Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a story about the tumultuous ups and downs of the lives and relationships of four sisters. It is the perfect book for group discussion and analysis because Alcott's old-fashioned language and out-dated female roles can be hard to appreciate and understand when reading alone. Students will read 7-8 chapters (approximately 100 pages) a week on their own time. Each week a new video will discuss the pages that the students have previously read. This class does not meet live. The prerecorded sessions will emphasize characters, their motivations, theme, story plausibility, and inferences about what might come next. We may also discuss the history, politics, ethics, or religion that Alcott references in individual chapters. 

Each Sunday, students will have access to a video that covers the important elements of the week's reading and a corresponding one page worksheet with discussion questions and places for fill-in-the blank answers. The worksheets will also address/remind the students of some of the important topics from each chapter. Each week, I assign a short writing assignment focused around that week's discussion questions and ask the students to share their responses in the classroom (so other students may view, comment, and interact as well). I also ask students to submit any vocabulary words the students didn't recognize or passages the students did not understand. The more questions the students ask, the more "discussion" we can have in the classroom after each chapter. 

Weekly breakdown: 
Sunday: Students will receive a worksheet and discussion questions for each weekly video. There is one weekly writing assignment to complete after the weekly readings. 

Monday: I post an I Spy challenge and ask the students to list one specific item they can "spy" from the week's reading. These items may force the students to think abstractly (for example, I might ask them to spy a character showing jealousy). Students can also challenge other students (or myself!) to find other items as well. 

Tuesday through Fridays: I will post a vocabulary word from the weekly reading for the students to use in a sentence that showcases their understanding of the definition.  

Saturday: I post a link to a Kahoot! trivia game the students can complete to further immerse themselves in Little Women. Students can share their scores in the classroom or ask for hints about any tricky questions to share their experience with their classmates. 

Kahoot is a free resource that does not require an account or any additional steps. 
Posts are almost always available in the classroom at 1 am EST.