Spanish Novella Literature – Intermediate: Language Meets History

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Why Take This Course?

Is your learner ready to move beyond vocabulary drills and dive into something more meaningful? Spanish Novella Literature – Intermediate invites students ages 13–18 into a rich, story-based language experience where Spanish comes alive through literature, culture, and real-world context.

Together, we’ll explore La Guerra Sucia by Nathaniel Kirby, a gripping novella written for Spanish learners. As students follow journalist Leslie Corrales through Argentina’s political unrest and human rights struggles, they’ll deepen their language skills while connecting to powerful historical themes.

Each session includes:
📖 Guided Reading – Explore the text with vocabulary support and comprehension tools
🎧 Audio Narration – Hear native pronunciation and cadence to boost fluency
🧠 Cultural Context – Engage with the real history behind the fiction

This course blends reading, discussion, and analysis to offer an enriching way to advance in Spanish. Students not only improve their language skills—they become more thoughtful, globally aware learners.

Required Materials: Students will need a personal copy of La Guerra Sucia by Nathaniel Kirby. All other resources will be provided.

  • Is your learner ready to move beyond vocabulary drills and dive into something more meaningful? Spanish Novella Literature – Intermediate invites students ages 13–18 into a rich, story-based language experience where Spanish comes alive through literature, culture, and real-world context.

    Together, we’ll explore La Guerra Sucia by Nathaniel Kirby, a gripping novella written for Spanish learners. As students follow journalist Leslie Corrales through Argentina’s political unrest and human rights struggles, they’ll deepen their language skills while connecting to powerful historical themes.

    Each session includes:
    📖 Guided Reading – Explore the text with vocabulary support and comprehension tools
    🎧 Audio Narration – Hear native pronunciation and cadence to boost fluency
    🧠 Cultural Context – Engage with the real history behind the fiction
    💬 Thoughtful Discussion – Reflect on character motivations, ethical dilemmas, and global relevance
    ✍️ Language Growth – Expand reading comprehension, build confidence, and strengthen grammar skills

    This course blends reading, discussion, and analysis to offer an enriching way to advance in Spanish. Students not only improve their language skills—they become more thoughtful, globally aware learners.

    Bonus Benefit: This course can count toward literature or world language credit in many homeschool programs.

    Required Materials: Students will need a personal copy of La Guerra Sucia by Nathaniel Kirby. All other resources will be provided.

    Taught by Mrs. Patrick

  • Bonus Benefit: This course can count toward literature or world language credit in many homeschool programs.

  • Required Materials: Students will need a personal copy of La Guerra Sucia by Nathaniel Kirby. All other resources will be provided.

    A good internet connection and a willingness to learn.

 

Ages: 13-18

Class size: Maximum- 8 Students

Level: Intermediate

Price Per Session: $

Our Promise To You

Satisfaction Guarantee: If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your courses:

  • Payment Plan: Let us know in the first 24 hours and we’ll immediately stop all payments. After that, no worries! Tell us anytime, and we’ll stop future payments after a 30-day processing period.

  • Paid in Full: You can switch to another class of equal value or get a credit for the remaining balance for future classes.

We can offer you a 100% satisfaction guarantee because we know what we do works for hundreds of other families—and we know it will work for your family, too!

We’re taking all the risk because you’re getting over $2000 in bonuses when you sign up, and you could cancel the class and keep all the bonuses.

My promise to you.

-Mr. Sam

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Meet Your Mentor

Miriam Patrick

Miriam has been teaching Latin for 14 years and ESOL for three years. She has a Bachelor's in Latin and a Master's in Latin and in Special Education. Miriam also has varying levels of proficiency in a few languages: English, Latin, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, American Sign Language, and Arabic. To say that language is a passion, is probably an understatement.

Having taught in public schools my classes are often filled with disabled students, English language learners, and neurodivergent students and she thoroughly enjoys working with learners of all kinds.

Miriam believes anyone can acquire a language as long as that language is provided in an understandable way, the material is compelling (not just interesting), and students can see themselves in the class. In addition to being experienced and educated in disability and neurodivergent education, she is also disabled and neurodivergent herself and will be a valuable addition to our YSA team.

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Questions Asked By Fellow Parents

  • 4 KEY things:

    1- A focus on the positive! We don’t focus on what students aren’t doing, we support what they are and we know the rest will come. We develop strengths, interests, and relationships. We build students up so they can build a better world! And do it with the new friends they make in our program!

    2- Like-minded neurodivergent peers. Our asynchronous students need one another and YSA is a safe haven for these kiddos to connect around their asynchronies, quirks, and interests. We’re a place where they can be their authentic selves and make friends while doing so!

    3- Passionate, masterful neurodivergent mentors who have walked the walk and can authentically validate and support your child with personal experience and care AND expertise as we all have advanced masters + degrees

    4-Content your students care about taught in a way they love! We offer the courses they need to be taking, not the ones they’re required to take.

    Come by and see for yourself!

  • Please don’t confuse reactive “distance learning” and virtual enrichment programming. After all, a student who is completely fried from a boring zoom class is often quick to pick up a tablet or phone, right?

    Our courses are not at all the same animal =)

  • THIS IS A SATISFACTION GUARANTEE, so your child must attend the class in question to qualify.

    If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your courses, here are your options:

    1- 8-Week Courses Refund requests must be received up to 24 hours after the first course begins to do one of the following options: 

    Payment plan or Paid in full- 3 options: transfer to another course of the same price, get a 100% refund credit toward a future class, or get a 75% money-back to the original payment method. 

    2-  16+ Week CoursesThe deposit made at the time of enrollment is non-refundable. Cancellation options are:

    Payment plan- Cancellation requests received up to 24 hours after the first course begins will stop any future payments. Any cancellation requests beyond that require a 30-day notice to stop the membership/billing.

    Paid in full- Cancellation requests require a 30-day notice. The remaining balance at the end of the 30-day cancellation period can be used to transfer to another class or be converted to credit toward a future class.

    Please read the description of each course before enrolling.

  • We do! We have 3 kinds:

    1- Word of mouth: 25% off- we know that the best way to reach new families is word of mouth. When you help another family enroll in a YSA class and they name you at checkout, you will get 25% off the cost of the course you’re currently enrolled in once they stay past the refund period. Note— this applies to all regular courses, BUT only applies to the first month of membership courses.

    2- Multi-sibling: 10% off- We believe in supporting whole families and we are willing to put our money where our mouth is! When you sign-up 2 or more kiddos you will receive 10% off. Note— this does not apply to our membership courses.

    3-Multi-course: 10% off- To fully serve your family, we hope to provide your child with all the courses they dream of taking! To make this more affordable, when you enroll in 3 or more classes, you will receive 10% off. Note— this does not apply to our membership courses.

  • Of course!

    As we like to say, if you’re on our site, you’re in the right place.

    Our programming is for students who are not being supported or challenged enough in school.

    If you have an asynchronous kiddo who you know has strengths and struggles, our courses are for your child.

  • 2e students experience such asynchronous development that it proves difficult to have hard age limits.

    We often evaluate students on a case by case basis =)

    Please email us and we’ll discuss: sam@youngscholarsacademy.org

  • All of our programs are 100% virtual. This allows us to bring together the twice-exceptional/neurodivergent students of the world, connect them, and nurture them!

    Your child may very well enter a 6-person class with 5 other students from 5 different states/countries!

    Cool, right?