In The Prince and the Bard english unit, students explore The Little Prince and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet over four weeks. They’ll craft narratives, analyze texts, and engage in creative projects like modeling clay planets to delve into characters and themes. This unit fosters a love for classic literature through hands-on, interdisciplinary learning.

Key Features:

• Creative Expression: Students ponder story-driven challenges as they create a clay model of the planet from the book. 
• Critical Thinking: A persuasive essay activity compares the relationships in the texts.
• Hands-on Learning: As students will act out scenes from Shakesear’s plays, they better understand literary devices and character development. 
• Interdisciplinary Connections: Students will explore famous Shakespearean phrases, linking classical to modern writing. 

The Prince and the Bard offers an enriching homeschool experience, blending Shakespeare’s language with the charm of The Little Prince. Students engage in discussions, in-depth analyses, and hands-on projects, fostering intellectual growth and a love for literature. This unit spans three weeks of our year-long English curriculum for ages 11-13, often used as a seventh grade homeschool curriculum. This unit makes up three weeks of a complete year-long Age 11-13 Language Arts curriculum. Use all ten units for a complete seventh grade English homeschool curriculum.

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