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English Literature for High School: Short Story Analysis
Completed by 61 learners
Ages 13-18
Live Group Class
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(83 reviews)
Live video meetings
1x per week
1-8 learners per class
55 min
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. It is HIGHLY recommended that learners read the short story before class, but learners are still welcome if they have not read the story beforehand.Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
In this ongoing class we will discuss and analyze short stories through a literary lens, as well as simply enjoying short stories that have proven to be some of the best in English Literature. Class Structure: 5-10 minutes: Class welcome and discussion on the literary device we are studying for the week. 45-50 minutes: Instructor led class discussion. Class Schedule (NOTE: Feel free to make requests, whether to study one of the following stories at a different date, or to do a story not listed below) Week 1. 1/4/2024 “The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Andersen Week 2. 1/11/2024 “A Contract of Ink and Skin” by Angela Liu Week 3. 1/18/2024 “Sleeping” by Katharine Weber Week 4. 1/25/2024 “The Last Night of the World” by Ray Bradbury Week 5. 2/1/2024 "The Flowers" by Alice Walker Week 6. 2/8/2024 "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Week 7. 2/15/2024 "A continuity of parks" by Julio Cortázar Week 8. 2/29/2024 "One of these Days" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Week 9. 3/7/2024 "2BR02B" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Week 10. 3/14/2024 "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang Week 11. 3/21/2024 "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros Week 12. 3/28/2024 "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Week 13. 4/4/2024 "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty Week 14. 4/11/2024 "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar Week 15. 4/18/2024 "NAMES/NOMBRES" by Julia Alvarez Week 16. 4/25/2024 "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes Week 17. 5/2/2024 "The Stolen Party" by Liliana Heker Week 18. 5/2/2024 "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Week 19. 5/9/2024 "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs Week 20. 5/16/2024 " Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl Week 21. 5/23/2024 "The Telltale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe Week 22. 5/30/2024: "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe Week 23. 6/6/2024 "The Wife's Story" by Ursula K. Leguin" Week 24. 6/13/2024 NO CLASS Week 25. 6/20/2024: "Lather and Nothing Else" by Hernando Tellez Week 26. 6/27/2024: "Cat in the Rain" by Ernest Hemingway Week 27. 7/4/2024 "The Lady or the Tiger" By Frank R. Stockton Week 28. 7/11/2024: "Araby" by James Joyce Week 30. 7/18/2024: "The landlady" by Roald Dahl Week 31. 7/25/2024 "A Conversation from the Third Floor" by Mohamed El-Bisatie Week 32. 8/1/2024 "Skylight Room" by O. Henry Week 33. 8/8/2024 "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury Week 34. 8/15/2024 "Snow" by Anne Beattie Week 35. 8/22/2024 "The Masque of Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe Week 36. 8/29/2024 "The Umbrella Man" by Roald Dahl Week 37. 9/5/2024 "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury Week 38. 9/12/2024 "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell Week 39. 9/19/2024 "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allen Poe Week 40. 9/26/2024 "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst Week 41. 10/3/2024 "On the bridge" by Todd Strasser Week 42. 10/10/2024 "Riddle" by Ogbewe Amadin Week 43. 10/17/2024 "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin Week 44. 10/24/2024 "A Haunted House" by Virginia Woolfe Week 45. 10/31/2024 "Candle Cove" by Kris Straub Week 46. 11/7/2024 "Roselily" by Alice Walker Week 47. 11/14/2024 "The Censors" by Luis Valenzuela Week 48. 11/21/2024 "The story of an hour" by Kate Chopin Week 49. 11/28/2024 "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain Week 50. 12/5/2024 "Powder" by Tobias Wolff Week 51. 12/12/2024 "Last Long Night" by Lina Rather Week 52. 12/19/2024 "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Since we will focus on English literature, some mature themes should be expected in these short stories. These can include death, violence, prejudice, amongst others. Overly explicit violent or sexual themes will NOT be present in the short stories selected for this class. Please contact the instructor with any questions about the class or the short stories to be covered.
Supply List
The stories covered in this class can be freely accessed through websites such as Project Gutenberg or online literary magazines. The instructor will provide a link to each story week to week.
Language of Instruction
English (Level: A2)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree from University of Texas in San Antonio
Though my degree is in engineering, I hold a Minor in English Creative Writing, particularly focusing on Short Stories. It was my dream to double major in Engineering AND English, but alas(!) there were not enough hours of the day to allow for this to happen. I have led multiple discussion groups and been a part of many, many more. That is to say, I continue to be passionate about short stories and I wish to bring this passion to a high school classroom setting.Reviews
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