High School ELA 1
This is an ongoing high school English class that runs from August through May.
Sarah Wood
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What's included
72 live meetings
60 in-class hoursHomework
2-4 hours per week. includedAssessment
This class has open book quizzes and tests through Google FormsGrading
All homework assignments, quizzes, tests, and essays will have a letter grade: A: 90-100 B: 80-89 C: 70-79 D: 60-69 F: 0-59Class Experience
US Grade 9
This high school-level class will cover short stories, poetry, and literature (both classic and modern). There will also be essay writing. It is a MUST that students already know how to write the following essays: book report, opinion piece, compare/contrast, and persuasive. We will briefly recap how to write each of these, but we will not go in-depth. This course will have practices and activities (such as quizzes, matching, drag-and-drop, etc.) to check the student's understanding. These will be done through NearPod and Blooket (neither requires a personal account).
Literary Devices
"Lord of the Flies" Unit
"Night" Unit
"Romeo & Juliet" Unit
"Fahrenheit 451" Unit
"Animal Farm" Unit
Short Story Unit ("Two Kinds," "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," "Babylon Revisited," & "The Yellow Wallpaper")Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)7 Units
72 Lessons
over 36 WeeksUnit 1: Introduction
Lesson 1:
Literary Devices
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Literary Devices
50 mins online live lesson
Unit 2: Lord of the Flies
Lesson 3:
Lord of the Flies
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Lord of the Flies
50 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Sensitive material:
1. "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding includes hunting, child deaths, and murder.
2. "Night" by Elie Wiesel deals with death, murder, cruelty, and the Holocaust.
3. "Romeo & Juliet" by William Shakespeare deals with teen romance and suicide.
4. "Fahreheit 451" by Ray Bradbury uses language such as "damn" or "God damn."
5. "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte has two suicides in it.
6. "The Short Happy Life of Francis Mocomber" by Earnest Hemingway deals with hunting and murder.
7. "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is about mental disorders (specifically postpartum depression and a mental breakdown).
Pre-Requisites
Students need to know the rules of grammar, how to write an essay, and how to cite the works of literature they use.
Joined May, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have taught English literature courses on OutSchool for 3 years. Before that, in brick-and-mortar schools, I taught high school English at the following levels:
*At-Risk
*General
*Pre-AP
*APReviews
Live Group Course
$30
weekly or $1,080 for 72 classes2x per week, 36 weeks
50 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
2-10 learners per class
