Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide

ISBN: 978-1-971136-88-2

$39.49

Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide from Writing with Sharon Watson is a thoughtfully designed high school literature course that explores how characters navigate moments of tension, conflict, and transformation across classic and modern works.

Through guided analysis and engaging lessons, students develop a deeper understanding of literary elements while sharpening critical thinking and writing skills.

Grade level: 9th – 12th

Pages: 285

Semesters: 2

Lessons: 70

Christian content: Yes

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Description

Teens will appreciate the unstuffy way Sharon Watson teaches literature. They’ll read some great novels, encounter the hero’s journey, learn literary terms and elements, and gain an appreciation for fine literature.

More important, eager and reluctant readers will become more discerning as they learn the secret craft of the fiction writer.

Prepare your teens for college literature courses and for the rest of their reading life.

  • Written for Christian high schools, homeschools, and co-ops.
  • Two-semester course earning one credit for language arts or English.
  • 70 lessons.
  • Student-directed, with clear lessons and reading schedules.
  • Seven novels and one memoir, sold separately. See below for the link to purchase these.
  • FREE sample downloads available here.

Students will answer questions in the spaces provided in the textbook. Therefore, additional students will need their own textbooks.

Students will read these books, sold separately:

  • Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain
  • The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
  • The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West
  • Peter Pan by Sir James Barrie
  • Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
  • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  • The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis

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