Course Materials

 & LPS Opt-In and Opt-Out

Littleton Public Schools places a high value on maintaining strong partnerships with parents in the use of challenging materials in the classroom. The district also places a high value on providing students with a rigorous educational experience.  District administration and the Board of Education believe it is appropriate for schools to offer opportunities for students to address controversial topics in an intellectual manner. Therefore, as students mature, so does the content they study in schools.  Following you will find a list of materials frequently used in my courses along with the district opt in/opt out procedural safeguards.

Instructional Materials

7th Grade Language Arts

short stories may include
"In Our Own Hands" by Bruce Coville"The Great Rat Hunt" by Lawrence Yep
"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
"Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents" by Kwame Alexander
"Your Question For Author Here" by DiCamillo and Scieszka
"Waters of Gold" by Lawrence Yep
book club options include
FictionMonster by Walter Dean Myers

Historical Fiction Code Talker by Joseph BruchacBetween Shades of Grey by Ruta SeptysFountains of Silence by Ruta SeptysHow to Hang a Witch by Adriana MatherI Must Betray You by Ruta SeptysSalt to the Sea by Ruta SeptysThe Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
NonfictionWe Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist

Additionally, students will participate in self-selected independent reading with novels.

 Please see the district procedural safeguards linked below.

LPS Opt In/Opt Out Info