British Literature – Two Ways to Earn ELA Credit

British Literature – Two Ways to Earn ELA Credit curriculum that can meet the need.

British Literature ELA credits

7Sisters offers two ways to earn British Literature credits:

• 7Sisters British Literature – One Year of Reading and Thinking (a years worth of literature study guides)
• 7Sisters FULL Year (full credit) English/Language Arts British Literature (with literature, cinema and writing)

We want our homeschoolers to read great books. Not only that, we want them to think great thoughts!

While we are at it, how about critical thinking skills? They are so important for life. Therefore, reading books that help teens hone those skills is FUN as well as wise.

Our teens like to have a curriculum made up of British Literature high school study guides that build critical thinking skills. This  serves them well AND makes learning engaging.

The 7Sisters Literature Study Guide distinctive is this: no overkill, no busywork.

We don’t insult the student with lots of basic comprehension “What happened then?” questions. They did plenty of that in elementary school when they needed to build comprehension skills.

Now as young adults they need to be encouraged to read inferentially.

Teens need to move below the surface and ask questions that get to the ideas behind the story. Students who use 7Sisters guides read beyond simple comprehension and work on:

• inference
• interpretation
• evaluation and more.

Some high school study guides dig deeply into works of literature, but they also try to cover every possible element worth examining in the book. Many teens that feels like that is overkill. When things are over-taught, all the joy of reading the book gets drowned out by over-analysis. Therefore 7Sisters Literature Study try to avoid overkill and keep teens inspired!

Instead, we pick one or two ideas, a literary device or two, or an amazing and unusual quality about the book.

Then we focus on exploring that idea, device or quality.

We recognize that there is more to be explored in any given title, but teens do not need to examine every piece of it at the first reading. That’s part of what is wonderful about revisiting a book for second read some time down the road!

This bundled e-book curriculum, will provide your student with a college-prep level British Literature credit.
It can also be adapted to honors level using the suggestions in the book. This zipped file contains editable PDFs (fields where the student can type his/her answers).

Moms like this course because it comes complete with British Literature high school study guides to accompany nine books. (You can find the books in your local library or pick up a copy from Amazon.) Not only that but the course includes:

• a “how-to” section
• vocabulary
• supplemental ideas
• and answer keys for each guide.

You can view excerpts from 7Sisters popular British Literature Full-Year study guide course here.

Books covered by  the British Literature Literature Study Guide Series: (click the image to read more about each individual literature study guide)

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

British Poetry Selections by various poets

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

Take a look at this excerpt from British Literature: A Full-Year High School Course.

OR give your homeschool high schoolers a FULL Year ELA credit in British Literature.

Here’s what 7Sisters British Literature High School English/Language Arts one-year bundle includes:

• Study Guides for literary analysis of books (and movies!)
  • Animal Farm by George Orwell
  • Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • British Poetry Selections by various poets
  • Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
  • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  • The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
  • Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
  • The 39 Steps (starring Robert Donat) Cinema Guide
  • Hook (starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman) Cinema Guide
  • The Importance of Being Earnest (starring Colin Firth and Rupert Everett) Cinema Guide
  • Sense and Sensibility (1995 version, starring Dame Emma Thompson) Cinema Guide
• Research Paper Writing Guides
• Essay Writing Guide
• Poetry Writing Guide
• Short-Story Writing Guide
• Public Speaking Experiences
• Grammar Pocket Guide
• Grammar Resources
• Vocabulary Resources
• Clear and friendly How-To-Use section for parents
• Suggested schedule for a 9-month academic year
• Rubrics and suggestions for grading

Here are some thoughts on helping your students WANT to discuss the books they’re reading….

And if you are thinking about using British Literature in a co-op setting, check out Vicki’s ideas for terrific group learning using this curriculum!

Why study British Literature? Click here to see what English teacher Sally Law has to say on the topic.

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British Literature – One Year of High School Reading and Thinking