Kfamily Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 My younger dd will be in 5th grade this fall. Wow! I can't believe it. Literature, English, Poetry, etc. are areas where she is accelerated. I'm not even going to try to sort out what to do with her with regard to grammar and writing. Lol! :) Not for now, at least. I've been thinking about what books for literature we might consider and would love to see what others are doing/reading for 5th grade. Here is what I have so far: George MacDonald: The Princess and the Goblin (she has read this one) The Princess and the Curdie At the Back of the North Wind The Complete Fairy Tales Poetry ******************* Here is where I'm stuck. She really wants to be stretched in this area. I know she's been asking me for awhile to read Ivanhoe with her. I can add this book. So... Ivanhoe She also wants to read this: Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch She bought North and South with her own money and wants to read this one with me too. She's reading Jane Eyre right now. These are some that she has not read that would work: The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Treasure Island by Robert L. Stevenson King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger L. Green Watership Down by Richard Adams Does anyone have any more suggestions? I need books that will stretch her a little but I'm running out of ideas. She's a big reader, so she has read many books already. I would also love any poetry suggestions too. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I would take a look at the books in Kolbe's Jr. High literature program for ideas. Also Angelicum's reading lists. Both of these are Catholic programs but it's pretty easy to tell which books are secular and which are Catholic in perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I love Anne of green gables, around the world in 80 days, Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm and the view from Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 I would take a look at the books in Kolbe's Jr. High literature program for ideas. Also Angelicum's reading lists. Both of these are Catholic programs but it's pretty easy to tell which books are secular and which are Catholic in perspective. Thank you, I had forgotten about these lists. I haven't heard of Dandelion Wine (We have Fahrenheit 451), so I'll look this one up. I'm considering Animal Farm (my older dd has never willingly read it...so I may just have them both read and discuss it together). I don't have Out of the Silent Plant (I have others by C. S. Lewis including Screwtape Letters but not that set), so this may be something to consider too. She'll have read Anne of Green Gables by the fall (we're starting it now) along with having read Little Women, LOTR and Merchant of Venice. I love the short stories (I think this may be a good year for some of these) and the poetry too. We're okay with Catholic books. I have this so far: The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Treasure Island by Robert L. Stevenson King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger L. Green (I'd love to expand on this book. Does anyone have any ideas here?) Watership Down by Richard Adams Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens Bulfinch's Mythology Ivanhoe by Scott North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell George MacDonald: The Princess and the Goblin (she has read this one) The Princess and the Curdie At the Back of the North Wind The Complete Fairy Tales Poetry She wants to read Beowulf...I've asked her to read some Norse Mythology before she reads it and she's working on this right now. Short Stories Poetry possibly Animal Farm or C.S. Lewis books.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 I love Anne of green gables, around the world in 80 days, Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm and the view from Saturday. Thank you. I do have Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, so I could add this to her list too. I should own Around the World in 80 Days, so I may need to add this to our library. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 We've recently started using Moving Beyond the Page literature units. They are right up my daughter's alley! After years of searching for a good literature program, we have finally found one to suit our needs! I could probably use the 9-11 level, but I'm using the 8-10 with her because the content of many of the books are things she will be interested in. She really likes the format of the program, though. I think it's probably because it's not the same exact thing every single day. Although writing is included, we also do formal writing in addition. She's currently reading Little House in the Big Woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Washington Irving's short stories, like Rip Van Winkle and Legend of Sleepy Hollow, might be good to study. Kidnapped Bambi A Wrinkle in Time The Phantom Tollbooth The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron and the third one in the trilogy I've forgotten A Wizard of Earthsea Pollyanna The Sword and the Stone Captains Courageous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Washington Irving's short stories, like Rip Van Winkle and Legend of Sleepy Hollow, might be good to study. Kidnapped Bambi A Wrinkle in Time The Phantom Tollbooth The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron and the third one in the trilogy I've forgotten A Wizard of Earthsea Pollyanna The Sword and the Stone Captains Courageous Thank you, there are some I had fogotten about (she has read a few, but several of these will be just right). And I was just thinking about the Irving short stories...perfect! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 These are what my fifth grader has read this yr (she loves them.) http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5902/pg5902.html http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7013/pg7013.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 These are great! I would love to buy the whole set (right now I just have vol.9). When we get back to the states and get settled I'd like to buy the rest of these. Thank you! These contain the literature and poetry that I want her to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 These are what my fifth grader has read this yr (she loves them.) http://www.gutenberg...902/pg5902.html http://www.gutenberg...013/pg7013.html How does your dd read them? Will they work on a kindle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 How does your dd read them? Will they work on a kindle? We actually own them in hard copy. We love the series so much we own more than one set. You can often find the 10 vol set (buy the older ones......1913, 1922-mid 30s) on ebay for anywhere from $50-$90. Definitely worth the price. The parents manual/guide is full of great stuff, so I would try to purchase one that includes it. Most of the time you will find sets in great condition except for vol 1. Vol 1 contains nursery rhymes and fairy tales. It is the "youngest" child book. Each successive volume contains more complex lit. (and all of them are available on Gutenberg) HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 That does help! Thank you! I checked the price and until I can get them in hard copy, the 1922 edition of volume 3 at least is available on Amazon free for Kindle. The others are available also but I did not check the publication date. hth someone else! That you for the hint! Can't wait to start them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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