Long Story Short: Interactive HS English
Lemons-Aid Learning
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In this advanced high school English course, older students complete preparation activities, read classic short stories, and learn to analyze literature.
Class experience
US Grade 10 - 12
Intermediate - Advanced Level
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Aligned with Other
High school English is anchored in literature because stories illustrate some aspect of the human condition. When students learn to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize ideas in literature, they learn to think in ways that prepare them for life and other areas of study. Literature's illustration of the human condition is the content that enables great essays and great conversations and great critical thinking. In this 4-week class, we focus on short stories. Why? Because short literature is...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridgeby Ambrose BierceWeek 2Lesson 2The Story of an Hourby Kate ChopinWeek 3Lesson 3The Cask of Amontilladoby Edgar Allan PoeWeek 4Lesson 4A Good Man is Hard to Findby Flannery O'Connor
The founder of Lemons-Aid, Mrs. Lemons has a B.A. in English and an M.Ed in Education Administration. She is certified to teach English, has a principal's license, and has many years of experience as a secondary English teacher. She also supervises teachers in their undergraduate and graduate-level teacher preparation programs at Colorado Christian University. She is a teacher of teachers.
Homework Offered
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Please check commonsensemedia.org for parent reviews on the stories. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge--A man dies by hanging The Story of an Hour--A woman dies of shock (or is it?). The Cask of Amontillado--A man buries another alive out of revenge. Students learn the dangers of drunkenness, the evil of revenge, and how people use tricky language to deceive. A Good Man is Hard to Find--This story is violent but brings up questions about what it means to be "good."
Popular
Rising Star
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(612)
Since Feb 2021, Lemons-Aid Learning has been one of the top 100 most popular educator groups on the platform out of 5,000 educators on the platform. We were just informed by Outschool that we have yet again retained that distinction. Students and...
Self-Paced Class
$13
weekly or $49 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks of teacher feedback
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1 year of access to the content
Ages: 15-18
