Description
COMBINED SET
Teens feel at home with the welcoming tone of this course as they read fun facts, compelling background information, and author bios that draw them into the novels and stories.
By the end of this course, your teen will have learned almost 100 literary terms and devices as they occur naturally in the selections. They’ll also gain an appreciation for fine literature and be aware of the powerful tools authors use to get in your teen’s head.
Weekly reading schedules and clearly numbered lessons help students complete their assignments on time.
List of stories and books:
- “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell, in the textbook
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dover Publications
- Silas Marner by George Eliot, Dover Publications
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Dover Publications
- An Assortment of Short Stories:
- “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett, in the textbook
- “The Garden of Forking Paths” by Jorge Luis Borges, link provided
- “Haircut” by Ring Lardner, link provided
- “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton, in the textbook
- “Of the Passing of the First-Born” by W. E. B. Du Bois, in the textbook
- “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas, link provided
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Dover Publications
- Biography or autobiography of student’s choice
- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, Mariner Books
College-prep students and reluctant readers alike benefit from this engaging literature course.
- Written for Christian high schools, homeschools, and co-ops.
- Two-semester course earning one credit.
- 38 lessons to introduce the selection and follow up on it.
- Student-directed, with easy-to-follow reading and homework schedules.
- Complete novels or stories, not just passages. See below for the links to purchase the novels and play at a discount.
- FREE sample downloads of the course available here.
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