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Enrichment • Series

Literature Club 📚

Abbey C

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Sessions

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This series was cancelled by the tutor on February 1, 2024. We're very sorry–you can explore more Enrichment series here. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

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About

We'll read through some short stories and possibly some novels! During sessions we will have in-depth discussions about characters, connections in the book and in our world, and what it can teach us. Hope to have a fun chill time where you learn something new and foster our love of reading!

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Attendance is not mandatory but is recommended!

Dates

June 18 - January 8

Learners

66 / 75

Total Sessions

25

About the Tutor

Hi I'm Abbey, and I'm a high school senior! I like drawing, painting, and reading. I look forward to tutoring you!

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Upcoming Sessions

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Past Sessions

25
18
Jun

Session 1

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We will discuss The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Please complete the short story before our discussion! Link to short story: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery
2
Jul

Session 2

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We will discuss The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin. Please complete the short story before our discussion! Link to short story: http://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf
3
Jul

Session 3

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We will discuss The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin. Please complete the short story before our discussion! Link to short story: http://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf
9
Jul

Session 4

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We will discuss The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Please complete the short story before our discussion! Link to short story: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/theliteratureofprescription/exhibitionAssets/digitalDocs/The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf Version with larger font: https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=http://www.loa.org/images/pdf/Gilman_Yellow_Wallpaper.pdf
17
Jul

Session 5

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We will discuss The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Please complete the short story before our discussion! Link to short story: https://poemuseum.org/the-tell-tale-heart/
23
Jul

Session 6

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We will discuss Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway. Please complete the short story before our discussion! Link to short story: https://faculty.weber.edu/jyoung/English%202500/Readings%20for%20English%202500/Hills%20Like%20White%20Elephants.pdf
31
Jul

Session 7

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We will discuss The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Please complete the novel prior to discussion! Link to pdf: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/cms/lib/NC01001395/Centricity/Domain/7935/Gatsby_PDF_FullText.pdf This book is also available for free on the apple books app!

Session 8

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(This is an alternate time for the previous discussion of the same thing). We will discuss The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Please complete the novel prior to discussion! Link to pdf: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/cms/lib/NC01001395/Centricity/Domain/7935/Gatsby_PDF_FullText.pdf This book is also available for free on the apple books app!
1
Aug

Session 9

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(This is part 2 of the alternate time for our discussion of The Great Gatsby). Link to pdf: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/cms/lib/NC01001395/Centricity/Domain/7935/Gatsby_PDF_FullText.pdf This book is also available for free on the apple books app!
2
Aug

Session 10

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(This is part 2 of the alternate time for our discussion of The Great Gatsby). Link to pdf: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/cms/lib/NC01001395/Centricity/Domain/7935/Gatsby_PDF_FullText.pdf This book is also available for free on the apple books app!
7
Aug

Session 11

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We will discuss The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Please complete the novella prior to discussion! Link: http://giove.isti.cnr.it/demo/eread/Libri/calm/Metamorphosis.pdf

Session 12

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(This is an alternate time for the previous session of the same thing). We will discuss The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Please complete the novella prior to discussion! Link: http://giove.isti.cnr.it/demo/eread/Libri/calm/Metamorphosis.pdf
13
Aug

Session 13

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We will be discussing The Swimmer by John Cheever. Please complete the short story prior to discussion! Link to pdf: https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Cheever_Swimmer.pdf
14
Aug

Session 14

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(alternate time) We will be discussing The Swimmer by John Cheever. Please complete the short story prior to discussion! Link to pdf: https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Cheever_Swimmer.pdf
16
Aug

Session 15

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We will discuss The Swimmer by John Cheever. Link to pdf: https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Cheever_Swimmer.pdf
11
Sep

Session 16

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We will discuss The Swimmer by John Cheever. Link to pdf: https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Cheever_Swimmer.pdf
18
Sep

Session 17

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We will discuss The Swimmer by John Cheever. Link to pdf: https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Cheever_Swimmer.pdf
13
Nov

Session 18

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We will be discussing Cathedral by Raymond Carver. Please complete the short story prior to discussion! Link: http://www.giuliotortello.it/ebook/cathedral.pdf

Session 19

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(Alternate time for previous session) We will be discussing Cathedral by Raymond Carver. Please complete the short story prior to discussion! Link: http://www.giuliotortello.it/ebook/cathedral.pdf

Session 20

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(Alternate time for previous session) We will be discussing Cathedral by Raymond Carver. Please complete the short story prior to discussion! Link: http://www.giuliotortello.it/ebook/cathedral.pdf

Session 21

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continuation of alternate time
20
Nov

Session 22

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(Alternate time for previous session) We will be discussing The Last Question by Isaac Asimov. Please complete the short story prior to discussion! Link: https://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph115/LQ.pdf
21
Nov

Session 23

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We will be discussing The Last Question by Isaac Asimov. Please complete the short story prior to discussion! Link: https://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph115/LQ.pdf
8
Jan

Session 24

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We will be reading The Stranger by Albert Camus. Please complete the novella prior to discussion! Link: https://www.slps.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=27607&dataid=78367&FileName=The%20Stranger%20-%20Albert%20Camus.pdf

Session 25

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(Alternate time to previous session) We will be reading The Stranger by Albert Camus. Please complete the novella prior to discussion! Link: https://www.slps.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=27607&dataid=78367&FileName=The%20Stranger%20-%20Albert%20Camus.pdf

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