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Welcome to 7th Grade Classical Literature
"So now you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores of the face of life." -Fahrenheit 451
Introduction to Classical Literature invites students to closely read and annotate a variety of “Great Books” and texts, including Fahrenheit 451, Cyrano de Bergerac, A Christmas Carol, The Call of the Wild, Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, along with several short stories and poems. Students will be introduced to myriad literary elements and will examine texts to answer the question about what makes each of the stories a “human story” and what is true, good, and beautiful.
Introduction to Classical Literature invites students to closely read and annotate a variety of “Great Books” and texts, including Fahrenheit 451, Cyrano de Bergerac, A Christmas Carol, The Call of the Wild, Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, along with several short stories and poems. Students will be introduced to myriad literary elements and will examine texts to answer the question about what makes each of the stories a “human story” and what is true, good, and beautiful.
Fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury
We will begin 7th Grade by reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. We will be reading this first text until mid-October. Our focus while reading is on close reading, with an eye for the author's use of language, structure, and literary devices such as symbolism, imagery, allusion, and irony. Scholars will have nightly reading and text annotation that require no more than 20 minutes. During class, we will discuss the text through Socratic questioning, language study, and creative projects. Please refer to the HOMEWORK LINK below for the nightly reading assignment.
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