Students will be able to...
     - Build a Collaborative Partnership 
     - Continuously Work Together 
     - Read Two Novels 
     - Develop their Analytical Writing Skills
     - Analyze the Plot, Character, Symbolism, Theme, and More
     - Participate in Pop Culture and Historical Connections
     - Examine the Real-World Applications
     - Write Various Formal Pieces
     - Develop their Communications Skills, their Teamwork Skills, and their Reading and Writing Skills
     - Introduce Themselves Formally
     - Response to Short Stories and Novels in Writing
     - Use Google Drive and Collaboration Sheets
     - Diagram Plot Points
     - Break Down Story Elements
     - Use Debate Language
     - Compare and Contrast Characters, Events, Symbols, and More
     - Research in a Mini-Setting during Class
     - Examine Character Development and Judge It
     - Analyze Plot Development and Character Development Together
     - Examine Theme and Symbolism Together
     - Explain the Mystery Genre
     - Connect a Novel to Its Historical and Pop Culture Connections
     - Document and Reason through Clues of a Mystery
     - Solve Brain Benders and Logic Puzzles
     - Map a Character's Develop in Relation to their Character Development
     - Solve a Mystery Given a Short Story and Clues

I have been teaching professionally for over 5 years in both Missouri and in Colorado. I have been on Outschool since early January 2020 and can provide links to classes where I teach the concepts of this semester-long class so you can look through them and look at the reviews to see how other parents and students have reacted to my courses. I am happy to answer any questions that you have!

Classic Literature - A Novel Study for Middle School Students (A course where students choose the novels we read)
     - In this course, I have taught all four of our novel options
     - https://outschool.com/classes/classic-literature-a-novel-study-xkvxQwCz?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Writing a Novel (Employs the creative writing skills that we will be using in our course)
     - https://outschool.com/classes/writing-a-novel-or-short-story-on-going-workshops-YTo8o2q7?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Writing Historical Fiction (Employs the creative writing skills that we will be using in our course)
     - https://outschool.com/classes/writing-short-stories-historical-fiction-xTk6Rddd?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

I run two other Middle School Semester Classes which can be found at these links:
     - https://outschool.com/classes/middle-school-english-a-semester-course-7nCZhtYz?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
     - https://outschool.com/classes/middle-school-english-a-semester-JDnTCdCb?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

숙제 제공
Students will be asked to complete all of their reading outside of class. If some of our writing work is unfinished after class, students will be asked to complete that work outside of class as well. But the majority of work will be completed in class.
수업 외 주당 1 - 2 시간
제공되는 평가
Students will be given several formal writing assignments throughout the semester. While these are not tests, per se, they can be used as assessment pieces for homeschooling evidence, which many states and countries require. All formal writing in my class will be completed with multiple rounds of written and verbal feedback. Students will have the opportunity to work through their writing skills as a group and 1-1 with me in class!
제공되는 성적
Grading - Students will have the opportunity to receive a grade in the form of their choosing.I am happy to provide a grade in the form of a percentage, letter, or both. I can also offer a formal letter for submission to state programs. I ask students throughout the semester about their needs for grading and am happy to work with parents to create a plan that meets their needs! Please note that Grading is NOT required.