Classic Literature & Composition (NW)

Class Year:  2020-2021
Time:  Mon 12:30 pm - 02:30 pm;
Teacher:  Sarah Maney
Tution:  $650 / Year ($670 if PayPal) or $65 / Month for 10 Months ($68 if PayPal)
Supply Fee:  $65 / Year Due Upon Registration (non-refundable after August 1)
Location:  PREP North West (Cypress)

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Tuition: $650/year OR $65/month for 10 months (if / /paying by PayPal, kindly add $3 to your monthly tuition and $20 if you are / /paying for the entire year)

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One Time Supply Fee: $65 (Note: Your supply fee holds / /your spot in the class. No supply fee refunds after August 1.) Parents supply all / /novels and supplemental texts (must purchase specific edition and it must be / /unmarked).

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Withdrawal Fee: Two months’ tuition after 10/1/2020

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This class offers high school students a chance to dig deeper / /into writing and literature. We will begin to analyze the literature we read / /through class discussions, guided learning and response writing. We will have / /opportunities to write persuasively, analytically, and creatively. This class / /is a great steppingstone towards the challenge of upper level high school and / /college writing and literature. Each student will gain skills they will use for / /life!

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We will learn elements of literary analysis by studying a / /selection of short stories, poems, plays, and full-length novels. Harper Lee, / /Shakespeare, and Poe are among the classic authors we will read throughout the / /year.

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Expect weekly quizzes as well as unit finals over the work / /as a whole. After applying the skills of careful reading, students will be / /challenged to participate in class discussions.

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My goal is for students to be excited about seeing / /literature come to life, sharing their words through writing, and broadening / /their world view. I set high standards but work to provide students the tools / /necessary to succeed. This course is intended as a pre-requisite to World and / /American Literature. Classic Lit is foundational for students who do not have a / /background in high-school level reading or writing.  Although all high schoolers are welcome, this / /course is geared toward ninth grade students.

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**Upon successful completion of this course, parents may / /choose to award 1 High School Honors English credit.

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A complete list of novels and texts TBD

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How this class fits into the sequence of PREP High School / /Literature:

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9th grade (& up)– Classic Literature. This / /course covers the basics of writing, including how to gather information, / /outline thoughts, and write with style. Students will begin learning analysis / /in their reading through various works of short stories, full length novel, / /plays and poetry.

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10th grade (& up)– World Literature. This course continues / /to build on the writing skills and expand the depth at which we look at / /literature. Students will dig deeper into literary analysis through short stories, / /novels, plays, and poetry from around the world. Students will write a research / /paper in this class.

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11th grade – American Literature.   This course will cover a large scope of / /American literature from Colonial times to now. This course is faster paced. / /Students will become proficient in analyzing the works that are read which will / /include a mixture of novels, short stories, plays, and poetry. The writing / /focus is on literary analysis, but we will also include some creative writing / /as well.