Literature, Composition, and Presentation
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Once Cyprus students are reading fluently and ready for more in-depth studies of literature, we begin separating the Literature, Composition, and Public Speaking components from Language Arts classes. Each class engages in round-table Socratic discussions, diving deep into the literature and analyzes the text. Students are mentored in their writing skills from the time they are very young, beginning with writing with a simple paragraph and then gradually working toward writing analytical and research papers of around ten pages. Below is the list of books one group of graduates studied from the time they were 5-6 years old to their graduation.
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Example Book list (2016-2017) graduates
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Stuart Little by E.B. White Charlotte's Web by E.B. White How to eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Mr. Popper's Penguins by Atwater The Tale of Despereaux by Date DiCamillo Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by Konigsburg The Birchbark House by L. Erdrich Pippi Longstocking by a. Lindgren Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Tuck Everlasting by N. Babbitt The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Twenty-One Balloons by X. Pene Du Bois The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Rip Van Winkle by W. Irving A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by R. O'Brien The Penderwicks by J. Birdsall The Westing Game by E. Raskin Harriet the Spy by L. Fitzhugh A Wrinkle in Time by M. L'Engle When You Reach Me by R. Stead Doctor Doolittle by H. Lofting Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo The Wind in the Willows by K. Grahame The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by F. Baum Peter Pan and Wendy by J. M. Barrie Peter and the Starcatchers by D. Barry Twelfth Night by Shakespeare Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Giver by L. Lowry The Book Thief by M. Zusak One Crazy Summer by R. Williams-Garcia Julius Caesar by Shakespeare 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by J. Verne I am Malala by M. Yousafzai Beowulf Once and Future King by T. H. White Fahrenheit 451 by R. Bradbury Nothing but the Truth by Avi The Alchemist by P. Coelho The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle Counting by 7's by H. G. Sloan The Bible as Literature The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Pride and Predudice by J. Austin The Girl who Drank the Moon by K. Barnhill Alexander Hamilton by R. Chernow |
Graduates lined up all of the books they studied in their LIterature/Composition classes at Cyprus.
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About Cyprus Classical Academy
It is a challenge knowing what to do if your child is gifted. There are many obstacles that traditional schools present to gifted children’s learning needs. The solution is ability-based education with a customized school schedule specifically designed to meet the unique needs of your gifted learner.
Cyprus Classical Academy is an ability-based elementary school, located in Burnsville, MN, providing quality education for advanced and gifted students that is unsurpassed by any other school, public or private, charter, or magnet. Cyprus is a school that offers customized school schedules and pacing with unlimited acceleration for each student while maintaining a school structure and organized curriculum. Cyprus students are given an comprehensive, quality education in Math, Literature & Composition, Public Speaking, Foreign Language, Arts, History, Science, and Technology.
Cyprus Classical Academy is an ability-based elementary school, located in Burnsville, MN, providing quality education for advanced and gifted students that is unsurpassed by any other school, public or private, charter, or magnet. Cyprus is a school that offers customized school schedules and pacing with unlimited acceleration for each student while maintaining a school structure and organized curriculum. Cyprus students are given an comprehensive, quality education in Math, Literature & Composition, Public Speaking, Foreign Language, Arts, History, Science, and Technology.