Description

This course uses lively discussion as the way to approach literary analysis. Socratic questioning generates those discussions, and gives writing assignments that flow from the analysis. Assignments include the comparison essay, the expository essay, and the thesis paper.

This course is part of the Compass Lectures Series where veteran teachers are filmed as they teach in an actual classroom. This product includes streaming access to the videos filmed live in Nashville. Assignments for local students are explained on the videos and in the course steps. However, parents are solely responsible for assigning and grading this work.

Required Books

• Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
• The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
• The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Shakespeare, some short stories, and poetry
• Each student needs to have their own Writing and Rhetoric book as a guide for instruction. Parents will need the Teacher’s Edition which provides a clear rubric to grade each writing assignment. In the second semester, we will begin Book 10.  It is a very comprehensive, step-by-step guide.
  • Writing and Rhetoric Book 9
  • Writing and Rhetoric Book 10

   

*Copies of these books can be purchased on any of these sites, Better World Books, Thrift Books, or Amazon.com

Try sample lessons in our online learning platform.

Maggie graduated from Covenant College in 1996 with a degree in Elementary Education. She spent several years in the classroom, including working at Vienna Christian School in Austria. She helped her husband, Thomas, establish The American School of Lyon in France in 2000-2001. Since then, she has homeschooled her own 3 children; her oldest graduated high school in May 2020 and will be attending Samford University. In 2019-20, she taught Medieval History and Literature to a class of 7-9th graders (something she thoroughly enjoyed).

License: This product is licensed for use by one family. For group, co-op, or school use, each family will need to purchase a copy or purchase licenses for each student. For more information, visit our group license page.