Students will learn how to: 
analyze how a  work of nonfiction draws on themes, patterns of events, and how to visualize those ideas in note-taking form

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

determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the sketch-noter and how to draw an objective summary of the text

-I have taken three workshops on Sketchnoting: Sketchnoting 101/ Visual Note-Taking/ ADHD Visualization and Neurodivergency 
-To teach a high school level course, I have the expertise of teaching English Language arts  in a public high school in the United States for 15 years
-I am currently certified with the National Council for Teacher of English 
-I am currently certified to teach English Language Arts Level T-7 (Highly Qualified) under the Georgia Professional Standards Commission from 2007 - 2022; certification to be renewed 2026 
-I have a BS in English Education from Kennesaw State University
-I have taught this material through the Johns Creek Student Leadership Council for three years to students from middle school (grade 6) to high school (grade up to 12)  high school 

Sources 
Youtube Video Ted-Ed (shown through teacher's computer no need for student to access a 3rd party app):  (found free here: 
 https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_got_a_wicked_problem_first_tell_me_how_you_make_toast?language=en  ) 

PODCAST: "Stoicism's Simple Secret To Being Happier Ryan Holiday & The Daily Stoic"  (played through teacher computer--not accessed by students) (found free here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/stoicisms-simple-secret-to-being-happier/id1430315931?i=1000505517166 

Making Learning Visible <- used as reference by teacher--not viewed by students