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Reading and Writing • Series

Introduction to Literature and Literary Thinking

Claire S

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Public Discussion

This series was cancelled by the tutor on July 4, 2024. We're very sorry–you can explore more Reading and Writing series here. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

Series Details

About

Welcome! In this series we will explore the concept of literature, what it is, how it’s made, why we care… This series has a special emphasis on reading and then utilizing creativity and creative thinking to understand literature. This series will also guide you into a literary thinker.

This series is designed for all level of ELA skills. However, we will start with introductory topics so we are all on the same level. The literature we will be reading will be average of middle grades but there will be many options to explore both more advanced or simpler literature.

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Please do not miss any sessions as each session builds off of each other.

Dates

May 22 - July 4

Learners

19 / 20

Total Sessions

4

About the Tutor

I am an undergraduate double majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology and Zoology. I am also minoring in Business. I speak 3 languages which are English, German, and Turkish. As a tutor, I am very passionate about helping students reach their full potential in school. I tutor biology, chemistry, writing, German, Turkish, and a variety of AP classes to help students prep for their exams. In my free time, I enjoy crocheting, playing D&D, and watching movies/TV shows.

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Past Sessions

4
22
May

Session 1

Other Topics

welcome to the 1st session! Today we will learn just what exactly is Literature through the explanations of our first piece “The Lemonade War”. Please have the first 1/2 of the book finished by this session, pdf included below.

https://ia601609.us.archive.org/5/items/the-lemonade-war/The%20Lemonade%20War%20%28%20PDFDrive%20%29.pdf
29
May

Session 2

Other Topics

We will continue with our discussion relating to what is literature and our novel “The lemonade war”. Please have the novel finished by the start of this session.
https://ia601609.us.archive.org/5/items/the-lemonade-war/The%20Lemonade%20War%20%28%20PDFDrive%20%29.pdf
5
Jun

Session 3

Other Topics

In this session we will explore short stories within our understanding of literature. No reading is due outside of class, we will read the short stories during the session.
4
Jul

Session 4

Other Topics

We will continue with our understanding of what literature is with a short story, we will also introduce our next novel

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