Introduction to Literature (English 1) is a one year, college-preparatory literature and composition course for classroom, co-op, or homeschool use. It is the first volume of the Excellence in Literature curriculum, and is suitable for grades 8 and up. A four-week lesson plan guides the study of each classic, with background information and writing assignments. Instructions and a student-written model for each type of paper assigned, and instructions and a rubric for evaluation are included. Short Stories by Welty, O. Henry, and others, Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur¿s Court by Mark Twain, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Animal Farm by George Orwell, The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Gulliver¿s Travels by Jonathan Swift.There are nine four-week modules within the school year, ensuring that the student will have plenty of time for completion of the complete, unabridged text. The curriculum website provides supporting resources, including brief author biographies, art, music, and related poetry. An optional Honors track adds additional reading and writing, including a research paper and an optional CLEP exam.
Offering a thorough treatment of historical and critical context, the most comprehensive media package available, and a rich suite of tools to encourage close reading and thoughtful writing, the Shorter Twelfth Edition is unparalleled in ...
The Norton Introduction to Literature
Gathers examples of literature from Shakespeare to August Wilson, Leo Tolstoy to Amy Tan, and William Blake to Derek Walcott
An Introduction to Literature
Prepare to meet unforgettable characters, and to explore one of the world's greatest frontiers literature. This book meets Franz Kafka's standard: "A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.
Designed with an eye for both the uniqueness and the universality of outstanding literature, this text offers a unified, multicultural approach to the meaning, form, technique, and values in fiction, poetry, and drama.
Thus, for example, R.S. Crane argues in an essay first published in 1935 that literary history is essentially part of 'the general history of culture' (Crane 1967, 20), while a 'program of literary studies based on criticism' would ...
Part 2 is a traditional reference guide to grammar, style, and usage. You will find yourself using the Handbook almost daily for instruction, reference, and evaluation.
Complementing this unparalleled collection are proven editorial features that offer students real help with reading, appreciating, and writing about literature.
To embrace this vision, a book that can facilitate students' learning is needed. This book is designed to assist both teachers and students of Introduction to Literature course to enhance their literary skills as well as their soft skills.