NOW ENROLLING FOR SECOND SEMESTER (February through May)

Online Lit Classes for Junior High and High School Students

Now your students can get the Teaching the Classics experience directly from Adam and Missy Andrews!  Throughout the 2011--2012 school year, Adam and Missy will conduct LIVE literature discussions for junior high and high school students in an engaging online format.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

First, students read a pre-determined list of classic books (see below).  Then, using free GoToWebinar technology, they log in for a two-hour discussion of each title.  Discussions are personally led by Adam & Missy Andrews and provide comprehensive treatment of the story, covering Plot, Conflict, Setting, Characters, Theme, Literary Devices, Context and more.  GoToWebinar allows students to participate as much as they like by "raising hands" and joining the conversation via telephone or VOIP, answering in-class surveys and using a live chat box. 

There are no after-class assignments, no homework (other than the reading), no papers and no tests; these classes are designed to encourage a love of literature by providing lively discussions of ideas in a low-pressure environment.  Written verification of attendance and participation is available for transcript purposes.

WHEN AND WHERE?

Discussions are held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM Pacific Time on the dates listed below.

HOW DO I REGISTER?

CenterForLit has teamed up with Outstanding Academic Opportunities, a California non-profit corporation, to make these classes available.  To register, visit the OAO website by clicking one of the links below.

7th/8th Grade Class:  Schedule and Titles
Register at the OAO Website. The second semester course begins with the February 2nd class.

The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
ISBN: 0-14-036685-7 

January 12, 2012

I Am David/North to Freedom, Anne Holm (different titles, same book)
ISBN: 0-15-205160-0 

February 2, 2012

Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt
ISBN: 0-37-448009-7 

February 23, 2012

Watership Down, Richard Adams
ISBN: 0-38-000293-0 

March 8, 2012

The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
ISBN: 0-34-533970-6 

March 29, 2012

The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain
ISBN: 0-81-250477-1 

April 19, 2012

A Girl of the Limberlost, Gene Stratton Porter
ISBN: 1-44-043049-7

May 10, 2012

REGISTER: JH 

High School Class:  Schedule and Titles
Register at the OAO Website. The second semester course begins with the February 6th class.

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
ISBN: 0-393-97604-1

January 16, 2012

Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
ISBN: 0-553-21218-4 

February 6, 2012

Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
ISBN: 1-604-59411-x

February 27, 2012

That Hideous Strength, C.S. Lewis
ISBN: 0-743-23492-8

March 12, 2012

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain
ISBN:  0-941-59979-5

April 2, 2012

Nicholas Nickleby, Charles Dickens
ISBN: 0-199-53822-0

April 30, 2012

Captains Courageous, Rudyard Kipling
ISBN: 0-812-50438-0

May 14, 2012

REGISTER: HS