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World Literature: Latin American Short Stories Camp

In this discussion-based literature camp, students will be introduced to the three famous 20th-century Latin American short stories and their authors. #academic
Tassie Bauman Smith
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What's included

3 live meetings
2 hrs 45 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 8 - 11
Beginner - Intermediate Level
The world of great literature is extremely broad and full of wonderful authors that are mostly unknown to North American students.  Many of these authors and their short stories are very available in English and very accessible to middle/high school learners. 

In this fun discussion-based summer camp we will discuss three Latin American short story writers. 

Julio Cortazar - "Night Face Up" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1967/04/22/the-night-face-up

Clarice Lispector - "The Fifth Story" https://miamiartscharter.net/ourpages/auto/2017/8/23/55609573/LISPECTOR_%20Clarice_The%20Fifth%20Story.pdf

Jorge Borges - "The Library of Babel" https://web.stanford.edu/class/history34q/readings/textualizingscience/library_of_babel.html


We will talk about the background of each author, their historical and political setting, and the themes, structure and tropes of the pieces we read.  

*Students need to read each piece before class begins.*

This is a discussion-intensive course. All students are expected to interact with respect and civility.  I understand that the topics and themes can be controversial and invite disagreement. However, kindness facilitates productive and persuasive conversation.

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Parental Guidance
"Night Face Up" is magical realism verging on horror. It is of great interest to students. However, if you feel that your student is particularly sensitive to violent unhappy endings, please feel free to read ahead and contact me with any questions.
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In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
  • Youtube
Joined September, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I am eager to have your learner join the students from 5-50 to whom I have taught English. Although my original BA is in Psychology, I have taught both ESL and English at three different Universities abroad.  I love students and I love literature. I am eager to help North American students get a worldwide perspective on literature drawing from my own experiences as a reader and a traveler. 

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$50

for 3 classes
3x per week, 1 week
55 min

Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-17
3-9 learners per class

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