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學生將每週閱讀一個新的經典短篇小說,並透過簡答、分析和課堂討論來學習,從而享受每個季節的樂趣
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每週上課 55 分鐘 小時
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每週 1-2 小時. • Students will be asked to read one short story per week and formulate written and verbal responses to short-answer questions • Depending on reading level, this should take 1 to 2 hours • There will also be occasional academic articles offered
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英語程度 - B2+
美國 7 - 9 年級
Intermediate 等級
👋 WELCOME 😁 
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CLASS PURPOSE
🎊 Learning should be exciting, natural, low-pressure, even celebratory... but should also challenge, intrigue, and (of course) educate! 📚
That is the purpose of this course. We celebrate every season of the year through discussions revolving around the text that are low-pressure, conversational, and even invite occasional tangents to help ensure students are welcomed, engaged, and feel involved with what matters to them!
...In the process we engage in analysis, comprehension, intertextual comparisons, figurative language, biographical information, literary period studies, literary elements, abstract thinking, philosophy, vocabulary and more as these topics naturally introduce themselves through the texts themselves... We also have the opportunity to be introduced to the works of several historical and renowned authors including Edgar Allen Poe, Langston Hughes, Louisa May Alcott, Jack London, and beyond!
So don't tell the students who are laughing and having a great time... but we are actually LEARNING A LOT OVER HERE 🤫

OVERVIEW
    • This is a read-and-discuss course
    • Students will read one short story prior to each class
    • A new classic literature author will be chosen every month.  This allows students to be introduced to a variety of writing styles and literature greats!
    • Text-related short-answer questions will be provided each week to sharpen analysis and comprehension of the text
    • The class will engage in discussions revolving around the short-answer questions provided

CONTENT
Classic short-stories provide several opportunities for rich analytical discussion.  What they lack in narrative length, they make up for in quality academic content
Class discussion will revolve around the following concepts:
    • Personal analysis
    • Critical analysis
    • Academic analysis
    • Literary elements
    • Literary periods
    • Biographical influence
    • Historical influence

TEACHING STYLE
    • I put an emphasis on students feeling comfortable and supported in their efforts in their analysis to allow lessons to be learned organically and at a pace that works for them.  
    • I want my students to discuss, interact, and learn from each other! Every chance I get,  I will encourage them to respond to other’s ideas
    • I hope to facilitate conversation, protect think-time, and pose questions that provoke deeper thought based on the central text
    • I hope that students feel as welcomed to think as they are challenged in their thinking
    • While I will challenge students to think deeply, their perspective will always be encouraged and celebrated  
    • I love interacting with my students!  I will be apart of the conversation as well 😁
    • Occasionally, mini-lessons will be taught to ensure all students comprehend concepts and themes

SCHEDULE
X Oct 10/12: The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allen Poe)
X Oct 17/19: The Masque of the Red Death (Edgar Allen Poe)
X Oct 24/26: The Black Cat (Edgar Allen Poe)
X Oct 31/Nov 2: NO CLASS
X Nov 7/9: Professor (Langston Hughes)
X Nov 14/16: The Blues I'm Playing (Langston Hughes)
X Nov 21/23: NO CLASS
X Nov 28/30: Tilly's Christmas (Louisa May Alcott)
X Dec 5/7: A Christmas Dream and How It Came True (Louisa May Alcott)
X Dec 12/14: Becky's Christmas Dream (Louisa May Alcott)
X Dec 19/21: Berties New Year's (Lucy Maud Montgomery)
X Dec 26/28: NO CLASS
X Jan 2/4: To Build a Fire (Jack London)
X Jan 9/11: That Spot (Jack London)
X Jan 16/18: The Law of Life (Jack London)
X Jan 23/25: Love (Anton Chekhov)
X Jan 30/Feb 1 About Love (Anton Chekhov)
X Feb 6/8: The Lady with the Dog (Anton Chekhov)
X Feb 13/15: Darling (Anton Chekhov)
X Feb 20/22: Joy (Anton Chekhov)
X Feb 27/29: Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia (Arthur Conan Doyle)
X March 5/7: Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League (Arthur Conan Doyle)
X March 12/14: Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Identity (Arthur Conan Doyle)
X March 19/21: Sherlock Holmes: The Boscombe Valley Mystery (Arthur Conan Doyle)
X March 26/28: Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band (Arthur Conan Doyle)
X April 2/4: John Redding Goes to Sea (Zora Neal Hurston) 
X April 9/11: Spunk (Zora Neal Hurston)
X April 16/18: Sweat (Zora Neal Hurston)
X April 23/25: Drenched in Light (Zora Neal Hurston)
X April 30 / May 2: There Will Come Soft Rains (Ray Bradbury)
X May 7/9: The Flying Machine (Ray Bradbury)
X May 14/16: A Sound of Thunder (Ray Bradbury)
X May 21/23: The Last Night of the world (Ray Bradbury)
X May 28/30: All Summer in a Day (Ray Bradbury)
X June 4/6 My Lucy Friend Who Smells Like Corn (Sandra Cisneros)
X June 11/13 Mexican Movies (Sandra Cisneros)
X June 18/20 Barbie-Q (Sandra Cisneros)
X June 25/27 Mericans (Sandra Cisneros)
X July 2 [no class on the 4th] For Esme--With Love and Squalor (JD Salinger)
X July 9/11 The Sea Raiders (HG Wells)
X July 16/18 In the Abyss (HG Wells)
X July 23/25 The Man Who Could Work Miracles (HG Wells)
X July 30/August 1 The Door in the Wall (HG Wells)
X August 6/8: The Swimmer (John Cheever)
X August 13/15: Marigolds (Eugenia W. Collier)
X August 20/22: At Five O'Clock in the Morning (Lucy Maud Montgomery)
X August 27/29: In Football Season (John Updike)
X September 3/5 The Rockpile (James Baldwin)
X September 10/12 Sonny's Blues (James Baldwin)
X September 17/19 The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
X September 24/26: The Raven (Edgar Allen Poe)
X October 1/3: 24/26: A Good Man is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor) 

***NEXT CLASS:
• October 8/10: The Landlady (Roald Dahl)
• October 15/17: The Monkey's Paw (WW Jacobs)
• October 22/24: The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allen Poe)
• October 29/31: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irvin)
• November: Lucy Maud Montgomery?
• December: Assorted Christmas stories from authors we’ve read (Recitatif by Toni Morrison, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry)
• January (2025): Leo Tolstoy?
• February (2025): Oscar Wilde (Nightingale and the Rose)
• March (2025): James Joyce (Araby / Eveline / A Little Cloud / A Painful Case)
• April (2025): Ken Liu (The Paper Menagerie)
• May: TBD
• June: TBD
• July: A Jolly Fourth (Louisa May Alcott)
• August: Ernest Hemingway
• September: 
• October: Flannery O'Connor
• November: O. Henry (The Last Leaf)
• December: Assorted Christmas stories from authors we’ve read
*FUTURE READING ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY*
學習目標
• Students will develop a love for reading by allowing them to learn at their own pace, engaging in texts that celebrate each season, and experiencing a variety of writing-styles and genres
• Students will learn to critically think and pose questions during and after reading a text that help it become more engrossing, educational, and enriching
學習目標

其他詳情

父母的引導和規範
The majority of the short stories read in this course were intended for adult audiences. • Murder, insanity, torture, survival, and death • Expletives, including racial slurs (note: these words will not be verbalized out-loud in class) • Depictions of social injustices including racism, misogyny, toxic-masculinity, and classism (note: these issues will be analyzed academically. Students will have an opportunity to verbalize their thoughts on these injustices and how they are dangerous to individuals and society) • Culture-specific stories and controversial topics will be included (everything ranging from Christmas stories, to stories with a feminist message. Specific religions will NOT be endorsed. With this in mind, individual student identities and cultures will be celebrated while the class-content will center on the academic facets of the texts) • Sexuality may be contained in the stories, however, explicit descriptions are not included. Sexuality may be discussed, but in a purely academic sense that is related to the text.
供應清單
I am NOT affiliated with any of the links below

NOTE: The following links are the sources that I am using to read the texts... Feel free to find your own way to access the short stories being assigned (several are offered for free on the internet, I have had students use their local library, and there may also be cheaper options on amazon or in a local bookstore!)

POE:
https://a.co/d/9Ed6v0c

HUGHES:
https://a.co/d/fISlPqd

ALCOTT:
https://a.co/d/8lBph02

LONDON:
https://a.co/d/0IAA9Hl

CHEKHOV:
https://a.co/d/6QyszwD

HURSTON:
*PDF Provided weekly*

BRADBURY:
*PDF Provided weekly*

CISNEROS:
https://a.co/d/fiFQoZS

HG WELLS:
*PDF Provided weekly*

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER AUTHORS:
*PDF Provided weekly*
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Bachelor's degree from Grace University 
Certification to Teach Secondary Students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Endorsement in English/Language Arts from the University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Over 10 years of experience in various educational positions

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