Students will learn to identify key themes in literature and craft a thoughtful thesis that builds into an excellent essay for college and university-level writing requirements.

CCSS RL.8.1
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS RL.8.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSS RL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS RL.9-10.10
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSS RL.11-12.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

I have been teaching writing on Outschool for five years. Additionally, I have authored four books, work as a freelance editor, and am a graduate student of literature and arts at the University of Oxford, where I write analysis essays regularly. 

Homework Offered
Students will be annotating a book of their choice and then writing a literary analysis essay.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Because we will be approaching the essay step-by-step, I will offer feedback as we go. When the final essay is returned to me by the due date, I'll offer feedback and an assessment based on our literary analysis rubric and the grading scale used in the United States. 
Grades Offered
When the final essay is returned to me by the due date, I'll offer feedback and an assessment based on our literary analysis rubric and the grading scale used in the United States. 

Learners should have a solid grasp of the academic essay format (5-paragraph, thesis development, etc.). Students will benefit greatly from my High School English: Read Literature Like a Professor course, but it is not a prerequisite.