Self-Paced Middle School Literature 3

Middle School Literature 3 is a literature course organized by units in the genres of short story, poetry, drama, non-fiction, and novel and is designed for students in grade eight. All our middle school level literature courses focus on reading a wide variety of literature that will challenge and engage students of all abilities. Students will learn literary terminology and critical reading and analysis skills that will prepare them for literary study at the high school level. See course book list below. 

About Self-Paced Courses:

• Students have access to recorded lectures on each reading assignment.
• Students have access to weekly reading pacing guides and auto-graded quizzes.
• Although we recommend following the syllabus in order, students are free to choose what to read and when.
• Self-Paced classes do not include live class sessions or teacher support. 
• All recordings will be available from September 2 through the end of the following August.

Book List

There are many options for acquiring these books. You can purchase them from a local or online retailer. You can check them out of the library. For most, you can download electronic versions or access them online and read them on your computer screen.

The Giver, by Lois Lowry

The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander

A Separate Peace, by John Knowles

A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen

Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare

The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster

My Family and Other Animals, by Gerald Durrell

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by Bryan Mealer and William Kamkwamba