Tutor – Kristi Tiller
While not for the faint of heart, this advanced-placement style class provides a “deep dive” approach to literary analysis and responsive writing. We will read a wide range of literature and texts to build an understanding of various genres and techniques. Weekly studies will include vocabulary skills, writing, and reading opportunities with an additional specific scope and focus on preparing students for collegiate credit exams such as AP and CLEP. The goal of this course is to prepare students for the next step outside of high school and to provide a rich experience of reading, writing, and discussion.
Please do not purchase text or class materials until after Registration Day in May. There may be updates or changes made to this page before that date. We suggest that class materials are purchased by mid-June at the latest to allow for any shipping lag times and so that students may have any class-preparatory assignments completed.
While several books will be needed for this class, most of these titles can be found at used bookstores or through online sources quite affordably. Students may also find these at the library or in an e-reader format, many of them for free; this is fine as long as they bring their copy to class each week. For the titles outside of Vocabulary Builder, ISBNs and publisher names have been provided below, but these specific editions are only required if noted. Some additional texts, such as poetry, essays, and shorter works, will be provided by the tutor.
Title: Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder, Expanded & Revised Edition
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN-13: 9780877798552
Available from christianbook.com and Amazon
Optional text for students desiring to take the AP Exam: 5 Steps to a 5: AP English Literature 2022 1st Edition
By: Estelle Rankin & Barbara Murphy
Publisher: McGraw Hill; 1st edition (August 10, 2021)
ISBN-10: 1264267770
ISBN-13: 978-1264267774
Book List:
Title: FRANKENSTEIN
By: Mary Shelley
Publisher: Penguin Classics (January 16, 2018)
ISBN-10: 0143131842
ISBN-13: 978-0143131847
Title: JANE EYRE
By: Charlotte Bronte
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd (August 31, 1997)
ISBN-10: 9781853260209
ISBN-13: 978-1853260209
Title: EMMA
By: Jane Austen
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; Reprint edition (August 31, 1997)
ISBN-10: 1853260282
ISBN-13: 978-1853260285
Title: A TALE OF TWO CITIES
By: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Independently published (January 20, 2022)
ISBN-10: 1657599086
ISBN-13: 978-1657599086
Title: HAMLET
By: William Shakespeare
*Please purchase this specific edition*
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1st edition (July 1, 1992)
ISBN-10: 9780743477123
ISBN-13: 978-0743477123
Title: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
By: JRR Tolkien
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reissue edition (September 18, 2012)
ISBN-10: 0547928211
ISBN-13: 978-0547928210
Title: ANTIGONE
By: Sophocles
Publisher: Independently published (January 20, 2022)
ISBN-13: 979-8405209616
Title: THE AENEID
By: Virgil, translated by Robert Fagles*
*Please purchase this specific edition*
Publisher: Penguin Classics; Illustrated edition (January 29, 2008)
ISBN-10: 0143105132
ISBN-13: 978-0143105138
Completion of Comp II/equivalent or approval by tutor.
Recommended for 11th-12th grades
Required summer reading: Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Patton
ISBN: 0-02-042520-1
This class is for the “above average” student and requires at least 4-6 hours of study per week, depending on the speed and skill of the reader.
3 Ring Binder/Notebook to keep materials organized
Notebook paper
Pen/pencil