British Literature: Unraveling the Dark and Mysterious
Embark on a thrilling exploration of the British literary genre with our 36-week course designed for high school students. Throughout the year, participants will delve into a captivating selection of classic novels, fostering an appreciation for the dark and mysterious worlds crafted by renowned authors.
Our reading list includes:
Animal Farm, Emma, The Time Machine, Frankenstein, and A Tale of Two Cities.
In this course, students will:
Analyze and discuss the complex themes, symbols, and motifs that define the Gothic genre, such as the supernatural, madness, and the duality of human nature.
Engage in collaborative group discussions and debates, fostering a deeper understanding of the texts and cultivating critical thinking skills.
Practice annotation techniques and write three to four-paragraph essays, enhancing their ability to communicate ideas and develop a strong writing style effectively.
Required Purchases:
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
"The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells
“Animal Farm” by George Orwell
“Emma” by Jane Austen
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
Embark on a thrilling exploration of the British literary genre with our 36-week course designed for high school students. Throughout the year, participants will delve into a captivating selection of classic novels, fostering an appreciation for the dark and mysterious worlds crafted by renowned authors.
Our reading list includes:
Animal Farm, Emma, The Time Machine, Frankenstein, and A Tale of Two Cities.
In this course, students will:
Analyze and discuss the complex themes, symbols, and motifs that define the Gothic genre, such as the supernatural, madness, and the duality of human nature.
Engage in collaborative group discussions and debates, fostering a deeper understanding of the texts and cultivating critical thinking skills.
Practice annotation techniques and write three to four-paragraph essays, enhancing their ability to communicate ideas and develop a strong writing style effectively.
Required Purchases:
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
"The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells
“Animal Farm” by George Orwell
“Emma” by Jane Austen
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
Embark on a thrilling exploration of the British literary genre with our 36-week course designed for high school students. Throughout the year, participants will delve into a captivating selection of classic novels, fostering an appreciation for the dark and mysterious worlds crafted by renowned authors.
Our reading list includes:
Animal Farm, Emma, The Time Machine, Frankenstein, and A Tale of Two Cities.
In this course, students will:
Analyze and discuss the complex themes, symbols, and motifs that define the Gothic genre, such as the supernatural, madness, and the duality of human nature.
Engage in collaborative group discussions and debates, fostering a deeper understanding of the texts and cultivating critical thinking skills.
Practice annotation techniques and write three to four-paragraph essays, enhancing their ability to communicate ideas and develop a strong writing style effectively.
Required Purchases:
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
"The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells
“Animal Farm” by George Orwell
“Emma” by Jane Austen
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
DETAILS
Ages
8th grade- high school
Schedule
5:00 pm-5:45 pm (US Central Time) Tuesdays
Start and End Dates
September 2, 2025- May 19, 2026
Tuition
$75 at registration then payments from September- May (Or $750.00 once)
Class Enrollment Min/Max
Minimum 8, Maximum 12
Reading Skills/Short Stories Frankenstein - Mary Wollencroft Shelley - Emma - Jane Austen - A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens - The Time Machine - H.G. Wells - Animal Farm - George Orwell
Poetry A British Poetry Anthology - British Poets - Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hopkins, - Hardy, Eliot, Owen, Graves - abstract - archaism - blank verse - Classical sonnet - closed couplet - commentary - concrete - couplet - dialect - diction - dramatization - enjambment - free verse - heroic couplet - history of poetry - iamb - iambic pentameter - image - line - metaphor - meter - modern age - octave - onomatopoeia - personification - Petrarchan sonnet - primitivism - quatrain - rhyme - romanticism - romantic period - run-on - sentimentalism - sestet - Shakespearean sonnet - simile - sonnet - sprung rhythm - stanza - stream-of-consciousness - symbol - syntax - Victorian period - villanelle
Composition body paragraph - book report - compare and contrast essay - concluding paragraph - introductory paragraph - outline - poetry interpretation essay - supporting sentence - thesis statement - topic sentence
