Tutor – Ginger McCreery
Oh, my, what could be more exciting than British Literature! England-the land from whence all good books come! This course will be taught in a chronological order, covering the major eras of British Literature. Some will be sampled, some will be covered more thoroughly. These include Old English; the Elizabethan Era; the Restoration and beyond; the Romantic Period; the Victorian Period and the Industrial Revolution; the Modernist Movement; and the Contemporary English Literature (we won’t get any more “contemporary” than 1984 by George Orwell). There will be weekly quizzes over the assigned reading; 4 essays, 1 per quarter and 4 exams, 1 per quarter. Come join me as we spend some glorious time with the great minds of British Literature!
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 you will need a lot of books for this class, most of these titles can be found at used bookstores or through online sources quite cheaply. Instead of buying an expensive textbook that you will never use again, you will be investing in real books for your student and home. ISBN’s have been provided below, but these specific editions are not required. Bargain books are fine as long as they are unabridged and the student has a physical copy to bring to class.
Required summer reading:
BEOWOLF, A New Verse Translation
by Seamus Heaney
ISBN: 0-393-32097-9
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT (A New Verse Translation)
by Simon Armitage
ISBN: 978-0-393-33415-9
MACBETH (No Fear Shakespeare)
ISBN: 978-1-58663-846-7
ROBINSON CRUSOE
by Daniel Defoe
Barnes and Noble Classics
ISBN: 978-1-59308-360-1
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
by Jane Austen
Barnes and Noble Classics
ISBN: 978-1-59308-201-7
FRANKENSTEIN
by Mary Shelley
Barnes and Noble Classics
ISBN: 978-1-59308-115-7
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
by Charles Dickens
Barnes and Noble Classics
ISBN: 978-1-59308-116-4
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
by Emily Bronte
Penguin Classics
ISBN: 978-0141439556
TREASURE ISLAND
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Barnes and Noble
ISBN: 978-59308-247-5
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 978-1503312753
SURPRISED BY JOY
by C.S. Lewis
ISBN: 978-0062565433
THE HOBBIT
by J.R.R Tolkien
ISBN: 978-0547928227
1984
by George Orwell
Signet Classics
ISBN: 978-0451524935
Required summer reading: Beowolf, a New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney
This class is appropriate for students in 9th-12th grades. The work expectation is at an “average” to “above average” difficulty level. Average study time for this class will be approximately 5-10 hours per week, depending on the speed and skill of the reader.
This class is at an “above average” difficulty level. Average study time for this class will be approximately 5-10 hours per week, depending on the speed and skill of the reader.