Historical Literature: Twice Towards Justice – Civil Rights – Grades 6-9 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
On March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager, fed up with the daily injustices of Jim […]
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Tales from Tolkien: A Study of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy- Grades 8 (mature) – 12 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
Bring the movies to life! Books allow our imagination to flourish and details to be […]
Hogwarts at Home: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Grades 2 (mature) – 6 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
In this course, students will be immersed in the magical world of wizards and wands, […]
Wonders of the World: Combining Reading, Geography, History and Creativity – Grades 2 – 5 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
Pack your bags. Get ready to set off on a trip around the globe. PASSPORTS […]
Magic Tree House Literature Series (Spring Session) – Grades 1 – 3 – Spring 2022 – 10 weeks
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is […]
You Can’t Spell TRUTH without RUTH – The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg- Grades 6-9 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
“Fight for the things that you care about but do it in a way that […]
Ordinary People Change the World – Grades 2 – 5 – 10 Weeks – Winter 2022
This course, based on Brad Meltzer’s New York Times bestselling biographies written specifically for kids, […]
Literature: Lord of the Flies – Grades 8 – 12 – Winter 2022 – 10 weeks
William Golding’s 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies, tells the story of a group of […]
Just Mercy – Grades 7 – 10 – Winter 2022- 10 Weeks
Unfairness in our Justice System is a major topic in the country today. In this […]
Hogwarts at Home: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Grades 2 (mature) – 6 – Winter 2022 – 10 Weeks
In this course, students will be immersed in the magical world of wizards and wands, […]
Perspectives: A Journey into Short Stories for Middle School Students – Combining IEW Writing with Literature – Session Two – Grades 6 – 9 – Winter 2022 – 10 Weeks
In literature, characters become our friends. We can sympathize or celebrate with them. We feel […]
Geeking out on Greek Mythology – Grades 4 – 7 – Winter 2022 – 10 Weeks
What do you call a musician petrified by Medusa? A rockstar. Who did Artemis invite […]
Literature – Hatchet – Grades 5 – 8 – Winter 2022 – 10 weeks
Hatchet tells the story of 13-year-old Brian Robeson and his successful attempt to survive alone […]
I am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World – Grades 6 – 9 – Winter 2022 – 10 Weeks
In this class, we are going to study about Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Winner’s […]
Magic Tree House Literature Series (Winter Session) – Grades 1 – 3 – Winter 2022 – 10 weeks
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is […]
British Literature: A Journey into Great Literary Works – 8 – 12 – Fall 2021 & Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
Have you ever read a work of great literature and wondered how and why the […]
Historical Fiction: Refugee – Grades 7 – 10 – Fall 2020 – 10 Weeks
Three different kids. One mission in common: ESCAPE. JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in […]
Little House in the Big Woods – Grades 2 – 5 – Fall 2021 – 10 Weeks
Can you imagine growing up in a log cabin? Hunting for and growing all your […]
Introduction to Literature and Composition – 8 – 10 – Fall 2021 & Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
Have you ever read a work of great literature and wondered how and why the […]
Perspectives: A Journey into Short Stories for Middle School Students – Combining IEW Writing with Literature – Session One – Grades 6 – 9 – Fall 2021 – 10 Weeks
In literature, characters become our friends. We can sympathize or celebrate with them. We feel […]
Tuesdays with Morrie: An old man. A Young Man. Life’s Greatest Lessons. – Grades 9 – 12 – Fall 2021 – 10 Weeks
An old man. A young man. Life’s greatest lessons. Teenagers often think they have all […]
Yo-Yo Yo-Yo Yo! What Time Is It? It’s Show Time! Hamilton: An American Musical – Grades 6 – 9 – Fall 2021 – 10 Weeks
Do you have a Hamilton: An American Musical fan at home that is craving […]
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This fall, Open Tent Academy is trying something NEW! For 2021 – 2022, we are […]
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This fall, Open Tent Academy is trying something NEW! For 2021 – 2022, we are […]
Radical Readers Book Club for Grades 3 – 5 – August 9, 2021 – Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Have your 3rd – 5th grader join Eva Goldstein-Meola in RADICAL READERS SUMMER BOOK CLUB. […]
Radical Readers Book Club for Grades 6 – 8 – August 2, 2021 – It Ain’t so Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
Have your 6th – 8th grader join Eva Goldstein-Meola in RADICAL READERS SUMMER BOOK CLUB. […]
Radical Readers Book Club for Grades 3 – 5 – July 26, 2021 – Ruby Goldberg’s Bright Idea by Anna Humphrey
Have your 3rd – 5th grader join Eva Goldstein-Meola in RADICAL READERS SUMMER BOOK CLUB. […]
Radical Readers Summer 2021 Book Club for Grades 8 – 11: American Classics – July 26, 2021 – Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Have your 8th – 11th grader join Jonathan Meola in a very special Book Club […]
Radical Readers Summer 2021 Book Club for Grades 8 – 11: American Classics – June 21, 2021 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Have your 8th – 11th grader join Jonathan Meola in a very special Book Club […]
Radical Readers Summer 2021 Book Club for Grades 8 – 11: American Classics – June 7, 2021 – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Have your 8th – 11th grader join Jonathan Meola in a very special Book Club […]
Make It Happen: Activism in the 21st Century – Grades 7 – 12 – Summer 2021 – 10 Weeks
“Get up. Speak up. Don’t give up.” Life in the 21st century is complicated. While […]
Building Creative Confidence: The P.I.’s Eyes
Something amazing and magnificent happens when a child has confidence. In fact, I truly believe, […]
I Am a Literature Teacher and I Am Here to Save the World
My passion for teaching literature originally came from the beauty of the words and the […]
A Novel Idea – Teaching With Literature
Teachers, whether parents homeschooling their children OR teachers instructing a class, love literature! Teaching literature […]
Building Creative Confidence
Something amazing and magnificent happens when a child has confidence. In fact, I truly believe, […]