High School English Language Arts
Sarah Wood
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(67)
This is an ongoing high school English class that runs from September through May.
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
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...
Homework Offered
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding "Night" by Elie Wiesel “Romeo & Juliet” by William Shakespeare “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury “Animal Farm” by George Orwell
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sensitive material: 1. "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding includes hunting, child deaths, and murder. 2. "Night" by Elie Wiesel deals with death 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).
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(67)
I went to school for a teaching degree with a major in English and a minor in science. I later went back to add on a history degree. Throughout the years in brick and mortar schools, I taught high school English (general, pre-AP, and at-risk), AP...
Group Class
$30
weekly ($15 per class)2x per week
50 min
Completed by 37 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
1-12 learners per class
