Great Books II: British Literature
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Course Schedule
Dates: 2025-08-12 to 2026-05-12
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About the Course
In Great Books II: British Literature, students will read literature written by British authors and analyze it from a Biblical Worldview in order to better understand the impact and importance of literature in their own lives and in the culture. This class seeks to bring stories to life, give students a fresh view on the beauty of storytelling, and examine how authors communicate through their works. The class satisfies 2 credits for the Indiana High School English requirement.
Throughout the year, students will review and learn a variety of skills such as:
- principles of literary analysis,
- identification of an author's worldview,
- effective essay writing,
- how to participate in meaningful discussion,
- and practicing timed writing assignments.
By the end of the course, students will have read books, plays, or short stories by authors like C.S. Lewis, John Bunyan, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, William Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jane Austen, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mary Shelly.
Stay tuned for specific works and any potential textbook requirements.
Great Books II: British Literature is a part of a two-year rotation. It is open to students 10th-12th grade, is an hour and a half a week, and costs $400 for the entire year.
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About Christina
Christina is excited for the opportunity to continue teaching at Cornerstone Classical School! She graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor's Degree in English and Writing: Christian Literature and from Boyce College with an Associate Degree in Biblical and Theological Studies. She has taught a variety of classes at Cornerstone for the last eight years. She attended Weber School of Dance in Jeffersonville for eight years where she studied ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre, and lyrical dance. At Weber, she also served as an assistant instructor. Besides her love for dance, she also has a passion for creative writing, having studied as a student in high school and further in college. In the spring of 2021, she was blessed to win the Home For His Glory Young Authors Contest.
In her free time, Christina enjoys wandering the outdoors (as long as there are no snakes:), reading good books, doodling characters, writing stories and songs, and choreographing dances.
Christina is looking forward to showing others how to glorify God and share his love through literature and the arts!