Class:  Academic Studies in British Literature

Teacher:  Ronei L. Harden

Primary Text:        The Lively Art of Writing

Publisher:              New American Library, a division of Penguin Group

ISBN #:                0-451-62712-1

Cost:                     $6.99

Where Available:  www.amazon.com; www.bn.com; any bookstores or online

Other books/materials, etc. required for class:

Students need a copy of the MLA Handbook, Sixth Edition

See booklist for exact editions to purchase

***Parents are responsible for getting all texts and materials unless teacher specifies otherwise.**

Yearly Tuition:       $ 288                    Copy/printing fee: $  25

With this tuition rate, I must have a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 14 students.

Overview of class:

This course will introduce students to some of the major authors of Great Britain. Students will be reading literature selections from the following time periods:  Anglo-Saxon period, the Middle Ages, the English Renaissance, the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century, the Romantic Period, and the Victorian Age.  We will conclude the year with an overview of modern British authors.   Students will evaluate literary selections from a Christian worldview and the literature will be interpreted solely on the integrity of the text alone.  The elements of expository and persuasive writing will be reviewed.  Students will learn how to integrate outside research in their literature responses, history projects, or other writing assignments.   An extensive research project will be created in conjunction with our study of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.   Students will also analyze several film and stage adaptations of the selected texts, discovering modern-day interpretations of classic literature.

Prerequisites for this class:  Students must have excellent reading skills.

Recommended Grade Level(s) for this class:  11^th & 12^th grade

Estimated Difficulty Level of course for average student:  Above Average

Average study time for this class will be approximately 8-10 hours per week.

Academic Studies in British Literature booklist:

SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT*:

The Ecclesiastical History of the English People             Penguin Classics; 0-140-44565-X

The History of the Kings of Britain (excerpts)                ***Provided by tutor***

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight                                     ***Provided by tutor***

Selected Canterbury Tales                                             Dover Thrift Edition; 0-486-28241-4

The Black Arrow                                                            Signet Classics; 0-451-52916-2

Utopia                                                                            Dover Thrift Edition; 0-486-29583-4

Elizabethan Poetry & Sonnets (selected poems)              Dover Thrift Edition; 0-486-43794-9

Macbeth                                                                         Dover Thrift Edition; 0-486-27802-6

Romeo and Juliet                                                            Dover Thrift Edition; 0-486-27557-4

Much Ado about Nothing                                                Dover Thrift Edition; 0-486-28272-4

A Modest Proposal and Other Works                              Dover Thrift Edition; 0-486-28759-9

Essay on Man and Other Works                                      Dover Thrift Edition; 0-486-28053-5

The Mysterious Affair at Styles                                    Dover Thrift Edition; 0-486-29695-4

Frankenstein                                                                  Any edition compatible

A Tale of Two Cities                                                       Any edition compatible

Pride and Prejudice                                                        Any edition compatible

*NOTE    Handouts for the summer assignment will be available at registration day, May 5^th.  They will also be e-mailed to students at the e-mail address(es) you provided at registration.

IMPORTANT:  Students must be able to access the Internet regularly and communicate with tutor via e-mail.  This is a must!!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via e-mail at roneiharden@gmail.com, or by telephone at 615.479.8465.