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Junior Horse Lovers Book Club: Literacy Lessons for Ages 9-12

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Ages 9-12
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This ongoing class focuses on building literacy skills using horse-themed books. Each class focuses on a different literacy skill while teaching soft skills such as respectful listening, clear communication and critical reading.
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Live video meetings
1x per week
1-6 learners per class
50 min

What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
2-4 hours per week. Students will be expected to read each book prior to class
Assessment
These classes will not be assessed; however, I am happy to provide feedback if I am asked

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 6
Intermediate Level
This ongoing class is designed with the horse-loving student in mind.  Small group lessons will focus on a different horse-themed book every week.  The lessons are designed to encourage discussion regarding characters, setting and plot every week.  In addition, there will also be an additional literacy focus every week (see the scope and sequence below for the first two months' special subject areas). 
Lessons will be divided as follows:  
1.  The first five minutes will be spent bonding as a class.  Each learner will be able to share something important to them before instruction begins, thereby ensuring each learner feeling a sense of belonging.
2.  The next half hour will be spent reviewing characters, setting and plot.  Learners will be encouraged (but not expected) to participate with their own ideas regarding main versus minor characters and setting places as well as the climax of each story.  
3.  The rest of each class will be discussing that week's literary focus.  This area of interest will vary from week-to-week depending upon the book read and the class needs.  As before, students will be encourage to participate and attention will be equally shared among all students.  I realize that more reserved students may be less inclined to offer ideas and opinions, and I will encourage a shared learning experience for all.
Each class will encourage team work, bonding and communication among all learners; therefore, soft skills such as patience and active listening will be a by-product as well as literacy skill development.

The scope and sequence will be as follows:

Week of June 9
Misty of Chincoteague - Marguerite Henry
Characters, Setting, Plot
Setting Development

Week of June 16
Wild Girl - Patricia Reilly Griff
Characters, Setting, Plot
Setting Relevance

Week of June 23
Horse Girl - Carrie Seim
Characters, Setting, Plot
Character Development

Week of June 30
Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse Series - Ellen F Feld
Characters, Setting, Plot
Antagonist, Protagonist
Round, Flat Characters

Week of July 7
The Dust Bowl: American Horse Tales - Michelle Jabes Corpora
Characters, Setting, Plot
Plot Development - Exposition, Rising Action, Climax

Week of July 14
Lizzie Flying Solo - Nanci Turner Steveson
Characters, Setting, Plot
Plot Development - Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Week of July 21
Riding Lessons - Jane Smiley
Characters, Setting, Plot
Inference

Week of July 28
Trouble Blows West: Ginne West Adventure - Monique Bucheger
Characters, Setting, Plot
Theme

Week of August 4
King of the Wind - Marguerite Henry
Characters, Setting, Plot
Hook

Learning Goals

By the end of these ongoing classes, learners will read critically, understand parts of a story plot, recognize different characters and themes, discuss setting relevance.  Learners will be exposed to a myriad of other literacy skills such as foreshadowing, theme, inference, figurative language and vocabulary, just to name a few.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
I use Canva as a presentation tool for each class
Supply List
Learners will be expected to have a copy of each week's book.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Students will not be expected to access other sources during class

Meet the teacher

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Alaska Teaching Certificate in Special Education
Master's Degree in Education from University of Alaska, Fairbanks
I hold a master's with an emphasis in literacy.  I also owned horses when I was younger, and I  presently volunteer for an equine-assisted therapy organization.

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