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English 7: Language Arts Through Literature - The Pearl Novel Study
Angelia Derrick (she/her)
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Student will read and analyze The Pearl by John Steinbeck as they learn about figurative language, parables, and prepositional, verbal, and appositive phrases.
Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 8
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
This class uses the Moving Beyond the Page Language Arts curriculum. As such learners will use literature to learn language arts, develop their critical thinking and creativity skills, and use the 6+1 traits of writing approach (Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, Presentations). A Summary of Skills will be provided when you enroll that tells you which state and national (US) standards that each unit covers for your own planning and any documentation...
9 lessons//5 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1The Pearl Lesson 1Research John Steinbeck, start reading The Pearl and answer reading questions.Lesson 2The Pearl Lesson 2Parts of speech, read The Pearl and answer reading questions, and vocabulary.Week 2Lesson 3The Pearl Lesson 3Edit sentences, read The Pearl and answer reading questions, verbs and adjectives.Lesson 4The Pearl Lesson 4Research Project, read The Pearl and answer reading questions.Week 3Lesson 5The Pearl Lesson 5Edit sentences, parables, song writing, read The Pearl and answer reading questions.Lesson 6The Pearl Lesson 6Prepositional and Appositive Phrases, parables, read The Pearl and answer reading questions.Week 4Lesson 7The Pearl Lesson 7Edit sentences, verbal phrases, parables.Lesson 8The Pearl Lesson 8Write a parable.Week 5Lesson 9The Pearl Final ProjectThink-Tac-Toe: Pick three items to turn in for the final project.
- Students will become more proficient at analyzing literature and improve on their writing skills.
I studied literature throughout my bachelor's program as part of the creative writing emphasis. I have been teaching middle and high school level students for several years how to analyze texts (movies and books) as well as writing essays. Published writer in nonfiction (articles and books) and fiction (short stories, novellas, and novels). Writing young adult fantasy and space opera under the pen name Angelia Almos. Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts: Creative Writing Certificates from Institute of Children's Literature Certificates from Institute for Writers
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: 3-6 per weekFeedback: includedDetails: Students will need to read and study the texts, do the weekly activity pages, short written responses, and research and write papers/essays. This is considered to be an academically rigorous course.Letter Grade
Frequency: 1 after class completionDetails: Each unit will be assigned a grade and the unit grades will be combined for a final semester grade at the end of class. Homework and reading questions are graded on a pass/fail for turning in and answering the prompt, essays, short stories, and final projects are graded off a provided grading rubric, and unit tests are graded based off percentage of correct answers.Grading
Frequency: includedDetails: This class can be taken for "no grade." Those who opt for no grade don't have to turn anything in unless there are certain assignments or projects they would like to complete for feedback.
The ability to read at the seventh grade level.
Students will need a word processor to write paper assignments, a journal/notebook/google doc is recommended for journaling thoughts and extra/non-workbook assignments, a printer to print up the workbook pages or pdf editor to do them on their computer, and a cell phone with a camera or scanner to turn in workbook pages. Families will need to purchase the Moving Beyond the Page student activity pages to download or the physical full workbooks for each unit to participate in this class. Direct links to purchase the student activity pages will be provided after enrollment. MBTP Student Activity Pages - The Pearl Unit - $4.99 The following texts/books will be used throughout the class. Families may purchase (print, ebook, or audio) or borrow from their local library. Prices listed below were found on Amazon. The Pearl by John Steinbeck. ISBN 978-0142000694. $9.39. Some additional art supplies such as glue, markers/crayons/colored pencil, paper, etc. will be needed for certain assignments.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Google Suites: I will refer to the google suites when assigning homework, but students are welcome to use any office suite program(s) that they are comfortable and familiar with. Essays and short stories are requested to be turned in via Google Docs. Tests and exams will be conducted using Google Forms. Students will research some topics online, read articles on websites, and occasional watch an informational YouTube video to complete homework assignments. The following Moving Beyond the Page Resource List will be provided to learners to help them complete homework assignments and projects - https://www.movingbeyondthepage.com/online/content/resource-list.aspx Students will read and discuss in a matter-of-fact way the following texts which tackle some sensitive topics. Some of the topics tackled will be violence, murder, self-defense, and superstition. The books tell stories that include these elements and the students will discuss these issues in a matter-of-fact way in context to when/where it happened or is depicted as happening. It is important for learners to know that these issues exist even if they don't have a personal connection to one or any of the topics. These books are taught to middle school/secondary school aged children all over the world and are considered to be age appropriate with the knowledge of the sensitive issues that will be covered. The Pearl by John Steinbeck
This class uses the Moving Beyond the Page Ages 11-13 (7th/8th US) Language Arts curriculum.
Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Film/Cinema/Video Studies from California State University, Fullerton
Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Charter Oak State College
Pronoun: she/her/hers NOTE: If you were looking at one of my flexible schedule classes and they are suddenly gone, yes, I still have them, and I am currently figuring out which classes will be able to go into the new self-paced designation that...
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Ages: 11-13
