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A Semester of Sachar and Spinelli
Nicole Hannon
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(126)
This course will focus on two deeply layered works each of Louis Sachar and Jerry Spinelli; novels from both authors will represent published works that are both current AND from the beginning of their careers.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 6
Intermediate Level
* * * REMINDER: Kindly ensure you read through the course outline and pace, AS WELL AS learner and teacher expectations * * * 1) For COMPLETE ENGAGEMENT, learners will need the following to accompany them to each class: -- the text we are reading (novel list shared below) -- a three-ring binder specific for this course, with loose-leaf notebook paper -- a folder for teacher-made printables (i.e. attachments, writing projects, homework, class activities) -- pencils and/ or pens for...
Each novel study and accompanying writing projects are intended to: -- highlight 2 differing works from both Sachar and Spinelli -- incorporate connections -- encourage in depth thinking, opinion-forming and discussion -- generate conversations that are not always 'easy' and will challenge our perspectives -- stretch and strengthen our writing muscles -- offer a variety of ways to express oneself -- nurture independent student skills
EDUCATION: Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT Bachelor of Arts, May 2007 Major: English Minor: Psychology
Homework Offered
As seen above, there will be: -- consistent reading assignments -- small, informal written assignments -- written assignments worked on in class that will need to be completed -- written projects worked on outside of class (always with prior modeling, clear descriptions and due dates) -- written assignments that will require revisions2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Please see 'for COMPLETE ENGAGEMENT' above.
Each novel's potential sensitive topics are listed above under NOVEL STUDY BREAKDOWN and gathered below as well. Holes (by Louis Sachar): The majority of the story takes place at a teenage detention camp, and weaves in elements of bullying, poverty, illiteracy and unfair treatment from those overseeing the camp. Other elements of the story are told powerfully from the past, which includes counts of prejudice: racial discrimination leading to immoral uprising acts. Fuzzy Mud (by Louis Sachar): There are situations of bullying, fighting and name calling. The 'fuzzy mud' in question causes unseemly physical skin reactions, and ultimately becomes a pandemic. Maniac Magee (by Jerry Spinelli): Race division, prejudices and name calling within a segregated town is a prominent theme throughout Maniac's story. An additional theme lies in Maniac being an orphan. The Warden's Daughter (by Jerry Spinelli): * *This novel contains more 'elevated' topics, importantly handled and interwoven to showcase the time period, character and necessary plot development* * 1) Cammie (our narrator) lives in an apartment above a jail, and has varying friendships with the female inmates. 2) One of the inmates hangs herself (little detail). 3) A 'high-profile' criminal (he has taken the life of local girl) is caught and brought into custody within the jail. There are a few brief mentions of the crime. 4) There are a handful of brief references to Cammie's best friend Reggie, who both looks and tries to act older than she is: smoking a cigarette, using how she dresses/ some early development to egg on attention from boys, romanticizing a high-profile prison inmate (until Cammie sets her straight).
Holes (by Louis Sachar) Fuzzy Mud (by Louis Sachar) Maniac Magee (by Jerry Spinelli) The Warden's Daughter (by Jerry Spinelli)
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(126)
I may be grown up, but my favorite stories are still found in the land of youth literature! My natural inclination to read anywhere (including upside down in that childhood recliner I mention in my video!) grew to daydreaming about being the...
Group Class
$400
for 28 classes2x per week, 14 weeks
60 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-12
3-5 learners per class
