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Homeschool High School Literature Full Curriculum Y2 | Novel Study | Book Club
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Intermediate Level
📣 Get $5 off your first class: Coupon code CONNO9TIBC5 Please note: Due to the discussion-based nature of this course, there must be at least 3 learners enrolled in order to run it. Sections with fewer learner will be cancelled or asked to transfer. ***Please be aware that, as indicated on the schedule, I will be on maternity leave from October 2nd - January 7th. During maternity leave, there will be no live scheduled classes. However, I'll be offering a complementary 6-week independent...
Students will practice the following core ELA skills: (CCSS aligned) - Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time contribute to the overall meaning and tone of the text (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5) - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1) - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2)
Meg Connolly is a certified teacher with bachelors degrees in literature and philosophy. She has masters degrees in teaching ELA, grades 7-12, and in teaching students with disabilities. In addition to her masters, she is TESOL certified and experienced in working with ESL students. She has ten years of teaching experience both in the US public school system and online. She has taught a wide range of courses throughout her career, from self-contained special education ELA to AP Literature. She also writes her own fictional short stories for podcasts. Check out her teacher profile for more info.
Homework Offered
For each novel, there will be workbook pages or discussion questions provided that act as a reading companion. I also provide an optional project and an optional essay prompt, which students can complete and submit for feedback after we complete each novel. Essays and projects will be submitted via Google Classroom.4+ hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
For each novel, I provide an optional project and an optional essay prompt, which students can complete and submit for feedback.Grades Offered
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Parental Guidance: Please be aware that many of these novels tackle difficult events and themes such as racism & racial violence, drug use, sex/sexuality, abuse, and political rebellion. Please use your own discretion in determining if your learner is mature enough to handle the content of each novel specifically. Below of a list of the sensitive content: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Sensitive content: sexual content, including rape, religious critique, violence) Beloved by Toni Morrison (Sensitive content: Racism, slavery, murder, mild profanity) Night by Elie Wiesel (Sensitive content: Holocaust, WWII, violence, racism) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Sensitive content: Mild sexual content, mild drug use) The Color Purple by Alice Walker (Sensitive content: Racism, slavery, abuse, mild profanity) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey (Sensitive content: Mild sexual content, profanity, abuse) In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez (Sensitive content: Racism, violence, mild sexual content, mild profanity) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Sensitive content: Racism, mild sexual content, abuse, mild profanity)
📣 Get $5 off your first class for all group classes: Coupon code CONNO9TIBC5 📣 Get $10 off your first class for 1:1 Essay & Creative Writing: Coupon code CONNON81SC10 Hi, welcome to my online community and classroom for teens and pre-teens! My...
Group Class
$29
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-17
3-10 learners per class