YOU MUST SUBMIT A WRITING SAMPLE AND HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE INSTRUCTOR TO ENROLL IN THIS CLASS.
Course Description: In this course, students will study classic British literature from a variety of authors including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Charles Dickens. Paragraphs, essays, and research papers will be written on the assigned readings. Students will be expected to read the assigned texts, write papers, research, and document information from credible secondary sources. Outside reading, writing, research, and sharing of papers may be required each week. Upon completion of this class, students will have a clear knowledge of how to write a literary analysis essay, research secondary sources, annotate literary sources, and an understanding of some great British classics. As students are exposed to different time periods, themes, and cultures through the literature, discussion of ideas will be presented from a Biblical worldview. Students must have access at home to a computer/laptop/iPad and the internet for this class. Students are required to bring a laptop/iPad to class. Grades and assignments will be shared through Google Classroom. Students will be encouraged to do their best and develop the skills and talent that God has given them in the area of academic writing.
Homework Level: In semester homework is 3-4 hours per week
THIS CLASS HAS MANDITORY SUMMER READING AND A WINTER BREAK ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS BEFORE YOU ENROLL YOUR STUDENT. YOU MUST SUBMIT A WRITING SAMPLE AND HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE INSTRUCTOR TO ENROLL IN THIS CLASS.
Texts: The exact ISBNs must be purchased. In order to find the correct ISBNs, you may need to purchase the books through www.ISBNS.net.
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: for Kids by Thomas C Foster 978-0062200853
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ISBN 9780451526861
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - possibly Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights TBA Frankenstein (A Bantam Classic) by Mary Shelley ISBN 9780553212471
Lord of the Flies by William Golding ISBN 9780399501487
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Signet Classic) ISBN 9780451531193
100 Best Loved Poems (Dover Thrift), edited by Philip Smith, ISBN 9780486285535
Summer Reading: TBA
Supplies: Students must have access at home to a computer/laptop/iPad and the internet for this class. Students are required to bring a laptop/iPad to class. Grades and assignments will be shared through Google Classroom.
Class Size: If a class minimum of 5 students is not reached, class may be cancelled. A maximum of 12 students will be accepted.
When and Where:
Location: St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, 642 King’s Home Drive, Chelsea
Day: Wednesday
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Tuition and Fees:
Administrative Fee: $50 per student enrolled in the program, due at the time of registration, refundable through 6/30/22, payable to Grace Presbyterian Church, PCA.
Registration Fee: $25 nonrefundable payable to Beth Moore
Tuition: $185 per semester payable to Beth Moore
Facility Fee: The annual administrative fee for this class is $30 per student, not to exceed $180 per family. This fee is payable to Grace Presbyterian Church, PCA, on the first day of class.
Instructor: Mrs. Beth Moore. Mrs. Moore holds a B.A. in English from Samford University with a minor in History. She has an M.A. in English from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She has seven years of teaching experience at Pelham High School where she taught General English, Advanced English, and AP Prep English classes. After completing her master’s degree, she taught Composition 101 - level courses at UAB and Composition 101- and 102- level courses at Jefferson State Community College (Shelby Campus) until the arrival of her first child. She has taught at Chelsea Tutorials for the past eight years. She is married and has four children. She is an active member of Shades Mountain Baptist Church. Mrs. Moore addresses subject matter from a biblical world view
Contact Info:
Phone: 205-601-9236
Email: moorebeth4@gmail.com
Venmo: Beth Moore @Beth-Moore-84