{"product_id":"british-literature-writing-meredith-curtis-9781532945175","title":"British Literature \u0026 Writing: One Credit High School English Course","description":"Are you ready for fun and adventure from the land of the English? Welcome to British Literature, a one credit high school English course you can use at home or with a homeschool co-op. We will have a blast reading, writing, and discussing the greatest literature ever written besides the Bible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with Beowulf and Canterbury Tales, we will time travel through British history by reading well-loved classics like Milton, Chesterton, Dickens, Chaucer, Austen, Sayers, and Doyle. This one credit English course for high school students (or advanced middle school students) with an emphasis on reading for enjoyment. There is lots of reading to do, but no twaddle and no \"busy work.\" Each assignment has an educational purpose. This class will introduce students to the best literature in the world and stir up an appetite for excellence in their reading choices. A brief overview of British History and British Literature is provided, as well as several book lists for further reading. 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 this class in a book club, family, or co-op setting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting assignments are based on the reading material and include\u003cbr\u003eFlight to Israel Tales\u003cbr\u003eEpic Poem\u003cbr\u003eVictorian Poem, Sonnet\u003cbr\u003eAllegory, \u003cbr\u003eEssays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou will need to purchase or borrow the following books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeowulf\u003cbr\u003ePiers Plowman by William Langland\u003cbr\u003ePilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan\u003cbr\u003eParadise Lost by John Milton\u003cbr\u003eRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe\u003cbr\u003ePride \u0026amp; Prejudice by Jane Austen\u003cbr\u003eTale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (or A Christmas Carol)\u003cbr\u003eAlice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll\u003cbr\u003eStrange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson\u003cbr\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003cbr\u003ePerelandra by C. S. Lewis (or Screwtape Letters)\u003cbr\u003eThe Time Machine by H. G. Wells\u003cbr\u003eMysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese are included in this British Literature Course.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRomeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1\u003cbr\u003e\"The Second Nun's Tale\" from Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer\u003cbr\u003eBritish Nursery Rhymes\u003cbr\u003e\"A Bachelor's Complaint about the Behavior of Married People\" by Charles Lamb\u003cbr\u003e\"The Old Manse and Meeting House, Stambourne\" by Charles Haddon Spurgeon\u003cbr\u003e\"Lost Tools of Learning\" by Dorothy Sayers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith Curtis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532945175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532945175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Meredith Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201919807743,"sku":"9781532945175","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f0d4332-0981-433c-8df0-bedf2c836db9.jpg?v=1691492194","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-literature-writing-meredith-curtis-9781532945175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}