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Honors ELA With Classic Short Stories

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Ages 12-15
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In this summer session, we apply High School English Language Arts curriculum & skills such as reading comprehension, inferring, and writing, with the help of classic short stories. Perfect for advanced middle schoolers and high schoolers.
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Live video meetings
1x per week, 18 weeks
2-10 learners per class
45 min

What's included

18 live meetings
13 hrs 30 mins in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Learners may have more homework as needed. If essays are not finished in class, they will be homework. Feedback will be provided with every submission and throughout class.
Letter Grade
included
Certificate of Completion
included

Class Experience

US Grade 8 - 10
Intermediate - Advanced Level
This course is at a ninth grade honors level, and is also perfect to help your learner sharpen their skills and prepare for high school.  

We will explore many compelling short stories, listed on the syllabus, spending a minimum f two weeks on each. Students will engage in deep literary analysis, focusing on essential skills and literary devices. Through these narratives, learners will demonstrate proficiency inferring, uncovering themes, and identifying symbolism. They will also analyze rhetoric, supporting interpretations with evidence, analyzing plot and character development, conducting character analyses, and understanding and composing expository texts. Additionally, students will build connections between the texts and broader literary and societal concepts. This course is designed to challenge and enhance the analytical abilities of honors students, preparing them for advanced literary studies.

Most of the short stories are at a ninth grade reading level. Vocabulary lists will be provided for some texts (looking at you, Ray Bradbury). All stories will also be shared in the classroom as a PDF. Printed stories will be helpful, so learners can make annotations as they read. Learners are expected to read our stories on their own prior to class so they can be prepared for our in class close reading- a second reading that allows for deep analysis now that the outcomes of the story are know on a basic level from the first reading.

Learning Goals

Skills & literary devices Learners will be able to demonstrate and apply:
Inferring
Theme
Symbolism
Rhetoric
Evidence & Support
Plot & Character Development
Character Analysis
Exposition
Building Connections

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Standards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
9 Units
18 Lessons
over 18 Weeks
Unit 1: Patient Zero* syllabus currently under construction :)
Lesson 1:
Foreshadowing
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Inferring
45 mins online live lesson
Unit 2: Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed by Ray Bradbury
Lesson 3:
 I will provide context/background of the story, Bradbury, and the sci-fi genre. We will perform a close read of the story while discussing it. Learners are expected to annotate as we read. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Foreshadowing, Mood, & Tone
 We will analyze how the foreshadowing creates tension and influences our changing predictions. There is an air of mystery surrounding the ruins, the forgetfulness of the characters, and their knowledge of a foreign language they have never actually encountered. 
45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Learning Needs
Through my teaching experience, I have worked with autistic learners, as well as those with ADHD and Dyslexia in an academic setting. I try my best to meet learners where they are by scaffolding- providing supports and room for growth.
Parental Guidance
In "A Jury of her Peers," a woman has been charged with the murder of her husband. The men- a witness, prosecutor, and the sheriff- overlook the evidence observed by the women- "the wives"- who bring an undervalued perspective to the case. Among this evidence is a deceased bird, probably killed by the husband. "Dark They Were and Golden-eyed" is a commentary on colonization and identity where *spoiler* the humans turn into Martians. "The Lottery" is very similar to The Hunger Games. There's a yearly tradition that involves the murder of a community member. *Spoiler* A character is stoned a the end of the story, but there is nothing very graphic. Townspeople throw stones until she is covered.
Supply List
All stories will be shared in the classroom via PDF and audiobooks.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Master's Degree in Education from University of Texas of the Permian Basin
I am certified to teach grades 7-12 (middle and high school level) English/Language Arts in the state of Texas. I also hold a Bachelor's in Maritime Studies (anthropology), with minors in English and Archeology, and a Master's in Education. 

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