1 file available upon enrollment
Each lesson will include 4 handouts, but printing them out is not required. Students may share answers directly in the classroom as a comment if preferred.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Google Slides
Kahoot
Google Drive
Pluto TV

*All Twilight Zone episodes are rated PG. Common Sense Media rates it age 10+. The episodes used in this class do contain mild language, mild violence, drinking, and smoking (and I mean, like, EVERYONE smoked back then). If you would like to preview any of the episodes, please reach out for links.

You can also read this Parent Guide from imdb.com: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg

*The age range for this class is a suggestion. If your learner is outside of this range, feel free to sign up anyway!

CCSS in greater detail:
Reading Literature
RL: 1-6
Key Ideas and details
1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Craft and Structure
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text  (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

Writing
W: 1-3
Text types and Purposes
1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Speaking and Listening
SL: 1-3
Comprehension and Collaboration
1. Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.

Language
L: 3 & 5
Conventions of Standard English
3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Vocabulary acquisition and Use
5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.