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Private Class: Refugee and Eleven
Class experience
US Grade 6 - 9
This class will meet to discuss the book "Refugee" by Alan Gratz and the short story "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros. Students will read and discuss sections of Refugee each week, completing their summer reading guide (assigned by school year teacher) as a group. This includes Character and Term List and Settings and Events List. This class will also be discussing the short story "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros and annotating the text. Students will also be completing: A vocabulary graphic...
Homework Offered
Students will read approx 65- 70 pages per week and complete accompanying assignments.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Students need to have a copy of the text that they own and can write in per classroom teacher's assignment (annotation). Students need access to a Google account to be able to work on documents/slides for homework assignments. Different colored ink pens (5-6 colors) Sharpened pencil Sticky notes Scissors PRINTED copies of the short story “Eleven” and the “Summer Reading Packet” A large book, tray, clipboard or desk on which to write while doing homework AND attending class. (need a writing surface) A shoe box or tub for keeping all of the above organized
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
From Commonsense Media: Parents need to know that Refugee by Alan Gratz is a historical novel that braids the stories of three young refugees in three different time periods and settings: 1938 Berlin, 1994 Cuba, and 2015 Syria. The circumstances of all the kids and families are dire, and their journeys are fraught with imminent danger. The publisher recommends this book for kids starting at age 9, but due to the level of violence and peril, we recommend it for 11 and up. Only two of the three protagonists survive, and all lose family members. Also, Josef, the Berlin Jewish boy gets beat up, as does Cuban Isabel's father. Syrian Mahmoud's home is destroyed by a missile, and he sees a dead man floating in the sea, as well as a soldier with a bullet in his head. Some in the book almost drown. One character's leg is bitten by a shark and he bleeds to death. But the book isn't gratuitously violent. It paints a vivid picture of the plight of refugees, and the kids and families seem both real and relatable, making this a good book for sparking family discussion.
Hello and Welcome! **Beginning August of 2024 I will no longer be teaching classes during the school year months, as I have taken a job teaching full-time at a middle school. I will still be offering classes in the summer months. Please reach...
Group Class
$180
for 10 classes2x per week, 5 weeks
60 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
3-8 learners per class
Financial Assistance
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