HS English 2
World Literature
Teacher: Kristin Hamon
Monthly Tuition: $80 per month
(see registration page for registration details)
Recommended Grade Level: 10th grade
(HS English 1 is a prerequisite for this course)
HS English 2A and HS English 2B are the same class offered at two different times.
Curriculum and Required Materials:
1) Voice Lessons by Nancy Dean
Amazon.com: Voice Lessons
2) Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel
Amazon.com: Beowulf (Raffel Translation)
3) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Amazon.com: The Count of Monte Cristo
4) Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Amazon.com: Cry, the Beloved Country
5) Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
Amazon.com: Till We Have Faces
6) The Odyssey by Homer (Emily Wilson Translation)
Amazon.com: The Odyssey (Wilson Translation)
Course Description: English II is a survey of world literature designed to expand a student’s literary schema while continuing to grow students as academic writers. This course emphasizes the study of both the Western and non-Western literary canon; it also fosters an advanced understanding of these texts while considering their cultural and historical context and implications. Students will be asked to analyze the distinctively human features that bond these diverse literary traditions.
In addition, this class emphasizes rhetorical analysis, critical thinking, and advanced academic writing in response to various texts. Also, students will build on grammar skills by analyzing the syntax and structure of each text and by working through the book, Grammar for Writing, for additional practice.
One of the unique features of the BAHA high school English program is the introduction of literary theory by a Christian educator. Most public, private, and homeschool ELA programs only introduce students to three literary theories: reader response, biographical, and historical. Students are capable of so much more! Therefore, BAHA students will learn 13 formal approaches to analyzing a work before graduating! Each literary lens will help students understand all possible facets of a text and let that in-depth analysis lead their academic writing. Our goal is to make sure students leave BAHA excellent at literary analysis. Plus, for students pursuing higher education, practicing introductory literary theory will not only help them survive college English but set an academic example for their classmates. English II literary theories will cover formalist, archetypal, new historical, and ecological literary theories.
HS English 2 and History 10 are complimentary courses and are ideally taken simultaneously. This course counts as 1 of 4 English credits required on a high school transcript for high school graduation in the