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Self-Paced Short Story Study: To Build a Fire by Jack London for January

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Ages 11-15
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In this single lesson course, we will celebrate January by studying a classic short story by Jack London through reading comprehension, vocabulary, analysis, and short answer classroom discussion.
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Homework
1-2 hours per week. • 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 hours

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 9
Beginner - Intermediate Level
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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 love to watch me read the story in a new (and fitting) setting: in a blizzard for December, on a beach in May, etc etc!  I am SO excited to offer this class-series for any young reader; eager, reluctant or somewhere in the middle, I hope it will increase a passion for reading in all!

OVERVIEW
    • Vocabulary Glossary--A pdf of the text's most complicated words will be provided so that students can reference it while reading) 
    • Video presentation of the text--I will read the story out-loud so students can follow along WITH VOICE-OVER OF WINTER SCENERY OF MY TRIP INTO THE MINNESOTA WILDERNESS !
    • Video lesson with integrated questions--I will share a lesson broken into several videos with questions for students to answer in between.  Students will be asked to respond in at least five sentences.
    • Discussion-thread--Students will be asked to respond to each others posts in at least three sentences

CONTENT
Classic short-stories provide several opportunities for rich analytical discussion.  What they lack in narrative length, they make up for in quality academic content
Class discussion will revolve around the following novel-centered concepts:
    • Personal analysis
    • Critical analysis
    • Academic analysis
    • Literary elements
    • Figurative language

TEACHING STYLE
    • I want my students to discuss, interact, and learn from each other! Every chance I get,  I will encourage them to respond to other’s ideas
    • I hope to facilitate conversation, protect think-time, and pose questions that provoke deeper thought based on the central text
    • I love interacting with my students!  I will be apart of the conversation as well 😁
    • I hope that students feel as welcomed to think as they are challenged in their thinking
    • While I will challenge students to think deeply, their perspective will always be encouraged and celebrated  
    • Occasionally, mini-lessons will be taught to ensure all students comprehend concepts and themes

✨CELEBRATE EVERY SEASON WITH ME THROUGH THE STUDY OF SHORT STORIES:✨

JANUARY:
❄️ To Build a Fire (by Jack London) 
❄️ This Klondike survival story will be read over the top of video of my exploration in the Northern Minnesota wilderness!
https://outschool.com/classes/seasons-readings-to-build-a-fire-short-story-study-jack-london-3j4I2yry?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

FEBRUARY:
❤️ Love (by Anton Chekhov)
❤️ This romantic story, perfect for Valentines Day, will be read from a flowery garden
https://outschool.com/classes/seasons-readings-love-0svaoRPu?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

MARCH: 
🍀 Eveline (by James Joyce)
🍀 This short story by an Irish author describes the inner turmoil of a woman in Dublin and will be read from a clover-covered park in the Irish District of New Orleans!
https://outschool.com/classes/seasons-readings-eveline-wTWXMnvY?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

APRIL:
...Coming soon...

MAY:
🦑 The Sea Raiders (by HG Wells)
🦑 Kick off the tropical summer with this exciting story of sea-monsters read from the shores of The Gulf of Mexico!
https://outschool.com/classes/seasons-readings-the-sea-raiders-ZjBAykhG?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

JUNE (into JULY):
🇺🇸 Speaking of Courage (Tim O'Brien)
🇺🇸 Honor American troops with this reverent war story by veteran Tim O'Brien, read in front of the Washington Monument and Military Memorials in Washington DC
https://outschool.com/classes/seasons-readings-speaking-of-courage-4th-of-july-short-story-study-tim-obrien-HXSPCTr2?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

JULY:
🌵 That Man from the Bitter Sands (Louis L'Amour)
🌵The heat has set in, so enjoy this heated cowboy story read from Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado!
https://outschool.com/classes/seasons-readings-that-man-from-the-bitter-sands-cowboy-short-story-study-6gk5TMi9?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

AUGUST:
...Coming soon...

SEPTEMBER:
...Coming soon...

OCTOBER:
⛓️ The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allen Poe)
⛓️ Perfectly twisted and terrifying for Halloween, read in front of a dark campfire in Vermont
https://outschool.com/classes/seasons-readings-the-cask-of-amontillado-kI4BIHIo?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

NOVEMBER:
🦃 An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott)
🦃 A charming story of a 19th century family getting ready for Thanksgiving, read from Alcott's Historical Orchard House in Massachusetts. 
https://outschool.com/classes/self-paced-seasons-readings-an-old-fashioned-thanksgiving-short-story-study-jUFxG8sP?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

DECEMBER:
🎄 The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
🎄 A story of sacrifice to give a gift to a loved one for Christmas, read from a snow storm in a cute Vermont mountain-town
https://outschool.com/classes/seasons-readings-the-gift-of-the-magi-christmas-short-story-holiday-camp-gk3CRR3u?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

ONGOING:
📚 Read a seasonal short story EVERY WEEK before jumping into the once-a-week zoom meeting to discuss and analyze!
https://outschool.com/classes/seasons-readings-short-story-club-ZzNATOp9?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

Learning Goals

• 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

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Parental Guidance
• A character frantically attempts to build a fire before he freezes to death • Animal cruelty • A misogynistic remark is made • A derogatory term is used to describe a black plant, "n*****-heads"
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Nebraska Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Bachelor's degree from Grace University 
Certification to Teach Secondary Students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha
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