Great Books Schedule
Upper Elementary, Third Years: Wednesdays
9/17/14
Welcome back to Great Books! Distribute Great Books Roundtable Level 2.Discuss
poetry: “Harlem (2), Langston Hughes, “(n)’, E .E. Cummings, “The Fort”, Marie Howe
10/1/14
The White Umbrella, Gish Jen
10/15/14
Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
10/29/14
The First Day, Edward P. Jones
11/12/14
Props for Faith, Ursula Hegi
Thanksgiving Break 11/26 – 11/28
12/3/14
El Diablo de la Cienega, Geoffrey Becker
12/17/14
The Cat and the Coffee Drinkers, Max Steele
Holiday Break 12/22/14 – 1/2/15
1/14/15
I Just Kept on Smiling, Simon Burt
1/28/15
Mercedes Kane, Elizabeth McCracken
2/11/15
The White Circle, John Bell Clayton, distribute Great Books Classics
Winter Recess 2/16 – 2/20
3/4/15
The Overcoat, Nikolai Gogol
3/18/15
The Lion’s Share, Arnold Bennett
Spring Break 3/30 – 4/6
Testing 4/13 – 4/24
4/8/15
The Bet, Anton Chekhov
4/22/15
The Declaration of Independence, Thoughts (Selections) Blaise Pascal
5/6/15
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving, Distribute To Kill a Mockingbird
5/20/15
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, Chapters 1-15
6/3/15
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, Chapters 16-31
TBD: Graduates’ Great Books Celebration Congratulations graduates, and keep reading all summer!