Core Knowledge Curriculum for Middle School
Short Stories
Novels
- 7th grade: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Call of the Wild
- 8th grade: Animal Farm, A Christmas Carol, The Good Earth
Poetry
Drama
- 7th grade: Cyrano de Bergerac
- 8th grade: Twelfth Night
Essays and Speeches
Autobiography
- 7th grade: Night
- 8th grade: Selections from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
African American Literature
Writing (Expository, Persuasive, Research)
Grammar
Vocabulary (foreign phrases and Latin / Greek root words)
Commonly Misspelled Words
Literature Circles (reading, discussion, writing)