{"product_id":"middle-school-classical-lit-sets-bundle-of-8-adapted-text-versions","title":"Middle School Classical Lit Sets | Bundle of 8 Adapted Text Versions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis bundle provides great value and allows teachers to save 40% and get eight complete, one-week classic literature mini-units you can drop into any quarter without blowing up your pacing guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis bundle includes adapted versions of:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-full-week-lesson-adapted-version-text-no-prep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Baum, 1900) [FREE DOWNLOAD]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnne of Green Gables (Montgomery, 1908)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Secret Garden (Burnett, 1911)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Call of the Wild (London, 1903)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Beauty (Sewell, 1877)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Fang (London, 1906)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Verne, 1870)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobinson Crusoe (Defoe, 1719)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/a-christmas-carol-free-full-week-lesson-adapted-version-charles-dickens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBONUS: A Christmas Carol (Dickens, 1843) [FREE DOWNLOAD]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdapted Versions vs Traditional Paperback Comparison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust a quick comparison, if you were to buy traditional paperbacks of these titles at about $7\/book for 30 students, that is a $210 investment. 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No extra grading for you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlthough assessments are setup for digital classrooms, print versions can be achieved. 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