For such a young country, American authors sure have a lot to say! Divided into 4 units: short story, novel, essay, and poetry, you are getting a broad survey of American Lit in one high school year. Many of the short stories and poems come from a required anthology (part of our sets). You will read from well-known authors and likely be introduced to some new favorites.
In addition to the readings in the Course Book, you will need 5 books and a Bible. (Scripture passages in the course come from the New American Standard Bible.) These novels and anthologies can be purchased a la carte, purchased in our Book Package (LLTLGA) for the course, or in our Complete Set (LLCPGA).
Authors covered include Emerson, Longfellow, Dickinson, Robinson, Crane, Frost, Williams, Ransom, Cummings, Auden, James, Anderson, Thurber, Steinbeck, and lots more with the short story unit! ~Sara
Language arts programs listed in this section cover most areas of language arts (reading/literature, writing, grammar, spelling and handwriting) in one curriculum, although some skill areas may be covered with less intensity than a focused, stand-alone course.
"It’s just common sense!" Yes, everything about this program is common sense. Offering a literature-based language arts program for Kindergarten through High School, Learning Language Arts through Literature lays a foundation with phonics and reading skills, and then builds on them with spelling, vocabulary and grammar, composition skills, and literary studies and analysis. Handwriting is also taught at the elementary levels, while Higher Order Thinking skills are woven throughout. The books are designated by colors but correlate with skills taught at specific grade levels. Since some parents are unsure of where to begin their child in the series, we have placement tests for each Learning Language Arts through Literature level available. A biblical and Christian worldview is evident in all courses. Each Course provides one year of language arts and requires a Student Workbook, Teacher Guide, and either the phonics readers and student packet in the Blue and Red Levels, or the Student Workbook, Teacher Guide, and required chapter books for Yellow-Gold levels.
These courses include all the user-friendly features of the lower grade series, yet they are written as college prep courses integrating literature studies with composition while incorporating vocabulary and grammar review. Course books, which include novel summaries, are written to both teacher and student with teacher helps and answers located in the back. The 36 weekly lessons are arranged in units - four or five per course.
The American Literature course contains units on short story, novels, essay (expository, descriptive, & narrative), and poetry.
The student will study a variety of genres, some excerpts and some full-length works. These include: The Mentor Book of American Poets, Great American Short Stories, The Pearl, The Old Man and the Sea, and The Red Badge of Courage. You can purchase the five books (3 novels plus 2 collections) as a package, buy them separately, or source them from a local library.
If you want the option to add assessments, consider the Course Notes, Tests and Test Answer Keys resource. This provides additional study notes and author background, as well as tests and test keys.
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Common Sense Press |
| Author: | Greg Strayer |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| ISBN: | 9781929683338 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |
