Series Details
About
Welcome to my novella club! Throughout this series, we will be reading classic novellas (short novels) from some of the most influential and famous authors of all time!
The goal of this series is for you to develop the skills to analyze and appreciate works of literature. Since novellas provide tons of room for higher thinking analysis, in each session we will be discussing plot, character, setting, and deeper meanings of the novella that we are reading.
To make the series entertaining, there will be many occasions when you will have debates among fellow learners. And, we will even play trivia games relating to our current novella!
✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance is highly recommended to get the most out of this series. Please send me a message beforehand if you can't come to one of the sessions.
Dates
December 4 - June 1
Learners
112 / 150
Total Sessions
79
About the Tutor
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My name is Nick, and I'm a high school student from Maryland, USA. I'm a passionate literature tutor, coach, and R&W moderator. I teach classic fiction novellas from the most influential and renowned authors who ever lived. In my sessions, I focus on the literary devices and characters of these books. I seek to develop and fine-tune my learners' reading and analysis skills, which will come in handy throughout their lives. Also, I want my students to appreciate the power and beauty of the written word. This quote by Margaret Fuller resonates with me: "Today a reader, tomorrow a leader."
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Upcoming Sessions
3
18
May
R
Session 77
Review
Novella: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Please read chapters 10-11 before coming to the session.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Persuasion/3zsVAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
25
May
R
Session 78
Review
Novella: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Please read chapters 12-13 before coming to the session.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Persuasion/3zsVAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
1
Jun
R
Session 79
Review
Novella: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Please read chapters 14-17 before coming to the session.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Persuasion/3zsVAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
Past Sessions
76
4
Dec
O
Session 1
Orientation
We will get to know each other and discuss why reading literature is important. We will also share our favorite genres, books, and authors.
11
Dec
OT
Session 2
Other Topics
Novella: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
How do I get it?: You can find it at a local library, go to a bookstore, use the free online PDF version, or download it on Kindle (Amazon Prime members get it for free)
Please have read up to page 30 before coming to the session.
18
Dec
OT
Session 3
Other Topics
Novella: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Please have read up to page 60 before coming to the session.
26
Dec
OT
Session 4
Other Topics
Novella: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Please have read up to page 90 before coming to the session.
1
Jan
OT
Session 5
Other Topics
Novella: The Turn of the Screw
Please have read up to page 120 before coming to the session.
8
Jan
OT
Session 6
Other Topics
Novella: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Please have finished the novella before coming to the session.
15
Jan
OT
Session 7
Other Topics
Novella: Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Please have read up to page 16 of the PDF version that's attached in the group chat before coming to the session.
22
Jan
OT
Session 8
Other Topics
Novella: Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Please have finished the novella before coming to the session.
29
Jan
OT
Session 9
Other Topics
Novella: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Please have read the first chapter before coming to the session.
5
Feb
OT
Session 10
Other Topics
Novella: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Please have read chapters 2 and 3 before coming to the session.
13
Feb
OT
Session 11
Other Topics
Novella: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Please have read chapters 4 and 5 before coming to the session.
19
Feb
OT
Session 12
Other Topics
Novella: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Please have read chapters 6 and 7 before coming to the session.
27
Feb
OT
Session 13
Other Topics
Novella: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Please have read chapters 8 and 9 before coming to the session.
12
Mar
OT
Session 14
Other Topics
Novella: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Please have read chapter 10 before coming to the session.
27
Aug
OT
Session 15
Other Topics
We will discuss background information and context for our new novella!
3
Sep
OT
Session 16
Other Topics
Novella: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Please read chapter 1 before coming to the session.
11
Sep
OT
Session 17
Other Topics
Novella: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Please read chapters 2 and 3 before coming to the session.
17
Sep
OT
Session 18
Other Topics
Novella: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Please read chapter 4 before coming to the session.
25
Sep
OT
Session 19
Other Topics
Novella: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
1
Oct
OT
Session 20
Other Topics
Novella: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Please read chapter 1 before coming to the session.
9
Oct
OT
Session 21
Other Topics
Novella: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Please read chapter 2 before coming to the session.
15
Oct
OT
Session 22
Other Topics
Novella: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Please read chapters 3 and 4 before coming to the session.
29
Oct
OT
Session 23
Other Topics
Novella: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Please read chapters 5 and 6 before coming to the session.
12
Nov
OT
Session 24
Other Topics
Novella: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Please read chapters 7 and 8 before coming to the session.
19
Nov
OT
Session 25
Other Topics
Novella: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
26
Nov
OT
Session 26
Other Topics
Novella: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Please read the first half of Stave 1 before coming to the session.
4
Dec
OT
Session 27
Other Topics
Novella: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Please finish Stave 1 before coming to the session.
11
Dec
OT
Session 28
Other Topics
Novella: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Please read Stave 2 before coming to the session.
29
Dec
OT
Session 29
Other Topics
Novella: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Please read Stave 3 before coming to the session.
31
Dec
OT
Session 30
Other Topics
Novella: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
8
Jan
OT
Session 31
Other Topics
I will reveal our next novella, and we will discuss the author and historical context.
14
Jan
OT
Session 32
Other Topics
Novella: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Please read part 1 before coming to the session.
21
Jan
OT
Session 33
Other Topics
Novella: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Please read part 2 before coming to the session.
28
Jan
OT
Session 34
Other Topics
Novella: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
4
Feb
OT
Session 35
Other Topics
Novella: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Please read chapter 1 before coming to the session.
11
Feb
OT
Session 36
Other Topics
Novella: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Please read chapters 1 and 2 before coming to the session.
18
Feb
OT
Session 37
Other Topics
Novella: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Please read chapter 3 before coming to the session.
4
Mar
OT
Session 38
Other Topics
Novella: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Please read chapters 4 and 5 before coming to the session.
11
Mar
OT
Session 39
Other Topics
Novella: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Please read chapter 6 before coming to the session.
18
Mar
OT
Session 40
Other Topics
Novella: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Please read chapter 7 before coming to the session.
25
Mar
OT
Session 41
Other Topics
Novella: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
1
Apr
OT
Session 42
Other Topics
I will reveal our next novella, and we will discuss the author and historical context.
8
Apr
OT
Session 43
Other Topics
Novella: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Please read the first two sections (up to the line break on page 42 in the PDF version) before coming to the session.
PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Mrs._Dalloway_-_Virginia_Woolf.pdf
16
Apr
OT
Session 44
Other Topics
Novella: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Please read sections 3 and 4 (up to the line break on page 85 in the PDF version) before coming to the session.
PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Mrs._Dalloway_-_Virginia_Woolf.pdf
22
Apr
OT
Session 45
Other Topics
Novella: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Please read sections 5, 6, 7, and 8 (up to the line break on page 124 in the PDF version) before coming to the session.
PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Mrs._Dalloway_-_Virginia_Woolf.pdf
13
May
OT
Session 46
Other Topics
Novella: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Please read sections 9 and 10 (up to the line break on page 154 in the PDF version) before coming to the session.
PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Mrs._Dalloway_-_Virginia_Woolf.pdf
27
May
OT
Session 47
Other Topics
Novella: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Please read sections 11 and 12 (up to the line break on page 179 in the PDF version) before coming to the session.
PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Mrs._Dalloway_-_Virginia_Woolf.pdf
3
Jun
OT
Session 48
Other Topics
Novella: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Please read sections 13 and 14 (up to the line break on page 205 in the PDF version) before coming to the session.
PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Mrs._Dalloway_-_Virginia_Woolf.pdf
17
Jun
OT
Session 49
Other Topics
Novella: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Please read sections 15 and 16 (up to the line break on page 250 in the PDF version) before coming to the session.
PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Mrs._Dalloway_-_Virginia_Woolf.pdf
1
Jul
OT
Session 50
Other Topics
Novella: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
8
Jul
OT
Session 51
Other Topics
I will reveal our next novella, and we will discuss the author’s life and historical context!
15
Jul
OT
Session 52
Other Topics
Novella: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Please read chapters 1-3 before coming to the session.
22
Jul
OT
Session 53
Other Topics
Novella: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Please read chapters 4-7 before coming to the session.
5
Aug
OT
Session 54
Other Topics
Novella: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Please read chapters 8-13 before coming to the session.
12
Aug
OT
Session 55
Other Topics
Novella: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Please read chapters 14-19 before coming to the session.
2
Sep
OT
Session 56
Other Topics
Novella: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Please read chapters 20-30 before coming to the session.
9
Sep
OT
Session 57
Other Topics
Novella: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
16
Sep
OT
Session 58
Other Topics
I will reveal our next novella (a great fall read!), and we will discuss the author’s life and historical context!
23
Sep
OT
Session 59
Other Topics
Novella: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Please read chapters 1-8 (including the prologue) before coming to the session.
7
Oct
OT
Session 60
Other Topics
Novella: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Please read chapters 17-23 before coming to the session.
14
Oct
OT
Session 61
Other Topics
Novella: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Please read chapters 24-28 before coming to the session.
28
Oct
OT
Session 62
Other Topics
Novella: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Please read chapters 29-34 before coming to the session.
11
Nov
OT
Session 63
Other Topics
Novella: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Please read chapters 35-44 before coming to the session.
25
Nov
OT
Session 64
Other Topics
Novella: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
9
Dec
OT
Session 65
Other Topics
I will reveal our next novella (a great winter read!), and we will discuss the author’s life and historical context!
16
Dec
OT
Session 66
Other Topics
Novella: Three Blind Mice by Agatha Christie
Please stop at the line that says, "In his room at Scotland Yard..." It's about 20 pages and there's a line break that separates this from the part from the last sentence.
6
Jan
OT
Session 67
Other Topics
Novella: Three Blind Mice by Agatha Christie
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
13
Jan
R
Session 68
Review
I will reveal our next novella, and we will discuss the author’s life and historical context!
20
Jan
R
Session 69
Review
Novella: The Stranger by Albert Camus
Please read chapters 1-2 before coming to the session.
27
Jan
R
Session 70
Review
Novella: The Stranger by Albert Camus
Please read chapters 3-5 before coming to the session.
10
Feb
R
Session 71
Review
Novella: The Stranger by Albert Camus
Please read chapters 2-3 (of part 2) before coming to the session.
17
Feb
R
Session 72
Review
Novella: The Stranger by Albert Camus
Please finish the novella before coming to the session.
2
Mar
R
Session 73
Review
I will reveal our next novella (a great spring read!), and we will discuss the author’s life and historical context!
16
Mar
R
Session 74
Review
Novella: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Please read chapters 1-3 before coming to the session.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Persuasion/3zsVAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
23
Mar
R
Session 75
Review
Novella: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Please read chapters 4-6 before coming to the session.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Persuasion/3zsVAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
13
Apr
R
Session 76
Review
Novella: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Please read chapters 7-9 before coming to the session.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Persuasion/3zsVAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover