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Book Club on 'Treasure Island' by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Anthony Radice
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In this ten-week course, we will enjoy Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story together.
Class experience
Over the course of ten weeks, we will enjoy and appreciate Stevenson's classic tale of adventure together. We will examine themes such as courage, self-sacrifice, loyalty and treachery through interactive discussion. Students will have many opportunities to articulate their ideas and to express them in writing. Written activities will be carefully guided so that students consistently achieve success and gain confidence and fluency. I provide a detailed young reader's guide to the novel as...
Students will gain a thorough understanding of the novel and develop confidence in discussing it and writing about it.
I have three university degrees in literature - that's why I get to call myself 'Doctor' Radice. I've also taught literature for more than thirteen years in schools, to classes ranging from age nine to eighteen.
Homework Offered
Reading homework will be set each week, to be done between classes. This can be done either by reading the novel, or by listening to an audiobook. I recommend the unabridged Audible version read by Michael Page, which can be found here: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Treasure-Island-AmazonClassics-Edition-Audiobook/B073BMQZZ6 (UK) https://www.audible.com/pd/Treasure-Island-AmazonClassics-Edition-Audiobook/B073BKTVWV (USA) Homework Schedule: Before Week 1: Read Chapters 1-3 Week 1: Read Chapters 4-7 Week 2: Read Chapters 8-11 Week 3: Read Chapters 12-15 Week 4: Read Chapters 16-18 Week 5: Read Chapters 19-21 Week 6: Read Chapters 22-25 Week 7: Read Chapters 26-28 Week 8: Read Chapters 29-31 Week 9: Read Chapters 32-341 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Informal assessment of work will take place during the class. Students may also submit their written work at the end of each class if they wish to receive further feedback on how to improve it.Grades Offered
1 file available upon enrollmentI provide a detailed young reader's guide to the novel as part of the enrollment fee. It would be very useful if this could be printed out, preferably in booklet form, before the course begins. In order to do the reading homework, students can access the text of the novel for free online. For example, it can be found here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/120/120-h/120-h.htm Parents may nevertheless wish to purchase a hard copy if they prefer. If they do so, they may purchase any edition. Other than that, students just need paper and pen or pencil.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
There are some violent and frightening scenes in the novel which may upset younger readers. For example, the pirate Pew is trampled to death by horses early in the novel. Later on, there are a number of scenes where characters die from gunshot wounds. However, there is never any gory detail in the description.
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I am an English teacher and an English enthusiast - that’s why I spent so long studying English at university! I have three English degrees from two top British universities (Manchester and Leeds) and more than thirteen years of school teaching...
Group Class
$150
for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
55 min
Completed by 21 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
4-10 learners per class
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