Novel Study: Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prairie
Nicole Trusky
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In this 10-week self-paced course, we will read and analyze Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prairie, while learning more about the Oregon Trail, Westward Expansion, and Native Americans.
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Ready to join the Ingalls family as they journey across the frontier? In this class, we will follow along with Laura Ingalls through a year in her family's home in the Big Woods and then out onto the prairie where they start a new life as pioneers. This is a self-paced class and has no live meetings. Lectures and any other materials will be posted on the classroom wall for students to watch and complete. This is a 10 week novel study class, where students will read the assigned chapters...
2 units//10 lessons//10 Weeks
Unit 1Little House in the Big WoodsLittle House in the Big Woods4 lessons4 WeeksWeek 1Lesson 1Lesson One-Read Little House in the Big Woods Ch 1-3 -For the first class, we will spend a portion of the class going over the novel study guide and I will explain how in-class work and homework will be assignedWeek 2Lesson 2Lesson Two-Read Little House in the Big Woods Ch 4-6Week 3Lesson 3Lesson Three-Read Little House in the Big Woods Ch 7-9Week 4Lesson 4Lesson Four-Read Little House in the Big Woods Ch 10-13Unit 2Little House on the PrairieLittle House on the Prairie6 lessons6 WeeksWeek 5Lesson 5Lesson Five-Read Little House on the Prairie Ch 1-4Week 6Lesson 6Lesson Six-Read Little House on the Prairie Ch 5-8Week 7Lesson 7Lesson Seven-Read Little House on the Prairie Ch 9-13Week 8Lesson 8Lesson Eight-Read Little House on the Prairie Ch 14-17Week 9Lesson 9Lesson Nine-Read Little House on the Prairie Ch 18-22Week 10Lesson 10Lesson Ten-Read Little House on the Prairie Ch 23-26
Students will learn about character traits, plot, and themes. Students will learn new vocabulary. Students will learn to summarize what they have read.
My graduate studies were in American Studies and many of my classes focused on the Civil War, Westward Expansion, and the Industrial Revolution. The time of pioneers moving west is one that I have studied extensively and I feel confident and comfortable teaching about this time period. In addition, I have taught (both in person and on Outschool) classes on the frontier for some time.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Grade provided by request at end of class.
Students will need their own copy of the following books so that they can follow along in class and complete the homework reading: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
The Little House books were written in a time when it was common to discriminate against Native Americans and some of the Little House books do contain racism towards Native Americans. When we come across this in the reading of this series of books, I will be addressing this in the classroom to be sure that the students know that this is racism and does not reflect the way that we think today.
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Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(447)
Hi everyone! I'm Nicole Trusky, a homeschooling mom of three and lover of all things history and pop culture! I have a Master in Humanities with a concentration in American Studies and have been studying history for as long as I can remember (my...
Self-Paced Class
$8
weekly or $80 for all content10 pre-recorded lessons
10 weeks of teacher feedback
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1 year of access to the content
Completed by 3 learners
Ages: 10-13
