National Standards:
-RL.11.1 - Citing Text Evidence Literature
-RL.11.1 - Theme
-RL.11.2 - Summarizing
-RL.11.3 - Plot
-RL.11.3 - Character Change
-RL.11.6 - Point of View 
-RI.11.1 - Citing Text Evidence
-RI.11.2 - Main Idea
-RI.11.2 - Summarizing
-W.11.1 - Argument Writing
-W.11.2 - Informational Writing
-W.11.3 - Narrative Writing
-SL.11.1 - Collaboration and Discussion
-L.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing or speaking.
-L.2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.

I'm currently a 16 year public school teacher who has previously taught middle school and high school English Language Arts classes. Currently, because of my Hispanic background and upbringing, I've been asked to teach Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 in a public high school setting. 

Additionally, I hold degrees for English Language Arts and Secondary Education. I have also aided my wife in homeschooling our five children for the past 12 years.  With many more years coaching high school athletics and working as a youth intern at our local church, I bring a wide variety of life experience to my education classes.

Homework Offered
The ONLY way students will be successful in this class is if they complete all assigned readings and work prior to each class meeting.  Additionally, to keep up with timely feedback on writing assignments and grading, students MUST complete all assigned work by the end of the school week. (see "Weekly Assignment Sheet")

Each week, students will complete readings, have discussions with peers, and complete assignments, and work on group projects. Please make sure your student has four or more hours each week to work on this course.

Limited live meetings.
An estimated 5+ hours per week outside of class.
4+ hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students will be assessed through quizzes, exams, and short answer responses that are aligned to the national standards. Each student will have access to google classroom for assignments and for grade progression.
Grades Offered

Students will need to purchase the following textbook in order to complete this class. 
"Prentice Hall Literature 2012 Common Core Student Edition Grade 11"
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/prentice-hall-literature-the-american-experience_prentice-hall/332329/item/#edition=6498273&idiq=58233104

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses Google Email/Drive, Youtube, CommonLit, Kahoot!, and Quizlet.

Just like I do in my public teaching classroom, I pull reading texts from a wide variety of sources and textbooks and then I add my own experience to the text and assignments and then I have the students engage with the content through discussions, group projects, and individual presentations.