Spend a year with C.S. Lewis
Quarterly Schedule
Quarter 1
Class Novel: The Screwtape Letters
Required Paper: Persuasive Writing
Additional Reading: See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Quarter 2
Class Novel: The Great Divorce
Required Paper: Literary Analysis
Additional Reading: See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Quarter 3
Class Novel: Mere Christianity
Required Paper: Research Paper
Additional Reading: See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Quarter 4
Class Novel: C.S. Lewis novel of choice
Required Paper: Narrative writing and poetry
Additional Reading: See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Course Overview
Each quarter is 8 weeks in length. Class meets weekly for 1 hour There is a one week break between each quarter. Live classes are optional, but you won't get much from the course without attending. The high school class is structured much differently from our middle school offerings and most instruction and discussion take place live. The last two live classes of each quarter will be utilized as office hours except for quarter 4. Most students attend live classes all 8 weeks because they are so enjoyable.
THIS CLASS IS OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT in MAY!
Spend a year discovering American Literature!
Quarterly Schedule
Quarter 1: Beginnings through The Revolution (pre-colonization-late 1700's)
Class Novel: Literature Circles. Your child will read ONE of the following:
Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Required Paper: Persuasive Writing
Additional Reading: See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Quarter 2: Romanticism through Realism (1820's- early 1900's)
Class Novel: The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow (adaptation) AND
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Required Paper: Literary Analysis
Additional Reading: See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Quarter 3: Realism through Modernism (early 1900's-1950's)
Class Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird
Required Paper: Research Paper
Additional Reading See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Quarter 4: Contemporary Period (1950's- today)
Class Novel: Fahrenheit 451, The Great Gatsby, Hidden Figures
Required Paper and Group Project: Creative Writing and Group Presentation
Additional Reading: See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Course Overview
Each quarter is 8 weeks in length. Class meets weekly for 1 hour There is a one week break between each quarter. Live classes are optional, but you won't get much from the course without attending. The high school class is structured much differently from our middle school offerings and most instruction and discussion take place live. Most students look forward to the live classes because they are so enjoyable.
THIS CLASS is OPEN For ENROLLMENT in MAY!
Spend a year discovering World Literature (NEW!)
Quarterly Schedule
Quarter 1: Foundations and the Ancient World
Required Paper: Persuasive Writing
Class Novel: There is no novel this quarter. We will be reading excerpts from The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, Confessions, and 1001 Nights.
Additional Reading: See course syllabus-includes oral traditions from around the world.
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Quarter 2: Medieval and Early Christian World
Required Paper: Comparative Analysis
Class Novel: Macbeth (adaptation) and Pilgrim's Progress
Additional Reading: See course syllabus- includes excerpts from Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales and Dante's Inferno
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Quarter 3: Global Voices and the Modern World
Required Paper: Creative Allegory Writing and Group Project
Class Novel: Literature Circles: Your student will be reading one of the following: Night, Hiding Place, The Cost of Discipleship, The Book Thief, We Were the Lucky Ones
Additional Reading See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Quarter 4: Contemporary Period (20th century through today
Required Paper: Worldview Paper (Research)
Class Novel: The Abolition of Man AND Literature Circles. Your student will be reading ONE of the following: Things Fall Apart, Siddhartha, The Alchemist, Metamorphosis, The Stationary Shop
Additional Reading: See course syllabus
Live Class Schedule: Will be posted in MAY
Course Overview
Each quarter is 8 weeks in length. Class meets weekly for 1 hour There is a one week break between each quarter. Live classes are optional, but you won't get much from the course without attending. The high school class is structured much differently from our middle school offerings and most instruction and discussion take place live. Most students look forward to the live classes because they are so enjoyable.
THIS CLASS is OPEN For ENROLLMENT in MAY!
Enrollment Is OPEN!
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