£340.00
British Lit & Comp Year 1-Shakespeare & Austen – Live Class
For Autumn 2025 Enrolment
A class looking at great works of British literature, which have shaped Western civilisation. High school British Lit & Comp Year 1 will give your teen a solid understanding of the texts, how to analyse and write about them. At the end of the year, your teen will write a response essay a literature on a text of their choice. The coursework aligns with the Cambridge iGCSE English exam, bringing a Christ-centered approach to preparing for iGCSE exams or US qualifications
Day & Time: Tuesdays 12:30 – 2:00 PM GMT (Two 40-minute sessions with a short break in the middle.)
Location: Zoom Meeting
Tutor: Emma Cummings
Prerequisite: Pre-GCSE English Grammar & Writing or equivalent (the ability to write a 5 paragraph essay and have an intermediate understanding of grammar).
Required Materials:
Required Materials:
- First Semester
- Second semester
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British Lit & Comp Year 1-Shakespeare & Austen – Live Class
For Autumn 2025 Enrolment
A class looking at great works of British literature, which have shaped Western civilisation. High school British Lit & Comp Year 1 will give your teen a solid understanding of the texts, how to analyse and write about them. At the end of the year, your teen will write a response essay a literature on a text of their choice. The coursework aligns with the Cambridge iGCSE English exam, bringing a Christ-centered approach to preparing for iGCSE exams or US qualifications
Course Taster Session: Shakespeare
Get Your British Literature & Composition Sample Lesson Here.
This is a full high school credit if you are doing the US transcript. The coursework aligns with the Cambridge iGCSE English exam. Therefore, a student taking this class could use it for their study or the iGCSE English Language. The skills acquired in the essay writing are also transferable to the UK exam system.
Day & Time: Tuesdays 12:30 – 2:00 PM GMT (Two 40-minute sessions with a short break in the middle.)
Location: Zoom Meeting
Tutor: Emma Cummings
Prerequisite: Pre-GCSE English Grammar & Writing or equivalent (the ability to write a 5 paragraph essay and have an intermediate understanding of grammar).
Required Materials:
- First Semester
- Second semester
High School British Lit & Comp Year 1 will develop skills in discussion, literary analysis, themes, cultural context, characterisation, and an introduction to literary criticism. We will look at how to structure and write essays as a response to literature, both persuasive and comparative.
Understanding Arise Home Education’s Approach to English Exam Prep.
Uniquely, our goal at Arise Home Education is to equip teens for an exam, but not to sacrifice the Christ-centred approach to education.
Arise Home Education offers excellent preparation courses for the Cambridge iGCSE English Language exam, which lays a strong foundation for Literature study and advanced study of English. They do so in a Christ-centred way, with world-class literature at its very heart. Read more.
Year 1*
Semester 1
- Shakespeare: A Merchant of Venice (set text for iGCSE Edexcel and A level Cambridge)
Semester 2
- Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (set text for iGCSE Edexcel and A level Cambridge)
Additionally, a text of their choice from a chosen list of texts.
After Year 1, there is the option of taking Year 2 of the class, where we build on the first year and look at Dickens and British poetry. From this, the student will write a final essay.
The Contextual History – Year 1 – Tudor & Georgian Era course is a recommended companion to this course. Students following the USA High School Diploma & Transcript model will receive 1 Social Studies and 1 Literature & Composition credit for each class successfully completed with a passing grade when taking both courses.
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Mandy Petty (verified owner) –
My 14-yr old daughter participated in the British Literature class in Spring 2024 and she loved this class. She loved delving deeper into one of her favorite books, Pride and Prejudice. She found it challenging and very inspiring. She did this class in conjunction with the British Contextual History, and learned so much about this era, which also gave wonderful context for a deeper understanding of Pride and Prejudice, and Jane Austen’s other works. So enjoyed working with Arise and their instructors!