Author(s):
Janice Campbell
Literature and Composition (English 2) is a one year, college-preparatory literature and composition course, and is the second volume of the Excellence in Literature curriculum.
In Literature and Composition, you will study:
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe
- Walden by Henry David Thoreau
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
- The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
- Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
- Death Comes to the Archbishop by Willa Cather
- Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
This fourth edition of the best-selling Literature and Composition features additional learning helps, a new pacing chart for each module, and updated context links and resources. It replaces ISBN 9781613220245.
Softcover; 8.5 x 11"; 180 pages.
Literature and Composition (English 2) is the second volume of the Excellence in Literature curriculum. Each volume is available in print and/or ebook format.
What does Literature and Composition cover?
Literature and Composition is a college-preparatory literature and composition course. Focus works, including novels, short stories, poems, and drama, have been selected for literary quality, and for their place in the historical development of literature. Context readings provide background information about the author, the historical period, and the literary and artistic context of the focus work.
Students will gain an understanding of the development of literature and will practice the skills of close reading through essays, approach papers, and other creative and evaluative writing.
Objectives
- By the end of the course, students will:
- Understand the process of writing, including the use of tools such as a writer’s handbook, dictionary, and thesaurus.
- Have specific understanding of selected representative texts by major authors of the periods studied.
- Have a general understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of the works.
- Be able to analyze literary texts and present thoughtfully developed ideas in writing.
- Demonstrate competence in essay organization, style, and mechanics.
- By the end of the course, students will:
