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Literature Club 📚

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25 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.

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!

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Abbey C 🇺🇸

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

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Attendance is not mandatory but is recommended!

SESSION 1

18

Jun

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Sat 12:00 AM - 12:50 AM UTCJun 18, 12:00 AM - 12:50 AM UTC

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
SESSION 2

2

Jul

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Sat 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCJul 2, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

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
SESSION 3

3

Jul

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Sun 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCJul 3, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

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
SESSION 4

9

Jul

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Sat 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCJul 9, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

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
SESSION 5

17

Jul

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Sun 12:00 AM - 12:50 AM UTCJul 17, 12:00 AM - 12:50 AM UTC

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/
SESSION 6

23

Jul

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Sat 12:00 AM - 12:50 AM UTCJul 23, 12:00 AM - 12:50 AM UTC

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
SESSION 7

31

Jul

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Sun 12:00 AM - 1:30 AM UTCJul 31, 12:00 AM - 1:30 AM UTC

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

31

Jul

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Sun 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM UTCJul 31, 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM UTC

(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!
SESSION 9

1

Aug

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Mon 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM UTCAug 1, 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM UTC

(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!
SESSION 10

2

Aug

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Tue 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM UTCAug 2, 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM UTC

(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!
SESSION 11

7

Aug

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Sun 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCAug 7, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

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

7

Aug

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Sun 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM UTCAug 7, 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM UTC

(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
SESSION 13

13

Aug

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Sat 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCAug 13, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

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
SESSION 14

14

Aug

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Sun 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM UTCAug 14, 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM UTC

(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
SESSION 15

16

Aug

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Tue 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM UTCAug 16, 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM UTC

We will discuss The Swimmer by John Cheever. Link to pdf: https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Cheever_Swimmer.pdf
SESSION 16

11

Sep

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Sun 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCSep 11, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

We will discuss The Swimmer by John Cheever. Link to pdf: https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Cheever_Swimmer.pdf
SESSION 17

18

Sep

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Sun 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM UTCSep 18, 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM UTC

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

13

Nov

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Sun 1:00 AM - 1:40 AM UTCNov 13, 1:00 AM - 1:40 AM UTC

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

13

Nov

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:40 PM UTCNov 13, 5:00 PM - 5:40 PM UTC

(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

13

Nov

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Sun 6:30 PM - 7:10 PM UTCNov 13, 6:30 PM - 7:10 PM UTC

(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

13

Nov

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Sun 7:45 PM - 8:25 PM UTCNov 13, 7:45 PM - 8:25 PM UTC

continuation of alternate time
SESSION 22

20

Nov

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:40 PM UTCNov 20, 5:00 PM - 5:40 PM UTC

(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
SESSION 23

21

Nov

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Mon 1:30 AM - 2:10 AM UTCNov 21, 1:30 AM - 2:10 AM UTC

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
SESSION 24

8

Jan

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Sun 1:00 AM - 1:40 AM UTCJan 8, 1:00 AM - 1:40 AM UTC

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

8

Jan

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:40 PM UTCJan 8, 5:00 PM - 5:40 PM UTC

(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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Jun 18 - Jan 8

30 weeks

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