Total classes: 13 Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: 9th to 10th Suggested credit: 1 full semester Literature or English Description What is myth and how does it relate to storytelling in general and to our Catholic Faith in particular? How have the great...
Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: Ability to read and enjoy the works of J. R. R. Tolkien Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature Description Tolkien’s work is infused with a depth of Catholic theology, which is often overlooked....
Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: Complete reading of The Everlasting Man by G. K. Chesterton before the first day of class Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester credit for Literature or English Description The Everlasting Man is G. K....
Total classes: 10 Prerequisite: The ability to read and understand the plays Suggested grade level: 9th grade and up Suggested credit: One semester Classical Literature Description This semester’s plays will examine how Shakespeare used the “spirit world” in drama to...
Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: The ability to understand and enjoy The Iliad Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: 1/2 semester Literature or English. Add another literature or a writing course for full credit. Description Homer is at the foundation of...
Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: The desire to read great literature Suggested grade level: 10th grade and above (adults welcome) Suggested credit: 1/2 semester Description Professor Pearce will outline and explain the basic rules for reading and understanding the...
Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: Ability to read and enjoy The Chronicles of Narnia Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature Description C. S. Lewis claimed that he “smuggled theology” into his fiction “under cover of...
Total classes: 10 Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: 9th and up Suggested credit: One semester Classical Literature Description Building on a long tradition of scholarship, the role of Shakespeare’s Catholicism in his dramas has been well-established by the...
Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: The ability to read and enjoy the books Suggested grade level: 8th to 10th Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature Description Professor Pearce unlocks the Catholic meaning of The Lord of the Rings. Materials and Homework Course...
Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: The ability to read and enjoy the play Suggested grade level: 8th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature. Add another literature course for full credit. Description Professor Pearce, author of three books on Shakespeare and...
