



Unit 1: Report: The Meaning of Names


Unit 2: Project: Story-telling

Required No • a friend or parent

Unit 2: Report: Alfred the Great


Unit 2: Essay: Listening Required No • a political speech, a news commentary, a public service announcement, or a commercial

Unit 2: Book Report: Novel


• Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, first published in 1876. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• Black Pearl, by Scott O'Dell, Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1967. Newbery Honor Book.

• Call It Courage, by Armstrong Sperry, Scholastic, 1940.

• The Cay, by Theodore Taylor, Avon Books, 1969. On the Accelerated Reader list of Recommended books.

• Eight Cousins, by Louisa May Alcott, originally published in England in 1875. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• Gentle Ben, by Walt Moray, Puffin Books, 1992.

• The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin, 1938.

• The Narnia Chronicles, by C.S. Lewis, Harper Collins, 1994.

o The Magician's Nephew o The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe o Prince Caspian o Voyage of the Dawn Treader o Silver Chair o The Horse and His Boy o The Last Battle

• The Twenty-One Balloons, written and illustrated by William Pene du Bois, Viking Press, 1947. Newbery Medal Winner.

• Where the Lilies Bloom, by Vera & Bill Cleaver, Scholastic, 1969. A Newbery Award Honor Book.

• Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls, Doubleday, 1961. Available through the AOP Home School Catalog.

Unit 3: Project: Biography Required No • your parents to interview



Unit 3: Book Report: Biography


• Anne Frank Beyond the Diary: A Photographic Remembrance of Holocaust Years, by Rudd Van der Rol and Rian Verhoeven, Scott Foresman, 1995.

• The Defenders, by Ann McGovern, Scholastic, 1987.

• Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank, Prentice Hall, 1993.

• Joan of Arc: The Lily Maid, by Margaret Hodges, Holiday House, 1999.

• The Magic Never Ends: The Life and Works of C.S. Lewis, by John Ryan Duncan, World Press, 2001.

• Richard Wright and the Library Card, by William Miller, Lee & Low Books, 1999.

• Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina, by Maria Tallchief, with Rosemary Wells, Viking Press, 1999.

• The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss, HarperTrophy, 1990.

Unit 7: unit reading Required No • The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom, Bantam, 1974.

Unit 7: Report: World War II


Unit 7: Report: Dietrich Bonhoeffer


Unit 9: Project: Limericks Required No • a book of poetry

Unit 10: Book Report: Short Story


Some of the stories below are available in larger collections by the same authors. Use the resources of your local library catalog or the Internet to locate the story of your choice. Many public domain works are available in e-text format.

• "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain (1865). Multiple editions are available, including e-texts. A good choice is "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain, retold by Kent Graeme in A Collection of Animal Stories, Bimax, 1984.

• "Rip Van Wrinkle" by Washington Irving from The Sketch Book (1819-20). Multiple editions are available, including e-texts.

• "The Specter Bridegroom" by Washington Irving from The Sketch Book (1819-20). Multiple editions are available, including e-texts.

• "The White Seal" by Rudyard Kipling, from The Jungle Book (1894). Multiple editions are available, including e-texts.

Unit 10: Project: Autobiography

Required No • one of your parents to interview



Language Arts 800



Unit 1: Book Report: Pre-1900 Novel


• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, first published in 1884. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• Captain's Courageous, a Story of the Grand Banks, by Rudyard Kipling, originally published in 1896. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, originally published in 1849-50. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, originally published in two parts in 1868 and 1869. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe, originally published in England in 1719. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in England in 1883. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

Unit 1: Project: Directions Required No • a friend to help practice giving and following directions with

Unit 1: Project: Writing Directions from a Prompt

Required No • a "How To" program on educational television

Unit 2: Project: Descriptive Paragraph

Required No • a magazine

Unit 2: Book Report: Short Story


Some of the stories below are available in larger collections by the same authors. Use the resources of your local library catalog or the Internet to locate the story of your choice. Many public domain works are available in e-text format.

• "The Gift" by John Steinbeck, The Creative Company, 1993.

• "The Gift of the Magi" by O'Henry. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne from Twice Told Tales. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• "Split Cherry Tree" by Jesse Stuart, Jesse Stuart Foundation Monograph Series, 1990.



• "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

Unit 3: Project: Analysis of an Essay

Required No • a short, formal essay in a magazine

Unit 3: Essay: Informal Essay


• a friend (optional)

Unit 4: Project: Book Report: Post-1900 Novel


• Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery, first published in 1908. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

• Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson, Scholastic, 1941. Newbery Medal Winner.

• Let the Circle Be Unbroken, by Mildred Taylor, Dial Books, 1981.

• Lilies of the Field, by William J. Barrett, Warner Books, 1962.

• Path of the Pale Horse, by Paul Fleichman, Scholastic, 1983.

• Portraits of Little Women, by Pfeffer, Scholastic, @ 1998.

o Jo's Story o Meg's Story o Amy's Story o Beth's Story o Jo Makes a Friend

• Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor, Dial Books, 1981; paperback edition available published by Puffin Books, 1976.

Unit 5: Project: Biblical Speech

Required No • the concordance in your Bible

Unit 5: Project: Speech Required No • an interesting person to interview

Unit 6: Report: Anglo-Saxon Culture/Literature


or

• a translation of an Anglo-Saxon work: Beowulf, Anglo-Saxon Riddles, "The Seafarer," or "The Wanderer."

Unit 6: Report: Geoffrey Chaucer




• All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot, MJF Books, 1999. Available for purchase through the AOP Home School Catalog.

• American Hero: the True Story of Charles A Lindbergh, by Barry Denenberg, Scholastic Inc., 1996.

• Amos Fortune, Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates, E. P. Dutton, 1972.



• Invincible Louisa, the Story of the Author of Little Women, by Cornelia Meigs, Scholastic Inc., 1933.

• J. R. R. Tolkien; the Man Who Created The Lord of the Rings, by Michael Coren, Scholastic Inc., 2001.

• The Magic Never Ends: the Life and Works of C. S. Lewis, by John Ryan Duncan, Word Press, 2001.

• Ten Queens: Portraits of Women of Power, by Milton Meltzer, Dutton Books, 1998.

• Zlata's Diary, a Child's Life in Sarajevo, by Zlata Filipovic,with Christina Plribichevich-Zoric (translator), Penguin, 1995.

Unit 8: Project: Figures of Speech

Required No • a Bible story told in narrative form (for example, the Good Samaritan, any of the parables, Old Testament stories such as Abraham and Isaac, and so on)

Unit 8: Report: Assessing Reliability

Required No • bible

• The World Book or another encyclopedia.

• 10 people to ask some questions

Unit 8: Project: Newspaper Analysis

Required No • ten ads from newspapers and magazines that use statistics to sell a product

Unit 9: Project: Slang Required No • a newspaper

Unit 10: Project: Interview a Friend

Required No • a friend to interview

Unit 10: Project: Analyze a Formal Essay

Required No • a formal essay in a magazine or a book, or reread the essay reprinted in the unit "Punctuation in Literature."

Unit 10: Report: Autobiography

Required No • an autobiography



English I



Unit 2: Project: Nonverbal Communication

Required No • a person to observe

Unit 4: Project: The Research Report


Unit 8: Essay: Parable • a parable from the New Testament (such as the prodigal son, the five foolish virgins, or the tares of the field) or an episode from the Old Testament (Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz; David and Goliath)

Unit 8: unit reading Required No • the 2008 Scribner edition of The Miracle Worker.



English II



Unit 3: Project: How-to Evaluation

Required No • a "how-to" article in a magazine or newspaper

Unit 3: Essay: Biography Required No • someone to interview

Unit 3: Project: Analyzing Expository Writing

Required No • dictionary

Unit 3: Project: Oral Reading

Required No • teacher or parent to listen and evaluate your reading

Unit 3: Project: Abridged Reading

Required No • a selection to cut for a reading

• a small group, your teacher, or a friend.

Unit 4: Project: Giving the Speech

Required No • a mirror

• your class, teacher, or to a small group

Unit 4: Essay: Taking Notes

Required No • a sermon, lecture, or a program on public television

Unit 4: Essay: Commercials

Required No • several commercials to listen to

Unit 5: Project: Names Required No • research resources

Unit 5: Project: Identifying Propaganda

Required No • any magazine with advertisements

or

• an editorial in a newspaper

Unit 5: Essay: Varieties Required No • research resources

Unit 5: Project: Advertising

Required No • a women's magazine or a sports magazine

Unit 5; Essay: Newspaper Required No • a newspaper

Unit 6: Essay: The Necklace


Unit 9: Project: Poem Analysis

Required No • a poem

Unit 10: Essay: Evaluating Required No • a classmate who has also given literary critiques or one of your pastor's messages or a political speech on television



English III



Unit 1: Project: Dictionary Comparison

Required No • five dictionaries from different publishers (at least one Internet-based)

or

• Webster's 1828, 1913, and a recent edition

Unit 1: Essay: Writing Across Standard English


or

• a news story on a current event

or

• a legal document

Unit 4: Project: Greek Roots

Required No • blank flash cards

Unit 4: Essay: Outline and Essay


Unit 6: Project: Survey Required No • a trip to the library

Unit 6: Project: Journal Required No • a journal

Unit 6: Project: Analyzing an Editorial

Required No • an editorial in one of the newspapers you read

Unit 6: Essay: Illustrative Composition


Unit 6: Essay: Analytical Paper


Unit 6: Essay: Argumentative Paper


Unit 8: Essay: Nathaniel Hawthorne


Unit 9: Essay: Research Paper




English IV



Unit 4: Project: Semantics and Advertising

Required No • watch or listen to advertisement for one full week

Unit 5: Project: Beowulf Required No • a good translation of Beowulf

Unit 5: Essay: 13th C. Literary Forms


Unit 5: Essay: Character Study

Required No • a copy of the Canterbury Tales in a modern translation or access it using the Internet

Unit 6: Essay: Elizabethan Literature


Unit 7: Essay: Swift and Goldsmith

Required No • at least two current newspapers, news magazines, or television news programs

• research current political and/or social issues in the U.S. or the world

Unit 8: Essay: Lessons from Nature

Required No • a Bible

Unit 8: Essay: John Constable


Unit 8: Essay: Queen Victoria


Unit 9: Project: Character Sketch

Required No • an older person other than a friend or a relative to observe

• a small notebook

• pen or pencil

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