World Literature II — Middle School English (Homeschool)

This middle-school literature course focuses on world texts through guided discussions, focused instruction on literary terms and narrative techniques, and creative and comparative projects. Students read and discuss assigned texts, practice analysis using Bloom-style question prompts, and complete scaffolded writing and presentation assignments to develop reading comprehension and critical response.

Because this class is aimed at learners who are in grades 6-8, students need to have completed a minimum of 5th grade level ELA (a formal curriculum is not required). If you have questions about this, please reach out.

Materials needed:

"The Boys Who Challenged Hitler" by Phillip Hoose

"Breaking Stalin's Nose" by Eugene Yelchin

Shorter selections will be provided for students. These books can be purchased from Amazon, ThriftBooks, Abebooks, or even borrowed from the library (although I prefer students to have their own copy). Students do not need a specific version of these books. If purchased used, these books can be found for a total of around $10.

All other material will be common household and school supplies, or PDFs sent in the classroom.