Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis (Teacher's Guide)

Grades 9 - 12

Literature in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere! Teens feel at home with the welcoming tone of this course as they read fun facts, compelling background information, and author bios that draw them into the novels and stories. By the end of this course, your teen will have learned almost 100 literary terms and devices as they occur naturally in the selections. They’ll also gain an appreciation for fine literature and be aware of the powerful tools authors use to get in your teen’s head.

Lighten your work load with this Teacher’s Guide. Grading grids and answers are included for all the lessons, discussions, and quizzes in the textbook. Want to conduct a book-of-the-month club with your teens? The Teacher’s Guide includes a schedule for that, along with Facebook posts to keep your students interested in the novel they’re reading and to enrich their experience. A monthly lesson plan is also included in the Teacher’s Guide. This is the second volume in a series. However, students may take this and the first volume Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide in any order.

-Written for Christian high schools, homeschools, and co-ops

-Two-semester course earning one credit

-38 lessons to introduce the selection and follow up on it

-Student-directed, with easy-to-follow reading and homework schedules

-Complete novels or stories, not just passages

List of stories and books used:

• A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell, in the textbook
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dover Publications
• Silas Marner by George Eliot, Dover Publications
• Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Dover Publications
• A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett, in the textbook
• The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges, link provided
• Haircut by Ring Lardner, link provided
• The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank Stockton, in the textbook
• Of the Passing of the First-Born by W. E. B. Du Bois, in the textbook
• A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, link provided
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Dover Publications
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, Mariner Books