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Junior Literature
Unit One: The Short Story
Theme: Transitions
Week 1 Read: Everyday Use (pg 7)
Complete: RIE (pg 18 1 -15)
Read: Chees' Daughter (pg 23)
Complete: RIE (pg 35 1 -15)
Week 2 Read: Two Kinds (pg 39)
Complete: RIE (pg 59 1 -15)
Read: Catch the Moon (pg 63)
Complete: RIE (pg 70 1 -15)
Week 3 Read: Through the Tunnel (pg 86)
Complete: RIE (pg 86 1 -15)
Read: The Vision Quest (pg 89)
Complete: RIE (pg 92 1 -15)
Week 4 Read: By the Waters of Babylon (pg 95)
Complete: RIE (pg 90 1 -15)
Read: What I Have Been Doing Lately (pg 109)
Complete: RIE (pg 112 1 -15)
Week 5 Read: With all Flags Flying (pg 115)
Complete: RIE (pg 124 1 -15)
Read: A Child, a Dog, the Night (pg 129)
Complete: RIE (pg 134 1 -15)
Theme: Making Choices
Week 6 Read: The Boar Hung (pg 157)
Complete: RIE (pg 164 1 -15)
Read: Delicious Death (pg 167)
Complete: RIE (pg 170 1 -15)
Week 7 Read: The Monkey's Paw (pg 173)
Complete: RIE (pg 182 1 -15)
Read: Tuesday Siesta (pg 189)
Complete: RIE (pg 195 1 -15)
Week 8 Read: Content of the Dead Man's Pocket (pg 199)
Complete: RIE (pg 212 1 -15)
Read: The Censors (pg 218)
Complete: RIE (pg 221 1 -15)
Theme: Twists
Week 9 Read: The Ring (pg 225)
Complete: RIE (pg 231 1 -15)
Read: The Happy Man's Shirt (pg 241)
Complete: RIE (pg 243 1 -15)
Week 10 Read: The Californian's Tale (pg 248)
Complete: RIE (pg 255 1 -15)
Read: An Astrologer's Day (pg 260)
Complete: RIE (pg 264 1 -15)
Week 10 Read: The Interlopers (pg 269)
Complete: RIE (pg 275 1 -15)
Read: As it is with Strangers (pg 279)
Complete: RIE (pg 285 1 -15)
Week 11 Read: The False Gems (pg 289)
Complete: RIE (pg 295 1 -15)
Read: The Saleswoman (pg 299)
Complete: RIE (pg 302 1 -15)
Theme: Challenges and Consequences
Week 12 Read: The Sound of Thunder (pg 317)
Complete: RIE (pg 326 1 -15)
Read: Lullaby (pg 330)
Complete: RIE (pg 339 1 -15)
Week 13 Read: Colombia's Mortal Agony (pg 355)
Complete: RIE (pg 359 1-8)
Read: Winter Night (pg 363)
Complete: RIE (pg 372 1 -15)
Week 14 Read: Waltz of the Fat Man (pg 377)
Complete: RIE (pg 385 1 -15)
Read: The Masque of the Red Death (pg 389)
Complete: RIE (pg 395 1 -15)
Week 15 Read: To Da-duh in Memoriam (pg 399)
Complete: RIE (pg 409 1 -15)
Read: Lullaby (pg 330)
Complete: RIE (pg 339 1 -15)
Unit Two: Nonfiction
Theme: Remembering
Week 16 Read: A Child's Christmas in Wales (pg 433)
Complete: RIE (pg 440 1 -15)
Read: The Kaffier Boy (pg 445)
Complete: RIE (pg 456 1 -15)
Week 17 Read: From Farewell to Manzanar (pg 460)
Complete: RIE (pg 472 1 -15)
Read: By Any Other Name (pg 479)
Complete: RIE (pg 486 1 -15)
Week 18 Read: Waltz of the Fat Man (pg 377)
Complete: RIE (pg 385 1 -15)
Read: The Masque of the Red Death (pg 389)
Complete: RIE (pg 395 1 -15)
Week 19 Read: To Da-duh in Memoriam (pg 399)
Complete: RIE (pg 409 1 -15)
Read: Lullaby (pg 330)
Complete: RIE (pg 339 1 -15)
Theme: Quests and Encounters
Week 20 Read: Pizza in Warsaw Torte in Prague (pg 507)
Complete: RIE (pg 513 1 -15)
Read: I've seen the Promised Land (pg 517)
Complete: RIE (pg 526 1 -15)
Week 21 Read: Exploring Antarctic Ice (pg 557)
Complete: RIE (pg 560 1 -15)
Read: The Tuscon Zoo (pg 563)
Complete: RIE (pg 566 1 -15)
You will finish this year by studying the works of Shakespeare.
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