Literature

 2003-2004

 

Language Arts   Academic Skills

 

 

This list continues from last yearís (2002-2003) literature selections:

 

 

*  Fairy Tales and Stories

 

Little Red Hen 6/16/03

Momotaro:  Peach Boy 7/7/03

The Fisherman and his Wife 6/2/03

Alladdin and the Lamp  1/12/04

The Garden of Enchantments  1/19/04

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves  1/19/04

The Shoemaker and the Elves 7/14/03

 

* Aesop's Fables

 

 

The Grasshopper and the Ants 6/9/03 

The Goose and the Golden Eggs 6/4/03

 

* American Tall Tales

 

How Pecos Bill Got his Name 8/25/03

Pecos Bill and the Twister 9/1/03

 

* High Interest Classics

 

     Eric read these abridged stories using guided readers available from the publisher and Remedia publications (although they donít have it online, you have to call them). During his reading (usually over two weeks) he watched a movie version of the story as well and compared the two versions.

 

Swiss Family Robinson  (2/29/04)  movie version

Little Women (3/8/04)  movie version

White Fang 3/19/04 movie version

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Heidi (4/19/04) movie version

Tom Sawyer 5/5/04 movie version

 

 

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