British Literature & Writing: One Credit High School English Course

By Meredith Curtis

Teens have a blast reading, writing, and discussing the greatest literature ever written besides the Bible. Some works are included, but you will need to purchase or borrow literature to read for this course. Welcome to British Literature & Writing, a one-credit high school English course you can use at home or with a homeschool co-op.

Teens have a blast reading, writing, and discussing the greatest literature ever written besides the Bible. Some works are included, but you will need to purchase or borrow literature to read for this course. Welcome to British Literature & Writing, a one-credit high school English course you can use at home or with a homeschool co-op.

Starting with Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales, we will time-travel through British history, reading well-loved classics by authors like Milton, Chesterton, Dickens, Chaucer, Austen, Sayers, and Doyle. While there is a lot of reading, there is no twaddle and no "busy work." Each assignment has an educational purpose. This course will stir up an appetite for excellence in reading choices.

A brief overview of British History and British Literature is given to provide context for students' reading. There are several book lists for further reading if the student desires. Instead of book reports, books are discussed in a "book club" setting with snacks. Questions are provided as a springboard for lively conversations about these amazing books.

Use British Literature & Writing at home, in a homeschool co-op, or in a Christian school.Writing Assignments, based on Reading MaterialFlight to Israel TalesEpic PoemVictorian Poem, SonnetAllegory, EssaysPurchase or Borrow these Books.BeowulfPiers Plowman by William LanglandPilgrim's Progress by John BunyanParadise Lost by John MiltonRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoePride & Prejudice by Jane AustenTale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (or A Christmas Carol)Alice in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollStrange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan DoylePerelandra by C. S. Lewis (or Screwtape Letters)The Time Machine by H. G. WellsMysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532945175
• ISBN13: 9781532945175
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"