Literature includes the reading, aloud and silently, of short
stories, folk tales, and novels, as well as the memorization and recital of
a number of poems. Students also practice creative writing with poetry
and short stories. Outside reading and book reports are required.
Entertainment and the love and use of language are important aspects
of literature, but emphasis includes: heroism in epic stories; formation
of the moral imagination; tapping capacities for wonder, especially
through folk or “wonder” tales, such as those collected by the Grimm
brothers; as well as perceiving the connections between choice, action
and well-being. (Books and poems may vary slightly with each teacher.)

 G R A D E 3
Texts: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham, The Great Quillow
by James Thurber, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S.
Lewis, Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Poetry includes: "The Cats of Kilkenny" by Anonymous, "The Daffodils" by
William Wordsworth, "A Knight" by Geoffrey Chaucer, "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Tiger" by William Blake, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning,
"St. George and the Dragon" by G.K. Chesterton


G R A D E 4
Texts: Farmer Boy by L.I. Wilder, The Horse and His Boy by C.S.
Lewis, Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
Poetry includes: "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, "The Road Not Taken" by
Robert Frost, "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord
Tennyson, "Barbara Frietchie" by James Whittier

 G R A D E 5
Texts: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Johnny Tremain by Esther
Forbes, The Children’s Homer by Padraic Colum
Poetry includes: "The Bells and El Dorado" by Edgar Allen Poe, "Concord
Hymn" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Pied Beauty and The Windhover" by
Gerard M. Hopkins, "The Listeners by Walter de la Mare", "The Donkey"
by G.K. Chesterton, "Casey at Bat" by Ernest L. Thayer