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49 預錄課程
16 週
教師的支持1 年訪問權
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每週 2-4 小時. Students will need to read and study the texts, respond to reading questions, do the weekly activity pages, do short written responses outside of class, and research and write papers/essays.等級
Your Final Grade will be determined from your homework grades, essay grades, project grades, and test grades. Projects and essays grading rubrics will be provided with the assignment. Assignments, papers, projects, and tests all need to be turned in by the final date of the class to receive a grade.等級
Students can "opt out" of receiving a grade for the class and don't need to turn in any of the homework. It is recommended that they do all the reading and complete the "in class" activities to get the most from the class.我們無法翻譯此文,請刷新頁面並再試一次。
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英語程度 - 未知
美國 9 年級
✨New to Outschool? Use code OUTAngelia20 to save $20 on any class! ✨ In this 16-week self-paced (asynchronous) class, students will do the first half of Introduction to Literature and Composition where we will analyze fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and write poems, a short story, and papers/essays on related topics. If students are taking the class for an academic grade, they should plan on spending several hours a week on the class for the lessons, homework, projects, and reading. This class can be used as a core English/Literature/Language Arts/ELA course for 9th or 10th grade (US standards). For non US-students, please contact me and I can send you the standards to see if it will suit your high school/secondary school year 9, 10, or 11 student's needs. This class uses the Moving Beyond the Page Language Arts curriculum. As such learners will use literature to learn language arts, develop their critical thinking and creativity skills, and use the 6+1 traits of writing approach (Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, Presentations). A Summary of Skills will be provided when you enroll that tells you which state and national (US) standards that each unit covers for your own planning and any documentation requirements that you need to submit to your local authorities. There are NO live meetings for this course. Multiple posts will be made to the classroom which will include: video lessons on the text and language arts/grammar lessons, discussion questions on the reading, homework post which will include the reading and worksheet/writing/creative project assignment, and question/answer posts regarding language arts, vocabulary, and grammar. To Kill a Mockingbird Unit - 4 weeks In this unit, you will read TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee, a critically acclaimed novel that deals with serious social issues such as rape and racial inequality. This coming-of-age story follows young Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout, as she navigates life with the guidance of her father, Atticus Finch. At the end of the unit, you will watch the movie TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) and give an oral presentation on the book. Short Stories Unit - 4 weeks In this unit, you will explore popular short stories and the literary devices that authors use to create them. These devices include irony, characterization, symbolism, and point of view. You will also learn how to analyze a short story and its main themes using textual evidence to support your claims. This unit features work by Edgar Allan Poe, Alice Walker, Langston Hughes, and Kurt Vonnegut. For the unit’s final project, you will plan, draft, and revise a short story of your own creation. Poetry Unit - 4 weeks In this unit, you will learn about various types of poems and how they are structured from 100 BEST-LOVED POEMS by Dover Thrift. You will explore common elements found in poetry including figurative language, sound and rhythm, rhyme schemes, and voice and tone. You will also read THE CROSSOVER by Kwame Alexander, a novel in verse, about two twin brothers and the game of basketball. You will learn how to recite poetry, and for your final project, you will choose from a series of projects that allow you to explore poetry in a variety of ways. Nonfiction Unit - 4 weeks In this unit, you will read a variety of nonfiction writing, including a memoir (I AM MALALA or A LONG WAY GONE). The texts are all by authors who overcame challenging personal experiences to advocate for freedom, peace, and human rights. The works studied include a letter composed by a legendary civil rights leader, an essay written by an American abolitionist, a speech given by a Holocaust survivor, and the account of a teenager forced to become a soldier in his country's civil war and/or the narrative of a young woman fighting to ensure that girls have the right to be educated. For the unit's final project, you will write an informative essay or give an oral presentation about a topic that is important to you. Due to the length of the memoirs, students will pick which one they wish to focus on for the class: I AM MALALA by Malala Yousafzai or A LONG WAY GONE by Ishmael Beah. The Grammar Unit will be covered throughout the semester and will include the following topics: This first-semester grammar unit will review the parts of speech and cover some common problems that writers face, including subject-verb agreement, commonly confused words, the correct use of pronouns, and covers punctuation use (commas, colons, semicolons, dashes, and parentheses).
學習目標
Learn about and practice different grammar elements.
Learn how to analyze fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
教學大綱
標準
與 Common Core State Standards (CCSS)對齊4 單位
49 課程
超過 16 週單位 1: To Kill a Mockingbird
課 1:
Week 1 Grammar Bell Ringer
Each week a different grammar topic will be covered. This week's topic is commonly confused words and nouns. Video Lesson: 5 min
1 作業
5 分鐘的影片課程
課 2:
To Kill a Mockingbird Lesson 1
Introduction lesson on the author and novel, vocabulary words, write a literature response, and read and answer reading questions for To Kill a Mockingbird. Video Lesson: 19 min
4 作業
課 3:
To Kill a Mockingbird Lesson 2
Learn about phrases and clauses, and read and answer reading questions for To Kill a Mockingbird. Video Lesson: 12 min
3 作業
課 4:
Week 2 Grammar Bell Ringer
Each week a different grammar topic will be covered. This week's topic is pronouns. Video Lesson: 3 min
1 作業
其他詳情
父母的引導和規範
Students will research some topics online, read articles on websites, and occasional watch an informational YouTube video to complete homework assignments. The following Moving Beyond the Page Resource List will be provided to learners to help them complete homework assignments and projects - https://www.movingbeyondthepage.com/online/content/resource-list.aspx
Students will read and discuss in a matter-of-fact way the following texts which tackle some sensitive topics. Some of the topics tackled will be racism, segregation, child slavery, rape, war, murder, suicide, and violence. The books tell stories that include these elements and the students will discuss these issues in a matter-of-fact way in context to when/where it happened or is depicted as happening. It is important for learners to know that these issues exist even if they don't have a personal connection to one or any of the topics. These books are taught to high school/secondary school aged children all over the world and are considered to be age appropriate with the knowledge of the sensitive issues that will be covered.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beach
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
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Students will need a word processor to write paper assignments, a journal/notebook/google doc is recommended for journaling thoughts and extra/non-workbook assignments, a printer to print up the workbook pages or pdf editor to do them on their computer, and a cell phone with a camera/scanner turn in PDF activity pages. Families will need to purchase the Moving Beyond the Page student workbook pages to download. Direct links to purchase the student workbook pages will be provided after enrollment. MBTP Workbook Pages Semester A - $24.95 MBTP Workbook Pages Semester B - $19.96 The following texts/books will be used throughout the class. Families may purchase (print, ebook, or audio) or borrow from their local library. Prices listed below were found on Amazon. Semester A: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. $7.19. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) film. Rent/stream/borrow - $0-3.99. The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need by Susan Thurman. $9.79. The Only Grammar & Style Workbook You'll Ever Need by Susan Thurman. $8.19. 100 Best-Loved Poems (Dover Thrift Edition) by Philip Smith. $3.99. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. $8.99. I Am Malala (Young Reader's Edition) by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick. $7.31. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah. $6.73 Students will need to rent/stream/borrow To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Some additional art supplies such as glue, markers/crayons/colored pencil, paper, etc. will be needed for certain assignments.
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教師專業知識和證書
2 個學位
碩士 在 電影/電影/視頻研究 從 California State University, Fullerton
學士學位 在 文理科 從 Charter Oak State College
I studied literature throughout my bachelor's program as part of the creative writing emphasis. I have been teaching middle and high school level students for several years how to analyze texts (movies and books) as well as writing essays.
Published writer in nonfiction (articles and books) and fiction (short stories, novellas, and novels).
Writing young adult fantasy and space opera under the pen name Angelia Almos.
Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts: Creative Writing
Certificates from Institute of Children's Literature
Certificates from Institute for Writers