GOATS! Greatest of all Time High School Short Stories! – Session Two – Tuesday – Winter 2024 – 10 Weeks – Grades 9 – 12
Tuesday, January 9 2024 @ 3:00PM – Tuesday, March 19 2024 @ 4:30PM EST
Instructor:
Eva Goldstein – MeolaInstructor Email:
eva@opententacademy.comGrade/Level:
9 – 12Day of Week:
TuesdayClass Times:
3:00PM – 4:30PM (ET)Terms/Semesters:
Winter 2024AP / Honors / NCAA Approved
NCAA Approved Course
In literature, characters become our friends. We can sympathize or celebrate with them. We feel their joys, sorrows, and pain.
Learn to read and analyze short stories like a Pro!
In this weekly class learners will gain high level literary analysis skills and join a group of like-minded learners that love English. And why goat…. Because these are some of the greatest short stories of all times!
Stories that we will read this semester are…
- “The Son from America” by Isaac Bashevis Singer’
- “The Lady, or The Tiger?” by Frank Stockton
- “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst
- “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury
- “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” by J. D. Salinger
Participation is an absolute to make the most of this class. Participation happens in two ways: (1) through students speaking out loud via the Microphone OR (2) through typing in the chat log. Students may opt to what method of participation they prefer.
Students should expect about 2 – 3 hours of homework, which can include informal journaling, analysis, essay writing, and of course, reading.
This class is worth .5 (1/2) high school credit in English.
To receive a FULL YEAR of credit, please take FALL GOATS as well as WINTER GOATS.
NOTE: This class must reach the minimum of five students by December 15, 2023, to run. If we do not reach this minimum, parents will be notified via email.
Excellent class with clear and detailed guidance
I believe my rising 7th grader has greatly benefited from taking the summer Powerful Paragraphs class from Eva. There were precise and detailed instructions on brainstorming, constructing varied and expressive sentences, and usage of transitional phrases, all in the context of the different writing structures they studied each week. The weekly reviews of past lessons and the incremental addition of new stylistic techniques were great reinforcement for the concepts being thoughts. It was also useful to have the numerous sample writings provided for reference with each lesson. Through out the class, they kids had a growing list of “banned” words to encourage them to choose more expressive and nuanced alternatives (started with one or two and grew to maybe ~15). Overall, a great class for my child who is still in the early stages of honing his essay writing skills.
Unsung Heroes
My daughter loved learning about “unsung heroes” of the Civil Rights Movement: individuals who deserve recognition, but receive little in the history books. Ms. Eva ties in historical background information extremely well to the book to help understand the bigger picture to further appreciate Claudette Colvin’s courage.
10 out of 10!
My son just finished ESSAY INTENSIVE, a 10-week course focusing on Critique Writing, Expository Essays, Persuasive Essays, Compare/Contrast Essays and Narrative Essays.
I really appreciate what you have accomplished in the course of 10 weeks!
What a change I saw in my son’s writing.
He would never admit it, but I think that he even likes writing a little now that he understands how to write!
As with our original OTA class, this experience has been incredible!
Forget 5 Stars – it is a 10 out of 10 in my book.
Eva’s Literature Classes are Amazing!
All of Eva’s Literature Classes are amazing.
My daughter MOST RECENTLY loved learning about “unsung heroes” of the Civil Rights Movement: individuals who deserve recognition, but receive little in the history books. Ms. Eva ties in historical background information extremely well to the book to help understand the bigger picture to further appreciate Claudette Colvin’s courage.
She has taken HIDDEN FIGURES, TWICE TOWARDS JUSTICE, AMERICAN GIRLS, WONDER, FISH IN A TREE, TO HOPE AND BACK and REFUGEE with Eva.
Each class was better than the one before!
Do not miss out on Eva’s literature classes!
This class should be mandatory!
I signed up my 8th grader for this class because I wanted him to start thinking about his future.
What I didn’t expect is him initiating meaningful discussions about our cost of living inflation, budgeting, work-life balance etc.
My son will be attending a college prep high school this fall and has already told me he won’t “going to be an idiot who blows over $100 a month on lattes at the cafeteria”.
I am so thankful for this class.
It really got my son thinking about the future.
