Course Description:
This self paced, flexible language arts course does not have any live meetings. The course is aligned to the national standards of citing text evidence, main idea, summarizing, informational writing, and collaboration and discussion. 

This course is centered around the big question, "Is conflict necessary?". The informational readings and assignments during this course will be related to the course's big question as well as each reading’s big question. The readings will be used to support the national standards. Feedback will be given on each assessment that is turned in privately to the teacher.  

**The High School Language Arts Mini-Courses are designed around different big questions and can be taken in any order. Each course contains informational readings and touches on national standards.**

National Standards:
-RI.9.1, RI.10.1, RI.11.1, RI.12.1 - Citing Text Evidence
-RI.9.2, RI.10.2, RI.11.2, RI.12.2 - Main Idea
-RI.9.2, RI.10.2, RI.11.2, RI.12.2 - Summarizing
-W.9.2, W.10.2, W.11.2, W.12.2 - Informational Writing
-SL.9.1, SL.10.1, SL.11.1, SL.12.1 - Collaboration and Discussion

Course Format:
At the beginning of the week, a “List of Learning” Google Doc will be posted on the Outschool classroom page. Each “List of Learning” will have steps students need to complete for the week. These steps will include a lesson video to watch that relates to the standard for the week, the reading assignments for the week, discussion questions to respond to and give feedback to other classmates, assessments to complete, a writing assignment, and possible other assignments or extension opportunities. Any work that will be turned in will be in the form of a Google Doc. Students will need to share the document with the teacher and other students will not have access to the document. 

It is encouraged to have the readings and assignments done by each due date so students can participate in discussions together. To give each student a more meaningful learning experience, all students need to participate in the discussion questions by responding to the questions and giving feedback to other students.

The teacher will interact with students through discussion questions and extension activities posted on the Outschool classroom page as well as providing feedback on each assignment. 

Preview Week 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s1D5tl1KFAuFcjnV4lbpF7pbuaI9SM9q/view?usp=sharing

Course Schedule (Subject to Change):
Week 1:
-Lesson: Citing Text Evidence
-Reading: “The Survival Game Controversy”
	-Big Question: Do we have to experience conflict to understand it?
-Reading: “Rebuilding What is Broken”
	-Big Question: Does conflict break us down or build us up?

Week 2:
-Lesson: Main Idea
-Reading: “Buy Me This, Buy Me That”
	-Big Question: How can we break the cycle of greed and be more giving?
-Reading: “The Possibility of Peace”
	-Big Question: Can inherited conflict be overcome?
-Reading: “Competing to Win”
	-Big Question: Can conflict on the field have benefits off the field?

Week 3:
-Lesson: Summarizing
-Reading: “Wrongfully Accused?”
	-Big Question: Who is responsible for unfair convictions?
-Reading: “Media Madness”
	-Big Question: Who is responsible for unfair convictions?
-Reading: “Giving Back”
	-Big Question: Can we meet our obligations both to our community and to ourselves?

Week 4:
-Informational Writing