AP English - Literature, Writing, Grammar, and Vocabulary.
An advanced English - Language Arts class that is fast-paced, fun, and highly interactive!
Miss Shauna
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What's included
96 live meetings
48 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. 1-2 per weekAssessment
3-6 throughout the classClass Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
It's no secret this class is a personal favorite of mine to teach, due to my background in creative writing and literary theory! I have completed my bachelor's in creative writing while minoring in literary theory and will begin my master's degree this spring! Whether students are ambitious freshmen or graduating seniors, this class has a syllabus stocked with important writing skills, grammar terms, SAT-level vocabulary words, and classic literature studies! **Please see the class syllabus for a breakdown of class material** Class is fast-paced, fun, and highly interactive. I ask students to keep their cameras on and be prepared to participate in discussions. Students will leave class with a deeper understanding of over 30 authors - poetic, contemporary, and classic literature including: Capote, Twain, Dickens, Woolf, Poe, Whitman, Shelley, Tolstoy, Austen, Hemingway, Angelou, Olds, and Dostoevsky. Writing projects include: Story arc mapping, the hero's journey, the setting and exposition of creative writing, persuasive essays, compare and contrast papers, personal research projects, as well as poetry writing, and real-world writing skills. (Addressing an envelope, writing a professional, email, etc.) Students will learn how to format their papers in MLA and APA format which will be required in college. It is going to be a wonderful school year and I look forward to seeing students' continued growth! :)
Learning Goals
Writing skillsFormal and creative writing
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Advanced Placement (AP) Standards96 Lessons
over 32 WeeksLesson 1:
Classic Literature + Author Study
Intro to class - Listening to an audible version of The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe and also a clip from a Spongebob episode where they recreated the Tell-Tale Heart with "Squeaky Boots." This is a fun but great way to start understanding and seeing literature all around us. By the end of class, you'll start noticing things everywhere! It will be like playing iSpy real-world edition! 30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Grammar + Vocabulary
Learning how we learn - The creation of new neural pathways.
Basic grammar review + 5 vocabulary words
(Noun, proper noun, pronouns, reflexive pronouns, irregular plural nouns, concrete + abstract nouns.) 30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Poetry Unit
Author study - Ernest Hemingway - Reading excerpt from, "The Old Man and the Sea" - Audible sent as homework + Fun fact of the week! + Watching a clip from the famous Robin Williams in his movie, Dead Poet's Society. In this motivational clip, he talks about how we should view and read literature and it's such a great message, I had to share it with each class! 30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Classic Literature + Author Study
Reading an excerpt from, "The Sun Also Rises" - Ernest Hemingway
Reading comprehension skills - (Making real-world connections) + Watching clip from film adaptation. 30 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Please note, I have pre-screened all reading excerpts and movie clips to ensure clean language and age-appropriate topics, however, if students are interested in reading the entire book or watching the rest of the movie outside of class once being introduced to it, please do your own research to determine whether your student is ready for that specific novel/film.
YouTube is used in class for recorded interviews, film clips, and biographies of authors.
Abcya, Blooket, IXL, and Education.com are used for fun game reviews.
Supply List
Students should all have Googledocs or another word program for typing in class. Document should be labeled AP-ENGLISH and be saved so they can open the same document each week to add to their notes. This keeps an easy showcase of projects worked on throughout the year!
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined February, 2022
4.8
94reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's in creative writing.
I have been tutoring for over 3 years.
I have homeschooled my own son over 9 years now.
Plus... I just really love teaching!Reviews
Live Group Course
$40
weekly or $1,272 for 96 classes3x per week, 32 weeks
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
1-6 learners per class
