Middle School Literature & Writing

Course: Middle School Literature and Composition – Shelley George 
Olivia Oster’s classes are listed below
Grade Level: 6-8
Day/Time: Wednesday 9:00 – 10:30am OR Wednesday 2:20 – 3:50pm
Instructor: Shelley George 
Cost: $75 per month + $35 application fee
Online Availability: Students can enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student, pending teacher approval.
Books: The books may be found at Christianbooks.com, Amazon, and thiftbooks.com

• George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist (Heroes of History), ISBN 1883002788

• The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson, ISBN 0545804523                                                                    

• Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations, ISBN 1601428294                                              

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, ISBN: 061815082X                                                                                        

• One book from The Narnia Series.                                                           

• A New Grammary by Olivia Oster  

• Please purchase in class for $15 - Do not purchase on Amazon; it is much more expensive there.                                                                                           

• Write Source 2000 ISBN: 066946774X

Description: Ride a pony with Bilbo Baggins. Take a snowy walk with Lucy and Peter into the wardrobe. Stroll down a Brooklyn street with Jackie Robinson. Watch Dr. George Washington Carver invent more than 300 products using peanuts. Challenge yourself to do hard things with Alex and Brett Harris. Students will explore EXCITING books as they learn to analyze great writing from a biblical worldview.  Extensive reading, various writing assignments, vocabulary quizzes, weekly journal responses and several projects will be assigned. Each semester students will choose a biography to read and analyze, in addition to the required reading. We also offer an Advanced Reading Program for students who want to tackle more than the books covered in class. We use a three-year rotation of various books, which are never repeated, so students can enter as 6th graders and take this class until they are ready for High School Literature and Composition grades 9-10 (English I/II).

Course: Middle School Literature and Composition – Olivia Oster  
Shelley George’s classes are listed above
Grade Level: 6-8
Day/Time: Monday 12:25 – 1:55pm OR Wednesday 10:40am – 12:10pm OR Wednesday 12:40 – 2:10pm
Instructor: Olivia Oster
Cost: $75 per month + $35 application fee
Online Availability: Students can enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student, pending teacher approval.
Books: All of these books can be found on Amazon. You are welcome to use any copy of The Hobbit. For more information and pictures of covers, please see holsterlit.blogspot.com.

• A New Grammary by Olivia Oster 

• Please purchase in class for $15 - Do not purchase on Amazon; it is much more expensive there. 

• Introduction to Mythology for Kids by Zachary Hamby, ISBN: 1647393205 

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, ISBN: 061815082X

• The Pilgrim’s Progress in Modern English by John Bunyan, ISBN: 0882707574

• Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Green, ISBN: 9780141325286

Description: Students will see the beauty and excitement of being a Christian in today’s world through our reading of fable, fantasy, allegory, and myth. We will discuss the cultures and truths behind these stories as we apply the lens of Scripture to encourage and enliven our reading, our writing, and our faith. In grammar we will build toward adding more  phrases and clauses to our writing to make it increasingly  mature. The books will be read in the order they are listed above. Please note: I will have copies of A New Grammary for in-class purchase the first day for $15. Any copy of The Hobbit will work for our class reading, but I’m asking that students purchase the specific copy of Pilgrim’s Progress listed above because it is a modern English version. We use a three-year rotation of various books, so students can enter as 6th graders and take this class until they are ready for High School Literature and Composition grades 9-10 (English I/II). Check the class blog (hhlosterlit.blogspot.com) to gain more insight into this class, its literary works, and the grammar lessons.