Texts+
• ASSIGNED READING BOOKS
The Giver by Lois Lowry
—reading now
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
—finished 04.20.26Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
—finished 03.12.26A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
—finished 02.04.26Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
— finished 12.15.25The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
— finished 10.30.25
Holes by Louis Sachar
— finished 09.19.25
Completed 5G 2025-2026
• TEXTS (with illustrations & photos)
These texts will be used for in-class instruction/discussion/writing, in-class small-group & independent work as well as homework.
ART — artists, paintings, sculpture & more
BOTANY — plants, fungi, lichen, algaie & more
BRAIN — the brain, the mind & more
GROWING UP — 1G > 2G > 3G > 4G > 5G > 6G and beyond!
HAWAIʻI NEI — 5G goes to Maui in April!
LANGUAGE — language arts
OCEAN — oceanography
SOLAR SYSTEM — solar system, planets, Earth & more
STEM — other Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
TECHNOLOGY — technology, coding, engineering & more
THINKING — thinking more clearly, more critically, more imaginatively & more
WORLD RELIGION — parables & more
ZOOLOGY — zoology, animals & more
This collection of texts is constantly growing & changing!
• VIDEO TEXT
A Dragon with Wings is a full-length feature film made in 2013 with four 5G students (plus one 4G student).
Among the books most loved by the lead characters:
A Wrinkle in Time
The Giver
The Lord of the Rings
Adult characters include real-life:
Science teacher
1G teacher
Music teacher & church organist
Reading teacher
Writing teacher
Locations include:
The Wilkes School
The Maryland Historical Society
Grace & St. Peter’s church
On June 4, 2013, A Dragon with Wings was shown in high-definition at The Enoch Free Library in downtown Baltimore.
• PLUS (+)
ART — drawing & more
MATH — review information, challenges & more
May 15, 2026 — STEM videos > 10 questions