SEA Online Classes

Tween & Teen Book Clubs

Are you looking for a low-pressure way to include reading? Do you want supplemental reading guides focused on understanding and vocabulary? Would you like project and paper prompts themed around books? Does your learner like to meet with others to discuss what they’ve read? Dr. Sabrina Weiss and Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason are excited to bring you this and more in the SEA Tween and Teen Book Clubs!

The supplemental components of these Book Clubs brings these up to the level your students would get in middle school and high school literature classes. At the same time, your family is free to pick and choose how much you use, so you can adapt each Club to fit your own schedule and time constraints.  Each of these has suggested writing assignments that are thought-provoking, helping students dig deeper and investigate concepts more fully.

For an additional cost, Sabrina and Michelle will provide students with meaningful feedback that focuses on their strengths and challenges. Feedback will be given for rough and final drafts of projects and papers included in the class materials.

Class materials are housed on Teachable. Learners will use online discussion boards and Zoom for interactive components. Those using the Feedback Add-On will use Google Drive and/or Dropbox to submit assignments. 

The purchase of the online class component includes the following:

Live Tween Book Club

These sessions run monthly with specific start/stop dates so that learners can participate in interactive components like discussion boards and live discussion sessions.

 

We are media, and media is us. I have always loved stories as opportunities to learn, think, and explore ideas and problems within and beyond us. So I use stories as starting points for learning, with a focus on fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction. Many of these stories are based in actual histories, inspired by real cultures, and provoked by relevant problems and technologies.

-Dr. Sabrina Weiss

BookDatesPriceTeacher
2022-2023 Tween Book Club Bundle (All 9 Books!)Monthly September 2022-May 2023$115Varies
Roller Girl by Victoria JamiesonSeptember 2022 (Live Meeting September 26 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason
The Crossover by Kwame AlexanderOctober 2022 (Live Meeting October 31 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonNovember 2022 (Live Meeting Dec. 2 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Sabrina Weiss
City of the Plague God by Sarwat ChaddaDecember 2022 (Live Meeting December 30 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Sabrina Weiss
Even and Odd by Sarah Beth DurstJanuary 2023 (Live Meeting January 30 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason
Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. LeeFebruary 2023 (Live Meeting March 3 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Sabrina Weiss
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay ZhaoMarch 2023 (Live Meeting March 31 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Sabrina Weiss
The Mystery of Darwin’s Frogs by Marty CrumpApril 2023 (Live Meeting April 24 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline KellyMay 2023 (Live Meeting May 30 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason

Live Teen Book Club

These sessions run monthly with specific start/stop dates so that learners can participate in interactive components like discussion boards and live discussion sessions.

 

Reading is a lifelong skill that we all continue to develop as we learn and grow. All of my selections are designed to help readers reflect on their place in the larger world and how their sense of self relates to empathy and understanding for others.

-Michelle Parrinello-Cason

BookDatesPriceTeacher
2022-2023 Teen Book Club Bundle (All 9 Books!)Monthly September 2022-May 2023$115Varies
Sing the Four Quarters by Tanya HuffSeptember 2022 (Live Meeting September 30 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Sabrina Weiss
Legendborn by Tracy DeonnOctober 2022 (Live Meeting October 28 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Sabrina Weiss
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenNovember 2022 (Live Meeting November 28 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank GreenDecember 2022 (Live Meeting December 26 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. CoreyJanuary 2023 (Live Meeting January 27 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Sabrina Weiss
The Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoFebruary 2023 (Live Meeting February 27 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason
How to Eat a PoemMarch 2023 (Live Meeting March 27 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason
Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasApril 2023 (Live Meeting April 28 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Sabrina Weiss
Raybearer by Jordan IfuekoMay 2023 (Live Meeting June 2 at 1pm Eastern)$15Dr. Sabrina Weiss

Self-Paced Tween Book Club

Previous live sessions are converted to self-paced options. These include all reading guides, links to supplemental materials, a summary of the discussion session, and final paper/project prompts (with rubrics for giving feedback at home). You can start these at any time and complete them at any pace. Access is ongoing upon purchase.

(Some classes come with the option to get personal, one-on-one interaction with the instructor and/or feedback on assignments.)

Self-Paced Teen Book Club

Previous live sessions are converted to self-paced options. These include all reading guides, links to supplemental materials, a summary of the discussion session, and final paper/project prompts (with rubrics for giving feedback at home). You can start these at any time and complete them at any pace. Access is ongoing upon purchase.

(Some classes come with the option to get personal, one-on-one interaction with the instructor and/or feedback on assignments.)