British Literature

British Literature  *This class will not be offered 2022-2023.

Tutor:   Jolene Ceravalo

Length: Full-year

Level: 9th – 12th  grades  

Prerequisite:   None     

Homework:  3-5 hours per week, depending on the student's skills

Text: TBD (To be purchased by the parents)

Class Tuition:  See the registration form for current prices. 

Supply fee: $15

Description:

New class description coming soon.

A full year course designed to survey English literature from its beginnings to the present. In this course, students will develop a Biblical foundation for understanding literature to help them face political correctness and postmodernism during the college years and in the world at large.  In a time-line fashion from a Christian worldview, each literary era will be introduced, discussed, and viewed within its historical time frame as representative selections are studied by authors such as Shakespeare, Bunyan, Defoe, Goldsmith, Dickens, Austen, Tennyson, Kipling, and many more.  While focusing on comprehension, analyzing the elements of literature, and understanding the author’s worldview, we explore how the world of literature is not only influenced by new worldviews, but has always been a force that helps transform  worldviews and culture. 

Classroom experience will consist of lectures, short weekly quizzes, class interaction, and discussions. Homework will include  miscellaneous assignments on readings from the  textbook as well as some  additional readings provided by the tutor culminating in an open-book/open-note final exam at the end of each semester.

Taking this class could easily prepare a student to take the CLEP Test for English Literature as long as the student is willing to study and work diligently, doing all the assignments provided as well as extra credit opportunities given along the way!  Sample CLEP tests and a study sheet will be emailed at the end of the year to help any interested student prepare.