British Literature | High School Class | 1 Credit | Flex | Part 1/2

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In this 15 week course, we will explore British Literature - surveying fabulous poems, plays, poetry, novels, historical dramas and speeches

Class Experience

+ Reading - Reflection and Response: Students will reflect upon and respond to print and non-print texts. 
+ Research/Analysis: Students will conduct research and analyze text in order to inform an audience. 
+ Critical Reading - Evaluation: Students will use critical thinking skills to analyze and evaluate text structures and develop and support arguments.
+ Critical Reading - Analysis: Students will analyze text to gain meaning and synthesize ideas.
+ Literary Analysis: Students will analyze and interpret British Literature.
+ Language - Vocabulary, Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Students will apply conventions of grammar and language use

Students will also be exposed to British History, as well as carefully curated footage specifically taken for this course from the areas in which these authors lived, breathed, worked, and wrote! Such as…

C.S. Lewis’ alma mater of ⭐️ Oxford University ⭐️
Jane Austin’s home of ⭐️ Hampshire ⭐️
Shakespeare’s home - ⭐️ Stratford-upon-Avon, as well as the Globe Theatre ⭐️
Charles Dicken’s ⭐️ Victorian London, as well as his country house in ⭐️Chatham ⭐️
I have had the pleasure of teaching this class to homeschooled students for the past 10 years and thoroughly enjoy bringing these texts alive 
Homework Offered
Per week students will ⭐️ Read anywhere from 80-130 pages (10-20 pages/day) ⭐️ Complete passage interpretations ⭐️ Complete Investigations assigned on this week’s literature ⭐️ Engage with other students in class posts, prompts, and class discussion
4+ hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Assessments and letter grades will be provided
Grades Offered
Many of these books are out of copyright and are readily available online in digital format, but you may wish to purchased a copy for your learner


Essential
- Beowulf (English Translation), select readings
- J. R. R. Tolkien’s essays on Beowulf

Elizabethan Literature 
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Shakespeare 

Age of Romanticism and the Victorian Era Literary Periods 
- Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
- or-
- Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 
- AND - The Signal-Man - Charles Dickens

Literary Period of the Twentieth Century 
 The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
-or-
Animal Farm - George Orwell

Available times

Pacific
Table of available sections

Meet the teacher

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Hello Outschool! I’m a homeschool graduate, homeschool teacher, and pianist!  

Proud to be an Outschool ACE educator! 

I teach Political Science, Spanish, Economics, Maths, Latin, and History at homeschool co-ops in the Greater Washington D.C.... 
Flex Class

$10

weekly or $150 for 15 weeks
15 weeks

No live video meetings
Ages 13-18
3-6 learners per class

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