Koerarmoca Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Both My older girls reading levels surpass their maturity levels so I have a hard time selecting books for them. I want them both to read 25 books this school year. I am making a list of the books in which I will require them to read and I want to make a list of books that they can also pick and choose from. I bought them both a new book today to get us started. For my 8th grader To kill a Mocking Bird For my 4th grader My Side of the Mountain I am going to choose a Few from AO list but I am really stumped as to what else I want them to read. So what are your 4th & 8th grade girls reading this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 What history and science are your girls going to do this year? My 8th grader is doing American History this year so she is going to do Excellence in Lit's American Literature. The bolded books are the primary selections. She will do all of those and as many honors books as we can get in. She is also going to take an online English class that has four required books I will list at the end. HTH! American Lit Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson Rip Van Winkle Legend of Sleepy Hollow Life of George Washington Evangeline Song of Hiawatha Last of the Mohicans Pioneers House of Seven Gables Scarlet Letter Walden Moby Dick Billy Budd Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass House of Mirth Age of Innocence Daisy Miller Great Gatsby My Antonia Old Man and the Sea A Moveable Feast Online English class Animal Farm Romeo and Juliet Red Badge of Courage Fahrenheit 451 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 We are doing a combo of SOTW1 & MOH 1 I think... still unpurchased at this time. My girls have had more "social studies" than actual history in pvt school so I want to start at the beginning of time so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) . Edited July 12, 2022 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Lea Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 We are doing a combo of SOTW1 & MOH 1 I think... still unpurchased at this time. My girls have had more "social studies" than actual history in pvt school so I want to start at the beginning of time so to speak. Have you looked at the books that SL Core 6 (or whatever level Core 6 is now) uses for read alouds and readers? This SL core using SOTW I and II as the spine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 My 4th grader (boy) will be using the new MCT lit. trilogy to start. I am not sure how that will go, as he has already heard Alice and Peter Pan read aloud or on audio a few times. We'll probably spend more time on Wind in the Willows. Most of the others on my list are found on the AO year 4 and 5 lists, as well as a few VP choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlcc Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 How about Black Beauty or Island of the Blue Dolphins for your 4th grader? I second the Veritas Press choices and have you checked HOD's suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 What history and science are your girls going to do this year? My 8th grader is doing American History this year so she is going to do Excellence in Lit's American Literature. The bolded books are the primary selections. She will do all of those and as many honors books as we can get in. She is also going to take an online English class that has four required books I will list at the end.HTH! American Lit Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson Rip Van Winkle Legend of Sleepy Hollow Life of George Washington Evangeline Song of Hiawatha Last of the Mohicans Pioneers House of Seven Gables Scarlet Letter Walden Moby Dick Billy Budd Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass House of Mirth Age of Innocence Daisy Miller Great Gatsby My Antonia Old Man and the Sea A Moveable Feast Online English class Animal Farm Romeo and Juliet Red Badge of Courage Fahrenheit 451 The upper list is not typical for most 8th graders. As a matter of fact, I think my children would have mutinied if I had given them many of those books to read as an 8th grader. It was all I could do to force them to read Moby Dick as 10th or 11th graders. :lol: The list is more typical of high school American lit which is typically either a 10th or 11th grade course. Just letting others not to :eek: if their 8th graders aren't ready for those types of titles. (or even if they are capable that they have no interest in those types of works) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Someone linked these lists the other day, and they're great. Perfect for very strong readers, but still appropriate to the age-grades listed: http://mensaforkids.com/school_template.cfm?showPage=school_readeraward.cfm (Scroll down for links for the 4-6 list and the 7/8 list.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Chronicles of Narnia Lord of the Rings Anne of Green Gables Little House on the Prairie series The Westing Game National Velvet Sounder Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry Little Women Here is a source that might interest you for its list: http://www.amazon.com/Favorite-Books-Activities-Ready-Use/dp/0876283091/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Someone linked these lists the other day, and they're great. Perfect for very strong readers, but still appropriate to the age-grades listed: http://mensaforkids.com/school_template.cfm?showPage=school_readeraward.cfm (Scroll down for links for the 4-6 list and the 7/8 list.) Ooooooh, thank you for the link. My kids love many of those titles. Wizard of Earth Sea is a great one from the 7/8 list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Someone linked these lists the other day, and they're great. Perfect for very strong readers, but still appropriate to the age-grades listed: http://mensaforkids.com/school_template.cfm?showPage=school_readeraward.cfm (Scroll down for links for the 4-6 list and the 7/8 list.) Excellent!! Thanks for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 but feeling frustrated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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