World Literature: Latin American Short Stories Camp
Tassie Bauman Smith
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(388)
In this discussion-based literature camp, students will be introduced to the three famous 20th-century Latin American short stories and their authors. #academic
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...
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.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
"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.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(388)
I teach all kinds of English classes including writing, grammar, literature, and ESL. I am an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction especially poetry, science fiction, and fantasy. I have been teaching for more than 10 years. I taught English...
Group Class
$50
for 3 classes3x 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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