We'll be enjoying a virtual vacay in this on-going class in which we read and discuss novels together!

The class is comprised of teacher presentation and learner participation. Learners are assigned chapters/pages to read in advance of each class meeting. Class begins with a plot summary of the assigned chapters. Following this plot summary review, I pose guiding questions to initiate a discussion of the novel and to analyze the author's use of literary elements including: characterization, setting, internal and external conflict, motivation, suspense, imagery, narration, and theme. Learners are encouraged to participate in the discussion and to offer their interpretations of the literature.  

The reading schedule follows:
Week 1: _The Summer of Bad Ideas_ (chapters 1-5)
Week 2: _The Summer of Bad Ideas_ (chapters 6-11)
Week 3: _The Summer of Bad Ideas_ (chapters 12-17)
Week 4: _The Summer of Bad Ideas_ (chapters 18-27)
Week 5: _We Dream of Space_ (pages 1-98)
Week 6: _We Dream of Space_ (pages 99-210)
Week 7: _We Dream of Space_ (pages 211-308)
Week 8: _We Dream of Space_ (pages 309-380)


*Please feel free to contact me if the cost of this class (or any of my classes) is a prohibitive factor to enrolling.