Essentials in Literature 9 - Lit List - Due out August 2016

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I have never used Essentials in Literature, but am researching for the upcoming school year.  Posting this in case it helps someone in their search.  Literature 8 is released, while Literature 9 is due out in August.  It will also be on DVD.  The follows is from the representative I spoke with today.  She gave me permission to share. 

 

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Essentials in Literature level 9's overview will be similar to Level 8's if you checkout the course catalog page. Currently, we projected level 9 to be released in August. Level 9's literary works are:

 

 

Literature List
9th Grade

*Lists are subject to change. 

Novel: 
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

Short Stories:
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty†by James Thurber
“The Most Dangerous Game†by Richard Connell
“Born Worker†by Gary Soto
“The Monkey’s Paw†by W.W. Jacobs
“The White Heron†by Sarah Orne Jewett
“The Bet†by Anton Chekhov
“Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird†by Toni Cade Bambara

Nonfiction:
Charles Martel Biography
The Battle of Tours Research Project
The Arms Race by Albert Einstein
“Who Killed the Iceman?†National Geographic
“I Have a Dream†Speech by Martin Luther King Jr. 
On Writing by Stephen King
Wilderness Letter by Wallace Stegner

Poetry:
“Nothing Gold can Stay†by Robert Frost 
“Fire and Ice†by Robert Frost
“Still I Rise†by Maya Angelou
“Caged Bird†by Maya Angelou
“Do Not Go Gentle into the Good Night†by Dylan Thomas
“The Raven†by Edgar Allan Poe
“Alone†by Edgar Allan Poe
“Dreams†by Langston Hughes
“Like Brooms of Steel†by Emily Dickinson
“Spring Storm†by Jim Wayne Miller
“When It is Snowing†by Siv Cederling and “Poppies†by Roy Scheele
“A Poison Tree†by Willaim Blake

 

 

 Also, we are currently preordering levels 7 and 9 for the introductory pricing of $97 each. You may purchase these by calling our customer service department, 417-256-4191.