TAG Resources

Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted (OATAG)
http://www.oatag.org
A nonprofit, nondiscriminatory, statewide group interested in promoting growth opportunities for talented and gifted children in Oregon. OATAG is the state affiliate for the National Association of Gifted Children. This association advocates for the needs of gifted children, provides resources and develops direction through partnerships with Oregon’s various educational groups.

The Gifted Development Center & Institute for the Study of Advanced Development
http://www.gifteddevelopment.com
Online support for gifted adults and children. Linda Silverman’s columns are a must read.

GT World
http://www.gtworld.org

Hoagies Gifted Education Page
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org
Online and print resources for parents and educators.

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
http://www.nagc.org
Educational resources and summer opportunities and enrichment.

Society For Science & the Public - a middle school science program

Uncomprehensive Classic Novel List For Middle School Students:

A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court – Mark Twain

The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas                

David Copperfield – Charles Dickens

The Complete Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hound of the Baskervilles – Arthur Conan Doyle

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson

The Invisible Man – H.G. Wells

Ivanhoe – Sir Walter Scott

Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte

The Jungle – Upton Sinclair

Olivar Twist – Charles Dickens

Great Expectations – Charles Dickens

The Plague – Albert Camas

Watership Down – Richard Adams

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – L. Frank Baum

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain

All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque

Gone With the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Last of the Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper

The Chocolate War - Robert Cormier

I Am The Cheese - Robert Cormier

The Red Badge of Courage - Steven Crane

The Pearl - John Steinbeck

The Red Pony - John Steinbeck

The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - Jules Verne

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Charles E. Vivian

Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson

Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson

Other classic novel recommendations? 

Please email tsmith@ttsd.k12.or.us .  List will be updated frequently.