Writing with Sharon Watson has just released a brand new literature course, Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide, that we are very excited about.
Take a peek at some of what your high school students will learn when you use this resource:
Text and Context • Pseudonym (nom de plume) • Foreshadowing • Conflict types • Protagonist and Antagonist • Satire • Irony • Theme • Allusion • Genre • Mood and Tone • Symbol and Motif • Memento mori • Tense • Narrative shift • Deus ex machina • Memoir • Hero’s journey • Voice • Style • Backstory • Christ figure • Plot • Ironic ending • Plot stages • Connotation and Denotation • Alliteration • Assonance • Simile • Metaphor • Analogy • Apostrophe • Authorial intrusion • Hyperbole • Euphemism • Empathetic character • Reaction • Prolepsis • Mirror scenes • Setup and payoff • Telling detail • Loose (cumulative) sentences • Periodic sentences •
This new course uses 8 novels and teaches students how to discern literature with a biblical worldview. The 70 student-led lessons provide for 1 high school credit in either English or Literature.
The Giveaway
To celebrate the release of Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide, we are joining with Writing with Sharon Watson to bring you an incredible giveaway!
One of you may win ALL of the following prizes, a value of nearly $450:
Apple iPad Mini 16GB, WiFi Only ($329 value)
- 7.9-inch LED-backlit Multi-Touch Display; 1024-by-768 Resolution
- Apple iOS 6; Dual-Core A5 Chip 1GHZ
- 5 MP iSight Camera; 1080p HD Video Recording
- Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); 16 GB Capacity
- Up to 10 Hours of Battery Life; 0.68 lbs
Illuminating Literature Curriculum Set ($64.47 value)
Literature in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere . . .
Your teens will appreciate the unstuffy way Sharon Watson teaches literature. They’ll read some great novels, encounter the hero’s journey, learn literary terms and elements, and gain an appreciation for fine literature.
More important, eager and reluctant readers will become more discerning as they learn the secret craft of the writer.
Prepare your teens for college literature courses and for the rest of their reading life.
- Written for Christian high schools, homeschools, and co-ops.
- Two-semester course earning one credit for language arts or English.
- 70 lessons.
- Student-directed, with clear lessons and reading schedules.
Illuminating Literature 8-Book Bundle ($52.84 value)
This book bundle includes the following books used in Illuminating Literature:
- Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain
- The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
- The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West
- Peter Pan by Sir James Barrie
- Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
To enter the giveaway, use the Rafflecopter below, then join us for a Facebook Release Party on Thursday, August 27 at 9pm ET when the winner will be announced.
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Carrie is the owner & operator of Homeschool Giveaways. She has been homeschooling for over a decade and has successfully graduated her first homeschooler. She has two girls and works side by side at home with her awesome husband. She has been saved by grace, fails daily, but continues to strive toward the prize of the high calling of being a daughter of the Most High God.
