Update ~ I am still trying to catch up on Elijah's transcript. Just a few more to go.
Elijah did very well in his final year of English. This year was a catchall of books and movies that I wanted him to accomplish before graduation. Elijah read all of the books independently and answered questions through essay or narration. He also did a bit of grammar and critical reading lessons through workbooks. He earned an A for this course.
Resources ~
- Reading RX workbook
- The Fallacy Detective workbook
- Daily Mindbuilders Language Arts workbook
Books ~
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Brother's Grimm by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
- The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- Beowulf by Anonymous
- Pet Cemetery by Stephen King
- I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Who Was Maya Angelou? by Ellen Labrecque
- The Old Man and the Sea by Earnest Hemmingway
Movies ~
- The Scarlet Letter
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
- The Old Man and the Sea
- Pet Cemetery
Short Stories ~
- The Monkey's Paw ~ W. W. Jacobs
- Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket ~ Jack Finney
- One Thousand Dollars ~ O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)
- A Toast to the Oldest Inhabitant: The Weather of New England ~ Mark Twain
Blessings, Dawn
That sounds like a wonderful year of learning.
ReplyDeleteGreat list of literature and supporting items!
ReplyDeleteSuch good books!
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