Online Classes

Now your students can get the Teaching the Classics experience directly from Adam and Missy Andrews! Throughout the 2012-2013 school year, Adam and Missy will conduct LIVE literature discussions for junior high and high school students in an engaging online format.

Click a link below to download an audio-only sample in mp3 format. In addition to hearing high quality audio, students attending the discussion live will see Adam's computer screen in real time via a GoToWebinar conference.

Excerpt from a Junior High Discussion from Fall Semester: Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Excerpt from a High School Discussion from Fall Semester: Chaim Potok's The Chosen

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. Additionally, each student receives access to a downloadable, high quality audio recording of each class along with complete discussion notes in PDF format.

When and Where?

Discussions are held from 4:30 to 6:30 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.

What About Books?

Since the course focuses on classic literature, most titles are available at local libraries. Students who decide to purchase their own copies will find just about any unabridged edition to be suitable. Clicking one of the title links below will take you to our preferred edition at amazon.com, where you can purchase the book or copy the ISBN number for your own use.

7th/8th Grade Class: Schedule and Titles
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September 20	The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
October 11	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
October 25	The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
November 8	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
November 29	Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
January 10	Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
February 7	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
February 21	Straw into Gold by Gary Schmidt
March 7	A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
March 28	Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
April 18	The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness D'Orczy
May 9	The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings

High School Class: Schedule and Titles
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September 17	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
October 1	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
October 15	The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
October 29	All Hallow's Eve by Charles Williams
November 12	The Chosen by Chaim Potok
January 14	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
February 4	The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
February 25	The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
March 11	Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
April 8	To Build A Fire (short story) by Jack London (public domain)
April 29	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
May 13	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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