Literature Connections

Since you are a busy teacher, here's a place that lists resources aligned to the core literature for your grades. We are just beginning and have a long way to go, but there are some great resources here for you. Check out the themes, questions, websites, resources, extensions, activities, and more for each book you teach or read. Eventually this list will be searchable by theme, keywords, author, title. Keep checking back in to see the list grow.

K-3 (Open Court Resources compiled by Mathew Needleman)
4-5 (Open Court Resources compiled by Todd Jacobson)
6-8 (Compiled by Barbara Bray for Oakland USD for AB1339)
9-12 (Great Resource by Urban Dreams Grant- Oakland Unified School District)

6-8 Core Literature

Baseball in April by Gary Soto
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Densel
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Cow-Tail Switch by Virginia Hamilton
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Maroo of the Winter Caves by Anne Turnbull
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Cay by Theodor Taylor
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

High Points Themes

Self Portraits

Themes for 6-8 Literature

Ancient Egypt Dogsong Golden Goblet	Archeology Dogsong Boy of the Painted Cave	Architecture House of Dies Drear
Africa Cow-Tail Switch	Caves Maroo of the Winter Caves Boy of the Painted Cave	Climate Maroo of the Winter Caves The Cay
Cultures Baseball in April	Early Man Maroo of the Winter Caves Boy of the Painted Cave	Endangered Species Dogsong
Family Baseball in April	Great Depression Where the Red Fern Grows	Heroes Golden Goblet
Holocaust Number the Stars	Hurricanes The Cay	Immortality Tuck Everlasting
Legends and Myths Tuck Everlasting Where the Red Fern Grows	Life Cycles Tuck Everlasting	Native Americans Where the Red Fern Grows
Poetry Baseball in April	Prejudice Number the Stars	Responsibility Dogsong
Roman Empire The Bronze Bow	Slavery House of Dies Drear	Social Justice The Bronze Bow
Storytelling Cow-Tail Switch	Underground Railroad House of Dies Drear	War Number the Stars Johnny Tremain