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Long Story Short: Interactive English
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Ages 15-18
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4 weeks of teacher support
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1-2 hours per week. includedClass Experience
US Grade 10 - 12
Intermediate - Advanced Level
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 special. Quick narratives quickly introduce us to characters, settings, conflict, and themes that relate to our lives. Short story authors are a unique breed as well, able to craft a satisfying, thought-provoking story that we can read in one sitting. Here, we use classic short stories and integrated poetry to meet learning standards, of course. But more importantly, students learn how to think and write about the human condition, illustrated by an author in a piece of classic literature. After teaching this live version of this class for four years, we are finally offering a self-paced version. Each week, students will do work to prepare for the reading. Since we are reading classic short stories written centuries earlier, the texts can be challenging to understand. To prepare, students will do vocabulary work, learn about the author and the historical context, and sometimes even learn some cultural aspects of the story they need to know. After reading the story once, they dive a little deeper with assignments that help them analyze or evaluate the story. I teach them how to do this. With colored pencils in hand, they may draw the structure of an epistolary story, for instance. Finally, students respond to the literature with a piece of writing. This is what they turn in to their teacher for feedback and a grade if you'd like. The writing component helps learners think even more deeply about the text while they create something new (a piece of writing). A SNAPSHOT OF A WEEK'S LESSONS (student workload ranges from 2-3 hours per week. Students have 1-3 video lessons by Mrs. Lemons each week): ✔️ We begin with an essential question, to get students thinking about some aspect of real life that is illustrated in the literature. ✔️ Next, we move on to preparation work, which includes vocabulary, bolstering background knowledge, author bios, historical context, etc. Students are quizzed on this material for extra accountability and learning. ✔️ Students read the story while listening to an audio version. They are encouraged to annotate the story as they read. Again, they are quizzed on the story to ensure comprehension. ✔️ Students learn aspects of literary analysis, such as irony, figurative language, structure, allusion, etc. ✔️ Students turn in their annotated story. 📆 SCHEDULE: This class can be taken over and over because each month, the stories change. That way, you have a complete year of advanced literature curriculum if your student studies all year! Below is the schedule of skills students learn each month: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Edgar Allan Poe
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with State-Specific Standards4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce
Lesson 2:
The Story of an Hour
by Kate Chopin
Lesson 3:
The Cask of Amontillado
by Edgar Allan Poe
Lesson 4:
A Good Man is Hard to Find
by Flannery O'Connor
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Parental Guidance
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."
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
7 teachers have teaching certificates
Alaska Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
New York Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Washington Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Washington Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
Washington Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Missouri Teaching Certificate
Tennessee Teaching Certificate in Science
2 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Master's Degree in Education from Western Governors University
11 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree from Purdue University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Philadelphia College of Bible
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Millersville University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Bachelor's Degree in English from Florida State University
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Catawba College
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Missouri State University
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Western Connecticut State University
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from Patrick Henry College
Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from University of Northwestern - St. Paul
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.
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