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Self-Paced Short Story Study: That Man From the Bitter Sands by Louis L'Amour
Mr. Van, Certified Teacher
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(67)
In this single lesson course, we will celebrate the summer by studying a classic short story by Louis L'Amour through reading comprehension, vocabulary, analysis, and short answer classroom discussion.
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 Louis Lamour Collected Short Stories Vol. 1 https://a.co/d/cNtAJHS
• A character is robbed and left for dead in the desert • A character must survive the elements of the desert • Gun fights are described (no characters end up dying) • Native Americans are referred to as "Indians" and are villainized (though, no Native American ever appears in-text) (NOTE: This will be addressed respectfully as problematic and reductionist)
NOTE: I am NOT affiliated with the following source Louis Lamour Collected Short Stories Vol. 1 https://a.co/d/cNtAJHS
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(67)
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
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for all content1 pre-recorded lesson
1 week of teacher support
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Ages: 11-15
