English Literature 12 Course Details
Teacher
Sally Morgan
Prerequisite
It is recommended that students complete English 11 or equivalent.
Description
Join us in English Literature 12 Online, a course developed jointly by SIDES and Surrey Connect. We will explore some of the most significant literature in the history of the English language, reading selections ranging from Beowulf, a poem likely composed sometime in the eighth century, to poetry by contemporary writers such as Margaret Atwood. In between, we’ll explore the works of the best known writers of English literature, including Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, Pope, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Tennyson and Eliot. The lessons are designed so that you can read, listen to, learn about and study in depth the selected poems and prose in this course. We encourage your intellectual and aesthetic responses to the works studied, and offer a variety of assignments and activities to demonstrate your learning.
The course consists of six units and four tests.
- The Middle Ages
- The Renaissance
- Hamlet
- The Eighteenth Century
- The Romantic Age
- The Victorian and Modern Eras
Type
online
Credit
4
Deposit
150.00
Delivery
Student-paced. Students are expected to submit work regularly and to complete this course within one calendar year.
Summary
Six units
Three unit exams
One final exam
Evaluation
60% Coursework
40% Tests
Support
Students are supported by the online teacher for the course, and can receive assistance by email, phone or in person at SIDES.
Materials
Adventures in English Literature
Hamlet with Related Readings
Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet DVD
Requirements
Basic technological skills
More Info
- The Middle Ages
- The Renaissance
- Hamlet
- The Eighteenth Century
- The Romantic Age
- The Victorian and Modern Eras