American Literature & Argumentation: 12th Grade Live Online Homeschool Class
From Luma Learn. 12th grade/advanced 11th grade level English course.
Meets Tuesday At 11:00 AM EST. 50 Minutes/Week For 36 Weeks
Aug 17, 2020 To Apr 26, 2021
“No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.” –Nathaniel Hawthorne Scarlet Letter
There is something about powerful writers.
Their words linger in our minds forever.
Join me in this 12th grade/advanced 11th grade level English course, designed to improve the written, verbal, and evaluative skills of the student. This course introduces students to authors mostly from America and includes in-depth analysis of literature and skill development in advanced grammar, rhetoric and ideologies.
Writers students will encounter include:
• From Puritan era: Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, Jonathan Edwards among others• From Revolutionary era: John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin among others• From Romantic era: Nathaniel Hawthorne Scarlet Letter• From Realist/Naturalist era: Mark Twain Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jack London short story “A Piece of Steak”• From Modernist era: F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby and Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman
As students encounter these authors, scriptural roots of American thought and writing will be uncovered and used to examine the American eras.
Students will develop more persuasive argumentation and a depth of logical inquiry, along with a greater sense of style as they gain experience using Toulmin’s Claim/Evidence/Warrant essay format.
Weekly SAT vocabulary prep for precision and words in context questions is also a focus of this course.
Assessments will include essays, quizzes, oral exams, peer interaction and presentations.
This is a 1 credit high school level course for advanced students
A minimum of 1.5 hours per day will be required to complete assignments for this course.
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