Literature: 6-8
Teacher: Candi Stryker

Tuition: $160.00 per year, payable in monthly installments of $20.00

Supply/Materials Fee (due at registration): $15.00

Deposit (due at registration): $20.00

Grades: 6th-8th

Minimum Class Size: 10

Maximum Class Size: 15

Midterm Enrollment:  Yes

Class Time: 4th hour (12:20-1:15)

Prerequisite: None

Estimated homework hours: 1-2

Required Materials or Books:

  • The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
  • A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
  • Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
  • The Ides of April by Mary Ray
  • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
  • Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan

Class Description:  In this class students will be reading award winning books in a variety of genres and learning about various literary elements as well as the historical time period of some of the books.  Students will be expected to read the assigned chapters outside of class and complete vocabulary and questions.  Students will also be expected to participate in class discussions.  Students will have various creative projects to complete with each book. The students will be reading a biography of their choosing and presenting their report to the class

Teacher Information: Candi Stryker has homeschooled her children for 11 years and has been involved in co-op during that time. She has a BS from UMHB and also completed coursework in elementary education at Baylor University. Before teaching her own children she taught in an elementary school for 8 years.