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Books change us, and our kids,
and our culture.

So let’s read great ones.

For homeschooling parents who don’t have several hours a week to keep up with all of their high schooler’s literature readings and evaluate their papers, let me lift the load from you – and your student – a little.

These courses cover an overview of ancient to (almost) modern British Literature. They’re scheduled for 18 weeks each but students may go faster or slower according to their needs and schedule, using them for a complete semester/year or just as a supplement to their curriculum. Each scheduled week requires about 150 pages of reading and a short, standard weekly assignment. Additionally, there are four short papers scheduled for each course, spaced every 4-5 weeks, with several options and ideas to choose from each time. 

Students who turn their assignments and papers in to me (rather than just purchasing the booklet) will receive weekly feedback on grammar and mechanics, develop summarization skills, practice writing concisely, and broaden their vocabulary and spelling abilities.

Students will not be analyzing, picking apart, or dissecting these books. They will (hopefully) be enjoying them and learning from them, because that is what books are for. :)

Join our chat on Telegram! Our current group book is Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.

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How it works:

Two options:

  • Purchase the 30-page course booklet for a DIY experience. Included is the 18-week schedule, links and locations for where to find the books, a short weekly assignment, a variety of questions and topics to choose from for the papers, supplemental graphics…and memes. :)

  • Purchase one (or both) of the courses, which includes the booklet(s) PLUS my time, and have your student send me all of their weekly assignments and papers for constructive feedback and coaching. A bundled option is available at a discounted price if you want both courses to cover a full year.

For students turning their assignments and papers in to me, just email them to me at shannon@copperlightwood.com. The assignments and papers may be in the body of the email or as a .doc or .docx attachment. I do not use Google Docs.

For those who track hours of work for high school credit purposes, one semester course entails approximately 67 hours of reading and assignments, equal to ½ credit. So both courses equal 1 full credit for a school year.

British Lit course A includes the following books:

Pride and Prejudice, The Lord of the Rings, A Tale of Two Cities, Richard III, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Little Princess, Beowulf, Robinson Crusoe, and Kidnapped.

British Lit course B includes the following books:

Jane Eyre, Oliver Twist, A Man for All Seasons, Ivanhoe, Sense and Sensibility, The Wind in the Willows, A Horse and His Boy, The Princess and the Goblin, and She Stoops to Conquer.

Coming soon:

American Lit, including Gone With the Wind, Tom Sawyer, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451, Mama’s Bank Account, Little Women, The Old Man and the Sea, The Scarlet Letter, Our Town, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and The Robe, and The Crucible.

Also coming soon:

Supplemental courses for those who are looking for a lighter reading (and writing) load.

Wait, some of these don’t seem like high school books! Why are there children’s books on these lists? Because great children’s books are enriching for all ages. Because many of us missed them when we were younger. And because even if we already read them (or they were read to us) when we were younger, we will get new experiences and insights out of them years later.

Other legal stuff that is no fun to write or read, but since we are all decent people it’s no big thing. Plus, if you can understand all of it, reading classics will be a piece of cake after this. ;)

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