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Scarlet Pimpernel book club

July 4, 2022 Ticia Leave a Comment

Scarlet Pimpernel snacks

I choose the books I assign for a variety of reasons. Sometimes I choose the book because it matches the time period we're studying. Other times. I choose the book because it has some great ideas to discuss. A few books I choose are because the book has literary significance. I'm … [Read more...]

reading and writing 10th grade, book and a movie, modern history

Tom Sawyer book club

June 29, 2022 Ticia Leave a Comment

Tom Sawyer book and a movie 6th 7th

I knew I wanted my kids to read Huckleberry Finn in 8th grade, and to prepare for that I wanted them to first read Tom Sawyer so they had familiarity with the character. You could totally read one without the other, but I wanted them to read the fun adventure story of Tom Sawyer … [Read more...]

reading and writing 6th grade, 7th, book and a movie

Mortal Engines book club

May 27, 2022 Ticia Leave a Comment

Mortal Engines book and a movie feature 8th 9th

This all started when I was looking for a book to give Superman for his birthday. Then I remembered Mortal Engines came out in the theaters and he wanted to see the movie, so inspiration hit. I gave him the first book in the Mortal Engines series, and a few other dystopians. This … [Read more...]

reading and writing 8th grade, 9th grade, book and a movie

1984 book club

April 20, 2022 Ticia Leave a Comment

1984 book and a movie 10th 11th

If you want to depress your kids, assign 1984. I chose to assign 1984 because there are so many things you can see in the modern news paralleling the book, and the terms George Orwell created so many terms we use today. The phrases and words stir up ideas that we all understand. … [Read more...]

reading and writing 10th grade, 11th grade, book and a movie

Twelfth Night unit

March 6, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

Twelfth Night book and a movie

We went to London for our honeymoon, which of course meant we had to go to the Globe to see a play. We got to see my absolute favorite play Midsummer Night's Dream, and then Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night was especially fun because they did it in traditional style with men playing … [Read more...]

reading and writing 10th grade, book and a movie

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