Description

Please note: Both fall and spring semesters must be completed to obtain a full credit. This class can not be started in the spring.

Course Description:

Starting with the Foundational Literary Period and ending in the Postmodern Era, this class covers all the major writers and poets in American literature. Students will read novels, a play, short stories, and poetry that reflect the ideas, struggles, and achievements of the last 400 years. Students will be expected to write several essays and take semester tests. (Familiarity with writing academic essays MLA format is helpful. If your student is in 9th grade, we recommend taking our High School English/Literature and Composition course first.)

This class does not function like a traditional virtual classroom where students interact with one another or participate in group activities. Rather, Jennie works one-on-one with each student to nudge critical thinking, to deepen reading comprehension, and improve his/her writing skills.

Prerequisites:

Familiarity with Google Docs; working knowledge of MLA format and writing a basic academic essay.

Book List:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (ISBN: 978-07432-7356-5)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (ISBN: 978-1-4516-7331-9)
A Separate Peace by John Knowles (ISBN: 978-0-684-83366-8)
The Crucible by Arthur Miller (ISBN: 978-0-14-048138-9)
Kindred by Octavia Butler (ISBN: 978-0-8070-8369-7)
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant (ISBN: 978-1-250-79341-6)
Poetry and Short Stories provided