Classic Literature & Composition (W)

Class Year:  2020-2021
Time:  Tue 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 West (Katy)

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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.