World Literature & Composition (W)

Class Year:  2020-2021
Time:  Tue 10:00 am - 12:00 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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Prerequisite: This class assumes that students, 10th grade and up, are able to write a basic short essay and handle the challenge of weekly reading assignments. If not, I recommend beginning with Classic Lit (see course sequence below).

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World Literature will challenge your students as they read broadly and write carefully. From Shakespeare to a little tribe in Africa to evaluating sources on the internet, this class will prepare your students for upper level reading and writing, including college level papers and SAT writing.

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We will span the globe as we read works from around the world. Our texts will be comprised of poetry, short stories, essays as well as full-length novels. Shakespeare, Eli Wiesel, and Amy Tan will be among the authors we read. Writing a research paper will be the focus of this year’s writing. Building from the ground up, we will lay a solid foundation of how to collect and organize information, how to structure the paper, and how to present it using MLA style. Additionally, students will be doing response writing, formal essays and some creative writing. Students should expect weekly quizzes as well as unit tests.

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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.

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