Book Talk: The Wednesday Wars

In this 4-week online course, learners will read and analyze the novel The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt, focusing on character, setting, theme, connections, language, plot, and other literary elements.

Anne Q. Campbell

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Completed by 1 learner

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45 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 4 weeks

10-14

year olds

1-8

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

In this 4-session class, we will read and analyze The Wednesday Wars. This 2007 Newbery Honor book by Gary D. Schmidt is “witty and compelling story” about a 7th-grade boy “who feels that fate has it in for him, during the school year 1968-69." 

My goal is to inspire learners to reflect on what they read and connect the book's elements to their own lives. We will cover reading comprehension through our discussions, but our focus will be on the literary elements, historical connections, and...

Students will improve their understanding of literary analysis and reflect on what they read to see the relevance of the book's elements to their own lives. Our focus will be on character, setting, theme, connections, language, plot, and other literary elements utilizing the novel The Wednesday Wars.

Learners will read about 70 pages per week, prior to meeting for class:

Week 1- Chapters “September”- “November”
Week 2- Chapters “December”- “January
Week 3- Chapters “February”- “April”
Week 4- Chapters “May”- “June”

In Week 3, learners may complete an optional art and poetry activity related to peace signs. (For this activity, learners will need paper or cardstock and art mediums of their choice such as markers, color pencils, paints, etc.)

45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Anne Q. Campbell

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

English Language Arts teacher

80 total reviews

132 completed classes

About Me

Hello! I am a certified English/Language Arts teacher and believe in embracing the “light bulb” moments of discovery that happen both in and out of the classroom. My goal is to make learning relevant to students’ interests by providing unique and...