All learners should also bring a paper and pencil to class.

All learners should have access to the required books prior to class. The books can be purchased on the internet.

All learners should also bring a paper and pencil to class.

All Learners should have internet access.

Some video watching assignments will take place on YouTube, Disney Plus, or Hulu.

このクラスでは、Outschool内のクラスルームに加えて、以下を使用します。
YouTube
Hulu
Disney Plus

Each book and story I have selected for our semester of learning has been used in public middle schools across America. Some are also included in the common core. These stories do include some mature themes that not all parents are comfortable with their children being exposed to. If you are not comfortable with these themes this might not be the right class for your children. If you are comfortable with your children learning about these themes, then it will be my pleasure to work with them in furthering their education. 

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a post-apocalyptic story about children and teenagers forced to fight to death in an arena for entertainment on a reality television program which is produced by a corrupt government.

Swallowing Stones by Joyce Macdonald is about a teenager who is given a rifle as a birthday present. He carelessly fires a single shot into the air which brings serious about consequences including involuntary manslaughter and a lengthy police investigation while the juvenile killer attempts to cover his tracks.

Hatched by Gary Paulsen is about a boy who is injured during a plane crash and must survive alone in the wilderness with his only tool being a hatchet. His struggles to survive test him mentally and physically.

Monster by Walter Dean Myers is about a teenager who lives in a troubled neighborhood and falls into a tough crowd. His friends convince him to participate in an armed robbery. Following his arrest the teenager feels torn against his friends as he fights for his freedom in the court room.

In my opinion while some of the issues the authors present are mature, they are important to discuss because they do still exist in the modern day. It is my hope that by learning about these issues we can prevent them from occurring in the future thus making the world we live in better. I am a firm believer in the old saying that knowledge is power.