小説研究: 『大きな森の小さな家』と『大草原の小さな家』

Ready to join the Ingalls family as they journey across the frontier?  In this class, we will follow along with Laura Ingalls through a year in her family's home in the Big Woods and then out onto the prairie where they start a new life as pioneers.

This is a self-paced class and has no live meetings. Lectures and any other materials will be posted on the classroom wall for students to watch and complete. 

This is a 10 week novel study class, where students will read the assigned chapters ahead of time and then participate in the class videos, assignments, and discussions. Each lesson, there will be a video explaining that week's assignments and going over what happened in the chapters they read. Students will also complete and submit assignments each week through the classroom wall or via message to me.

In addition to the novel study portion of this class, we will also discuss some of the historical aspects of Laura's story. We will learn about the journey west on the Oregon Trail, how the Homestead Act helped families like Laura's own land, and we will discuss how the viewpoint of the Ingalls family, particularly Ma, on Native Americans is antiquated and incorrect. We will spend time discussing how Native Americans actually lived in the West.

Students will be given access to novel study printables that they will need to print for class and for homework. Alternatively, students can use the Kami App to type on the novel study pages on their computer.