Essential Question: What does it mean to have a great heart, literally and figuratively?
Love That Dog — Sharon Creech — Novel in Verse
The Circulatory Story — Mary K. Corcoran, illustrated by Jef Czekaj — Informational/Scientific Text
“The Red Wheelbarrow” — William Carlos Williams
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” — Robert Frost
“The Pasture” — Robert Frost
“Love That Boy” — Walter Dean Myers
“dog” — Valerie Worth
“Heart to Heart” — Rita Dove
“The Tyger” — William Blake
“Street Music” — Arnold Adoff
Biography of Clara Barton
Biography of Helen Keller
Biography of Anne Frank
Essential Question: How does a challenging setting or physical environment change a person?
Hatchet — Gary Paulsen — Novel
Mountains — Seymour Simon — Informational/Scientific Text
SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere — John “Lofty” Wiseman — Informational/Technical Text
“All Summer in a Day” — Ray Bradbury
“Dust of Snow” — Robert Frost
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” — Robert Frost
Essential Question: Why is it important to understand all sides of a story?
Woods Runner — Gary Paulsen — Historical Fiction Novel
The Scarlet Stockings Spy — Trinka Hakes Noble — Historical Fiction/Picture Book
George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides — Rosalyn Schanzer — Informational/Historical Account
Essential Question: What can we learn from myths and stories?
Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children — Joseph Bruchac — Drama
Understanding Greek Myths — Natalie Hyde — Informational/Historical Account
Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words & Wisdom from Greek & Roman Mythology — Lise Lunge-Larsen — Mythology
Walk Two Moons — Sharon Creech — Novel