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English 8: Language Arts Through Literature - Abigail Adams Biography Unit
Angelia Derrick (she/her)
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Students will read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie S. Bober while learning about biographies, historical documents, parts of a research essay, active vs. passive voice, and discover the differences in literary genres.
Class Experience
US Grade 7 - 9
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 1Abigail Adams Lesson 1Explore the features of a nonfiction book, learn about who Abigail Adams was, learn about letter writing, and start reading Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.Lesson 2Abigail Adams Lesson 2Analyze paragraphs, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.Week 2Lesson 3Abigail Adams Lesson 3Learn about active and passive voice, research the Boston Massacre or the Boston Tea Party, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.Lesson 4Abigail Adams Lesson 4Learn about verb mood, analyze historical documents and primary sources, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.Week 3Lesson 5Abigail Adams Lesson 5Learn about verbals, editing paragraphs, analyze a paragraph, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.Lesson 6Abigail Adams Lesson 6Learn about other historical figures, genres, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.Week 4Lesson 7Abigail Adams Lesson 7Comparing topics, verb forms, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.Lesson 8Abigail Adams Lesson 8Learn about voice and mood.Week 5Lesson 9Abigail Adams Unit Test & Final ProjectComplete the unit test and perform a one person play.
- 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: This class is considered to be academically rigorous. Students will need to read and study the texts, respond to reading questions, do the weekly activity pages, do short written responses outside of class, and research and write papers/essays.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.
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, a cell phone with a camera or scanner to turn in workbook pages, a laptop or cell phone camera to record video responses. Families will need to purchase the Moving Beyond the Page student activity pages to download. Direct links to purchase the student activity pages will be provided after enrollment. MBTP Student Activity Pages Abigail Adams 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. Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie S. Bober. ISBN 978-0689819162. $13.69. Some additional art supplies such as glue, markers/crayons/colored pencil, paper, etc. will be needed for certain assignments. For the final project, props, costumes, and set materials might be needed if the learner decides to record their play.
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. 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
This class uses the Moving Beyond the Page Ages 12-14 (8th/9th 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: 12-14
