Learning Language Arts Through Literature: The Gold Book--British Literature

With literature at its base, the LLATL Gold Book-British Literature will enhance your high school student's ability to read and understand literature in all its varying forms. Little to no preparation is needed, and its conversational form, story summaries and complete answers provided for discussion questions make this curriculum easy for anyone to use and enjoy. Students will become aware of famous British literature, authors and a wider range of vocabulary.

Poets covered include Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Robert Browning, Mathew Arnold, Gerard Hopkins, Thomas Hardy, T.S. Eliot, Wilfred Owen, Robert Graves; Novel studies focus on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Emma by Jane Austen, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, and Animal Farm by George Orwell.

This book is designed for teacher directed use, however students may use it on their own. Answers are found at the end of each lesson. 230 pages with glossary of literary terms. This is a college preparatory course which may be used at any high school level.

Books Needed to use this Curriculum:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley / ISBN: 9780553212471

Emma by Jane Austen / ISBN: 9780553212730

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens / ISBN: 9780141439600

Animal Farm by George Orwell / Any Unabridged Edition

The Mentor Book of Major British Poets by Oscar Williams / ISBN: 9780451626370

Note:For a printable list of what books are needed for this curriculum, please see the 'More Information' (PDF) link above.