HS English 2: World Literature — Bay Area Homeschool Academy

About this class

Prerequisite: HS English 1 is a prerequisite for this course

Curriculum and Required Materials:

1) Voice Lessons by Nancy Dean
Amazon.com: Voice Lessons
2) Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel
Amazon.com: Beowulf (Raffel Translation)
3) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Amazon.com: The Metamorphosis
4) Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Amazon.com: Cry, the Beloved Country
5) Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
Amazon.com: Till We Have Faces
6) The Odyssey by Homer (Emily Wilson Translation)
Amazon.com: The Odyssey (Wilson Translation)

English II is a survey of world literature designed to expand a student’s literary schema while continuing to grow students as academic writers. This course emphasizes the study of the Western and non-Western literary canon and fosters an advanced understanding of these texts while considering their cultural and historical context and implications. Students will be asked to analyze the distinctively human features that bond these diverse literary traditions. In addition, this class emphasizes rhetorical analysis, critical thinking, and advanced academic writing in response to various texts. Also, students will build on grammar skills by analyzing the syntax and structure of each text. One of the unique features of the BAHA high school English program is the introduction of literary theory by a Christian educator. English II literary theories will cover formalist, archetypal, new women in literature, and post-colonial literary theories.

HS English 2 and History 10 are complimentary courses and are ideally taken simultaneously. This course counts as 1 of 4 English credits required on a high school transcript for high school graduation in the state of Texas.