Lightning Lit & Comp: British Medieval 2nd Edition

New 2nd Edition, Perfect Bound. Hewitt's Lightning Lit guides use full-length novels, autobiographies, plays, essays, short stories, and poems to teach deep reading and composition skills. Unlike some literature programs that take a scatter-shot approach (where none of the literature seems connected) or that try to dump too much into one book, Lightning Literature guides focus on a few classics in depth, in a systematic manner. Students read in the following order: •Beowulf (epic poem; anonymous author) •Anglo-Saxon riddles (text is in this Guide) •Piers the Ploughman (epic poem; possibly by William Landland) •York Mystery Play Cycle 42, The Ascension (play; anonymous author; text is in this Guide) •Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (epic poem; anonymous author) •Selection from The Gest of Robyn Hode (epic poem; anonymous author; (text is in this Guide) •"St. Thomas Becket" from The Golden Legend (biography; anonymous author; (text is in this Guide) •Selections from The Canterbury Tales (tales by Geoffrey Chaucer) Lessons include story telling, imagery, symbolism, characterization, persuasive writing, drama, and description. For example, Beowulf is used to teach foreshadowing, Piers the Ploughman teaches allegory, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight teaches tone. This course makes an excellent companion for studying Medieval History. The free Teacher's Guide (included) has answers to comprehension questions, semester and full-year schedules, and bibliography. Book-length works are sold separately. The Guide includes answers to comprehension questions, semester and full-year schedules, and bibliography. Free teacher's guide included. Lend Me Your Ears required for the course.