Literature Major Works - Middle School level
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The following includes a list of board-approved long works of literature. Other short works such as short stories, fables, poems, and articles do not require board approval and are used based on the needs and interests of students as teachers see fit.
Titles in bold represent board-approved works of literature.
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6th Grade
The Watson's Go to Birmingham - Christopher Paul Curtis (Novel - Chapter 1 only)
Charles - Shirley Jackson (Short Story)
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein (Short Story)
The Dog and the Bone - Aesop (Fable)
What is the International Space Station - NASA (Non-Fiction Article)
Immigration to the US - Michael A. Signal (Non-Fiction Article)
For Teens, a Good Mood Depends on Good Sleep - Meenaskshi Prabhune (Non-Fiction Article) -
7th Grade
The Giver - Lois Lowry (Novel)
Perfection Learning Anthology
- The Hero's Test - Allisoun Witting
- The Kayak - Debbie Spring
- War Game - Nancy Werlin
All Summer in a Day - Ray Bradbury (Short Story)
Monsters are Due on Maple Street - Twilight Zone (Screen Play)
The Cask of Amontillado - Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story)
Mirror - Sylvia Plath (Poem) -
8th Grade
Perfection Learning Anthology
- Echoes from Mt. Olympus
- And Justice for All
- What's so Funny
Orbiting Jupiter - Gary Schmidt (Read Aloud Novel)
Since Hanna Moved Away - Judith Viorst (Poem)
The Lottery - Shirley Jackson (Short Story)
Raymond's Run - Toni Cade Bombara