Corvallis School District
Instructional Literature List ~ 1999-2001
Grade 7

Agreements For Using Specific Literary Works

Teachers are asking for clarity around the novels and reading materials used for reading and literature instruction and assessment at the various grade levels. In response to the request from teachers, the following is a composite list of district-wide agreements around the use of designated instructional materials in the Language Arts program.

The agreed upon list of works is reserved for instructional and assessment use at the stated grade level. Teachers at other grade levels are to avoid direct instruction and sharing of the works which appear on the lists for grade levels beyond the ones they teach. Teachers may draw from lists for grades prior to their own, provided they consider the instructional validity and the need to avoid unnecessary repetition.

Final approval of these Literature Lists was given by the K-12 Principals and Instructional Facilitators in June of 1999.  These literature lists will be updated every 2-3 years.

Core Literature ~ Grade 7
Title

Author

Adam of the Road

Gray, Elizabeth

Animal Farm

Orwell, George

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl

Frank, Anne

Catherine, Called Birdy

Cushman, Karen

A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court

Twain, Mark

Crystal Cave

Stewart, Mary

Dicey’s Song

Voigt, Cynthia

Escape from Egypt

Levitin, Sonia

A Midsummer’s Night Dream

Shakespeare, William

The Midwife’s Apprentice

Cushman, Karen

Summer of My German Soldier

Greene, Bette

Tusk and Stone

Bosse, Malcolm J.

Walkabout

Marshall, James Vance

The Walking Stones

Hunter, Mollie