The Midwife's Apprentice - A Medieval History Novel Study

A orphaned girl in Medieval England finds purpose and hope.

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50 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 6 weeks

9-14

year olds

3-12

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

This novel study is one in a series of coming of age stories, featuring strong, female protagonists.  In "The Midwife's Apprentice", an adolescent girl lives in poverty, stealing scraps and sleeping in a dung heap. The girl becomes the apprentice to a local midwife and, over time, develops into a competent young lady with a dream. This Newberry Medal winning novel by Karen Cushman will excite your learner! This class is appropriate for advanced 4th grade through middle school. 

The major...

As an undergraduate, I completed a minor in English literature and creative writing. Reading is one of the great loves of my life and I find such pleasure in sharing it with children. Literature can provide a vast educational  experience beyond the joy of the reading itself. A great novel exposes readers to history, culture and strong social messages. It is my mission as a language arts teacher to teach children to look beyond the obvious in books and mine all of the richness they have to offer.

  1 file available upon enrollment
Students will need a copy of "The Midwife's Apprentice", by Karen Cushman. Though it is not required, I have found the book "The Medieval World" by Philip Steele (available on Amazon) to be a fantastic social studies companion to this novel and class. Students will need a binder or folder with brads to keep their workbook pages in. I will provide curriculum for the class.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

Teacher

Johanna England Chavez, LMSW

Behavioral Health Professional and Certified Book Nerd

366 total reviews

839 completed classes

About Me

Welcome! I am a clinically trained master social worker, with 20 years of experience in health and mental healthcare. As a school based social worker, I taught classes and provided counseling for middle and high school students. I have also...