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Short-Story Club | Middle School Classic Literature Reading for Every Season
Mr. Van, Certified Teacher
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(67)
Students will enjoy each season by reading a new classic short story every week and studying it through short answer, analysis, and 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 PURPOSE 🎊 Learning should be exciting, natural, low-pressure, even celebratory... but should also challenge, intrigue, and (of course) educate! 📚 That is the purpose of this course. We celebrate every season of the year through discussions revolving around the text that are low-pressure, conversational, and even invite occasional tangents to help ensure students are welcomed, engaged, and feel...
• Students will develop a love for reading by allowing them to learn at their own pace, engaging in texts that celebrate each season, and experiencing a variety of writing-styles and genres • 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 read one short story per week and formulate written and verbal responses to short-answer questions • Depending on reading level, this should take 1 to 2 hours • There will also be occasional academic articles offered1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
I am NOT affiliated with any of the links below NOTE: The following links are the sources that I am using to read the texts... Feel free to find your own way to access the short stories being assigned (several are offered for free on the internet, I have had students use their local library, and there may also be cheaper options on amazon or in a local bookstore!) POE: https://a.co/d/9Ed6v0c HUGHES: https://a.co/d/fISlPqd ALCOTT: https://a.co/d/8lBph02 LONDON: https://a.co/d/0IAA9Hl CHEKHOV: https://a.co/d/6QyszwD HURSTON: *PDF Provided weekly* BRADBURY: *PDF Provided weekly* CISNEROS: https://a.co/d/fiFQoZS
The majority of the short stories read in this course were intended for adult audiences. • Murder, insanity, torture, survival, and death • Expletives, including racial slurs (note: these words will not be verbalized out-loud in class) • Depictions of social injustices including racism, misogyny, toxic-masculinity, and classism (note: these issues will be analyzed academically. Students will have an opportunity to verbalize their thoughts on these injustices and how they are dangerous to individuals and society) • Culture-specific stories and controversial topics will be included (everything ranging from Christmas stories, to stories with a feminist message. Specific religions will NOT be endorsed. With this in mind, individual student identities and cultures will be celebrated while the class-content will center on the academic facets of the texts) • Sexuality may be contained in the stories, however, explicit descriptions are not included. Sexuality may be discussed, but in a purely academic sense that is related to the text.
I am NOT affiliated with any of the links below NOTE: The following links are the sources that I am using to read the texts... Feel free to find your own way to access the short stories being assigned (several are offered for free on the internet, I have had students use their local library, and there may also be cheaper options on amazon or in a local bookstore!) POE: https://a.co/d/9Ed6v0c HUGHES: https://a.co/d/fISlPqd ALCOTT: https://a.co/d/8lBph02 LONDON: https://a.co/d/0IAA9Hl CHEKHOV: https://a.co/d/6QyszwD HURSTON: *PDF Provided weekly* BRADBURY: *PDF Provided weekly* CISNEROS: https://a.co/d/fiFQoZS
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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...
Group Class
$25
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
1-6 learners per class
