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Cycle 4 Literature & Language Arts Form 4+

STAR Cycle 4 Form 1 Read Aloud

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen*

This book is scheduled at a pace of four chapters per week for the first twelve weeks, and two chapters in Week 13.

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton*

This book is scheduled at a pace of two or three chapters per week from Week 3 through Week 18.

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde* 

This book is scheduled at a pace of one act per week from Week 1 through Week 3. At STAR, this book will be read aloud in class.

Born Again by Charles W. Colson*

This book is scheduled at a pace of two chapters per week from Week 15 through Week 28.

Shakespeare in Three Steps: The Comedy of Errors 

This play is scheduled at a pace of one act per week from Week 15 through Week 19. At STAR, this play will be read aloud in class.

Joni by Joni Eareckson Tada*

This book is scheduled at a pace of two or three chapters per week from Week 19 through Week 24.

Something Beautiful for God by Malcom Muggeridge* 

This book is scheduled at a pace of one to two chapters per week from Week 24 through Week 27.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury*

This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week from Week 26 through Week 28.

You will also need:

 Literature Guides from 7 Sisters Homeschool: Sense and Sensibility, Cry, the Beloved Country, Born Again, Something Beautiful for God, Fahrenheit 451 

*Audio is available

You can download the pdf here:

STAR Cycle 4 Literature Form 4-5Download
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Cycle 4 Read Aloud Form 2+

STAR Cycle 4 Form 1 Read Aloud

Reading aloud is one of the very best things about homeschooling! So often, people underestimate the educational value of gathering the children together to hear a story. This is not “extra,” in addition to the “important” subjects. This, besides Bible, is one of the most important things that a family can spend their school day doing.

At STAR, our families with students in Forms 2 and 3 are all reading through the same chapter book at a time. The children discuss the week’s reading with their tutor, over tea, during class time on Wednesdays. At the end of the book, if there is a movie for the book, we watch the movie together. You can recreate this at home! Scroll down to see the list of books for the cycle, and then download the PDF reading schedule.

Read aloud books are scheduled at about one chapter per day, for a total of approximately four chapters per week. 

You may use audio books if you like. Make sure to choose some subjects to read aloud in, though, so that your children have warm memories of hearing your voice reading aloud to them.

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

This book is read at a pace of four chapters per week during weeks 1 and 2 and then three chapters in week 3.

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

(Also called Peter and Wendy or Peter Pan and Wendy)

This book is first read in week 3 (one chapter) and then is read at a pace of four chapters per week through week 7.

Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody

This book is scheduled at a pace of four chapters per week, beginning week 8 and ending in week 15 with three chapters.

The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

This book is first scheduled for one chapter in week 15, and then is scheduled at a pace of four chapters per week through week 20.

Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

This whole book is scheduled for week 21. 

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

This book is scheduled at a pace of four chapters per week, beginning in week 22 and ending with just three chapters in week 28.

You can download the pdf here:

STAR Cycle 4 Read Aloud Forms 2-3Download
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If you have book suggestions or comments about these books, please share! 🙂