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The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

Total classes: 12 Prerequisite: Willingness to read the assigned materials. Attendance in Jane Austen, Part One Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: One full semester of Literature Description Come and explore comprehensively the “elemental...
The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings for High School, Part Two

Total classes: 12 Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: High School Sections: 9th to 12th grade Description Considered by many to be the greatest books of the 20th century, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are JRR Tolkien’s masterpieces of epic fiction....
The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

Les Misérables: Avid Reader/Listener Series

Total classes: 14 Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: 11th to 12th grade; mature 9th or 10th grade students welcome. Suggested credit: One full semester Literature credit Description What an opportunity to accomplish something BIG! Tackling this course in the...
The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

Monsters of Romanticism: Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Total classes: 11 Prerequisite: The ability to read about 50 novel pages per week Suggested grade level: 10th to 12th Suggested credit: One full semester Literature or English Description Both Frankenstein (by Mary W. Shelley) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (by noted...
The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know

Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: The ability to enjoy great literature Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature Description A survey of the Great Books of Western Civilization based on Joseph Pearce’s book, Literature: What Every...
The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

Common Sense 101 with G.K. Chesterton

Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: None. It is recommended that students read the work before the first day of class.  Suggested grade level: 10th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester credit Literature Description This course will present an overview of G.K....
The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

Shakespeare and Richard II

Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: 1/2 Semester English. For a full semester add another course Description Richard II is Shakespeare’s story of the nature of authority. Set in the 14th Century, Richard’s weakness...
The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

Romanticizing the Middle Ages

Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: The ability to read and enjoy great art and poetry Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature, Poetry, or History Description This cross-disciplinary course (art and literature) shows students how poets...
The Literature and Mastery of Jane Austen, Part Two

Sherlock Holmes vs. Father Brown

Total classes: 8 Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester English or Literature Description The two greatest sleuths in the history of detective fiction are Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and GK Chesterton’s Father...

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