Course Syllabus

Obtaining Textbooks

The following textbook is required for this course:

Prentice Hall Literature Platinum. Paramount Edition. Prentice Hall, 1994. ISBN 9780137224302

How to obtain your textbook.

Course Outline

Introduction: Be sure to read the course introduction before beginning any lessons.
Welcome | Goals | Tools | Grades | Game Plan | Your Own Words | Help | Final Note

Lesson 1: The Beginning
Nonfiction - Overview Questions
Lesson 1 Assignment

Lesson 2: The Essay
Narrative Essay - Overview Questions | Descriptive Essay - Overview Questions | Persuasive Essay - Overview Questions
Lesson 2 Assignment

Lesson 3: The Short Story: Plot
Plot and Its Elements - Overview Questions | Plot and Conflict - Overview Questions | Plot and Foreshadowing - Overview Questions
Lesson 3 Assignment

Lesson 4: The Short Story: Theme
Theme, Plot, Characters, and Setting - Overview Questions | Theme and Key Statements - Overview Questions | Theme and the Crystallized Moment - Overview Questions
Lesson 4 Assignment

Lesson 5: Midterm Exam Tips and Examity Proctoring Information
Exam Application | Examity Page
Midterm Exam

Lesson 6: The Short Story: Characterization
Flat and Round Characters - Overview Questions | Direct and Indirect Characterization - Overview Questions | More about Direct and Indirect Characterization - Overview Questions
Lesson 6 Assignment

Lesson 7: The Short Story: Point of View
First Person - Overview Questions | Interior Monologue - Overview Questions | Third-Person Limited - Overview Questions
Lesson 7 Assignment

Lesson 8: The Novel: A Separate Peace, Chapters 1–6
Reading Novels, Chapter 1 - Overview Questions | Chapters 2-4 - Overview Questions | Chapters 5 and 6 - Overview Questions
Lesson 8 Assignment

Lesson 9: A Separate Peace, Chapters 7–13
Chapters 7-13 - Overview Questions
Lesson 9 Assignment

Lesson 10: Final Exam Tips and Examity Proctoring Information
Course evaluation - Please complete before applying for the Final Exam below. All responses are anonymous.
Exam Application | Examity Page
Final Exam