Instructor: Christy Freeman
Email: christy@rrfarm.org
Course Description: In this course, we will take an entire year to read The 39 Clues Book Series. This series follows the adventures of a brother and sister, ages 11 and 14, who go on a world wide trip to find 39 mysterious clues. Along the way, they visit many historical places and come in contact with famous works of art. We will learn about the places the main characters visit and also have discussions about the journey and how the characters interact with one another and how they grow as they come closer to the goal of finding all of the clues.
Course Objectives: The main objective of this course is to foster a love of reading and to practice discussing and reasoning about the material that is read. Students will be encouraged to tell their parents what they're reading about and engage the parents in discussion as well. The students will also have an opportunity to explore Geography, World History and Art through reading this book series.
Grade Level: 6th-8th
Class Time: Tuesday 1:15PM-2:30PM
Course Duration: Full Year
Required Book(s): The 39 Clues Series (11 Books Total)
Course Prerequisite(s): none
Classroom Expectations: Class Participation in discussion will be a large part of the student's grade. This will not be a writing class. In addition to class discussion, students will choose between several mediums (essay, slideshow, poem, etc..) to demonstrate that they've read the material. There will be no quizzes or tests, unless there are behavior problems, then I will give a pop quiz and the grade will be recorded and factored into the student's overall grade in the class.
Grading Policies: Class Participation = 70%. 4 projects for the year = 30%
Grading Scale: Standard grading. A, B, C, D, and F