Students read in the following order:
All works are by Christian authors; works are a mixture of literature on specifically Christian ideas and literature on more general themes. Lessons cover writing a basic five-paragraph essay; communicating through a variety of forms; imagery, syntax, and word choice in poetry; writing clearly; writing for different purposes; persuasive writing; literary analysis; and choosing subject matter. For example,The Four Lovesby C.S. Lewis is used to teach writing the five-paragraph essay,Phantastesby MacDonald for teaching symbolism, andWhy Does God Allow War?by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones for writing clearly.
The Student's Guide includes comprehension questions, writing exercises, discussion questions and project suggestions, additional reading lists, semester and full-year schedules, and bibliography. The answers to comprehension questions are in the Teacher's Guide.
Recommendations: This course is especially recommended for students who have already taken at least two previous high school-level Lightning Literature courses, who are studying modern history, and who are interested in these authors and works. These should not be viewed as restrictions; this course can profitably be used by high-school students of any grade regardless of which previous Lightning Literature courses they have completed. Generally speaking, this course is more difficult than all the other Lightning Literature courses except the Shakespeare courses and the British Medieval course. Much depends on student interest in the material, however.
Covering literature by British Christian authors that is a mixture of literature on specifically Christian ideas and literature on more general themes. Literature selections include: The Four Loves - nonfiction (C.S. Lewis), selections from Phantastes: A Faerie Romance - novel (George MacDonald), Gerard Manley Hopkins' poetry ("Heaven-Haven," "Easter Communion," "Pied Beauty," and "Carrion Comfort"), "Why Does God Allow War?" - nonfiction (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones), selections from Gold Cord - nonfiction (Amy Carmichael), Orthodoxy - nonfiction (G.K. Chesterton), "Tradition and the Individual Talent: - essay (T.S. Eliot), and Gaudy Night - novel (Dorothy L. Sayers).
Lessons cover writing a basic five-paragraph essay; communicating through a variety of forms; imagery, syntax, and word choice in poetry; writing clearly; writing for different purposes; persuasive writing; literary analysis; and choosing subject matter. For example, The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis is used to teach writing the five-paragraph essay, Phantastes by MacDonald for teaching symbolism, and "Why Does God Allow War?" by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones for writing clearly.
The Student Guide includes information about the authors, comprehension questions, writing exercises, discussion questions and project suggestions, reading lists appropriate to the period or subject, semester and full-year schedules, and a bibliography. The Teacher's Guide is needed if you want the answers to the comprehension questions. It also provides a teaching schedule, teaching and grading aids, and a copy of the writing exercises and discussion questions for the teacher's convenience. The Course Package includes the Student Book, the Teacher Book, and any necessary literature selections not included in the text of the Student Book.
This book is most useful for upper level students who have already taken at least two previous high school level Lightning Literature courses and who are studying modern history. This course is more difficult than most of the Lightning Literature courses (except the Shakespeare and the British Medieval courses).
