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Self-Paced Short Story Study: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving for November
Class experience
US Grade 7 - 9
Beginner - Intermediate Level
👋 WELCOME 😁 If this is your first class with me, use this coupon code: VANCEFIRSTCLASS10 CLASS SYNOPSIS I love travel, teaching, classic literature, and to celebrate every season of the year! So, I decided to combine them all for my self-paced series called Season’s Readings. Encourage your reader to fall in love with literature by making it a CELEBRATION of the time of year! Not only will they love to read, say, a scary story in October, or a romantic story in February, but they will...
• Students will strengthen their focus and reading-comprehension skills • Students will learn to critically think and pose questions during and after reading a text that help it become more engrossing, educational, and enriching • Students will learn how to structure their ideas verbally and communicate when posed with various ideas and perspectives • Students will learn to analyze nonfiction text and use it to inform a fictional texts
Bachelor's degree from Grace University Certification to Teach Secondary Students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha Endorsement in English/Language Arts from the University of Nebraska at Omaha ACE Educator Over 10 years of experience in various educational positions
Homework Offered
• Students will be asked to follow along to the reading of one short story • Students will be asked to engage in the video-lesson • Students should reply to the prompts posed in the video-lessons in at least five sentences • Students should reply to 1 other student per prompt in at least three sentences • Depending on reading level, this should take 1 to 2 total hours1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
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NOTE: I am NOT affiliated with the following source An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (short story by Louis May Alcott) https://www.amazon.com/Old-Fashioned-Thanksgiving-Other-Stories-Scrap-Bag/dp/B08NRQRQHJ/ref=sr_1_4?crid=379I219AZOESA&keywords=an+old+fashioned+thanksgiving+louisa+may+alcott+book&qid=1698098142&sprefix=AN+old-fashioned+thanksgiving%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-4
• The story mentions a culturally insensitive scene in which children "play Indian" • All characters are depicted in traditional gender-roles • Christian themes are present • A boy kisses the cheek of a girl without permission and she slaps him. The kiss is otherwise unpunished. • A boy dresses like a bear to scare children. The children get out their hunting rifle and an axe in an attempt to defend themselves before realizing that the bear is their neighbor • The family prepare for Thanksgiving which includes a Turkey and a Pig both of which are referred to as their old pets
NOTE: I am NOT affiliated with the following source An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (short story by Louis May Alcott) https://www.amazon.com/Old-Fashioned-Thanksgiving-Other-Stories-Scrap-Bag/dp/B08NRQRQHJ/ref=sr_1_4?crid=379I219AZOESA&keywords=an+old+fashioned+thanksgiving+louisa+may+alcott+book&qid=1698098142&sprefix=AN+old-fashioned+thanksgiving%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-4
Hello! My name is Paul Van Moorleghem or, more simply, Mr. Van! I realized that I loved to learn waaaaay too late in life. It was upon this realization that I decided to go back to school and get my certification to teach. Learning is...
Self-Paced Class
$15
for all content1 pre-recorded lesson
1 week of teacher support
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Completed by 5 learners
Ages: 11-15