Total classes: 6

Class dates: July 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 & 18

Starting time: 1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific)

Duration: 55 minutes

Prerequisite: The ability to enjoy great literature

Suggested grade level: 9^th to 12th grade

Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature

Course description: A survey of the Great Books of Western Civilization based on Joseph Pearce’s book, Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know

Course outline:

Day One – Classical Epic & Tragedy: Homer, Virgil & Sophocles

Day Two – Medieval Literature: Boethius, Beowulf, Dante & Chaucer

Day Three – Shakespeare’s Catholic Muse

Day Four – Metaphysical and Romantic Poetry

Day Five – Nineteenth Century Literature

Day Six – Twentieth Century Literature

Course materials: Joseph Pearce, Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know (Augustine Institute, 2019) ISBN: 9781733522120. Book is scheduled for publication April, 2019.

Homework: Reading Assignment: approximately 30 pages per class meeting. Reviewing for Weekly Quizzes. Quizzes are automated and graded by the computer for immediate feedback. Estimated homework time per week: 2 hours.  

Join instructor and EWTN television series host Kevin O'Brien LIVE for two weeks of reading and analyzing short stories by Mark Twain, Poe, Hawthorne, O Henry, Dickens, and more -- and discover characters, plot, theme, and more as your student enjoys short literature in unique, powerful ways.

Total classes: 8

Class dates: Mondays through Thursdays, July 15 to 25, 2019

Starting time:10:00 AM Eastern (9:00 Central; 8:00 Mountain; 7:00 Pacific)

Duration: 45 minutes

Prerequisite:None

Suggested grade level: 7th, 8th and 9th Grade.

Suggested credit: ½ Semester English or Literature

Fee: $107 if you register on or before April 15, 2019 for all 8 classes. $127 after April 15. $147 after July 8.

Instructor: Kevin O’Brien

Course description: We will read a variety of short stories from a number of authors, including Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ring Lardner, O Henry, Charles Dickens, Shirley Jackson, and more. We will discuss one short story in class each day - for a total of eight stories! We will analyze the stories on the basis of plot, character development, and theme. And we will look at the prose styles of the various authors.Each story should take no more than about an hour to read. So, this will be a fun and educational class, perfect for the summer!

Course outline:A different short story by a different author will be discussed in each class meeting.

Course materials:100 Great Short Stories,edited by James Dailey. ISBN-10: 0486790215 (ISBN-13: 978-0486790213) also available as an ebook. The instructor will also provide free PDF files with stories in the public domain.

Homework: We will read a different short story as homework each day and discuss the story in the next class. There is no homework before our first class meeting. We will read a few very short stories together in the first class meeting to get our feet wet.

Suggested Grade Level: 9^th-12^th grade.

Suggested Credit: 1/4 Semester of English, can be combined with
either a second Workshop class or the Authoring a Book Pt. 1 Course for 1/2
Semester of English/Writing Credit.

Course Description: This class is a workshop course where students
will be submitting a 10-12 page sample of their original fiction writing to
receive feedback on from Professor Conley and their classmates. Students
will need to have this piece of fiction writing prepared and ready to submit to
the instructor prior to the first class session (submission instructions
are below and will also be emailed one month prior to the class starting). Each student will be expected to read their classmate’s writing and give detailed feedback, as well as be ready to receive detailed critiques on their own work. The most important thing for all students taking this course is to be ready to really analyze your writing and work to
improve it, so please keep an open mind toward criticisms and remember all
feedback is intended to help you grow and learn. Ms. Conley will be available
for one-on-one meetings at any time if students wish to discuss feedback given
during live classes.

2019 - all students must submit their 10-12 page Workshop Piece AND
a One-Page Story Summary of the story they’re using for the Workshop to
Professor Conley’s email (RConley.HSC@Gmail.com). Please see
requirements below.

• Workshop
  Story Piece Requirements:

• 10-12 pages in length, Times New Roman,
  12-point Font, double spaced.


• Must be in a Word Doc or PDF format. (Word is
  Preferred)


• Must be the student’s original work. It can
  be an excerpt from the student’s longer novel or it can be a short story
  as long as it meets the length and formatting requirements and is an
  original piece of writing.


• On the top of the first page put your name,
  the class name, and your story’s title or “Workshop Piece” if you don’t
  have a title yet.


• Submit to Professor Conley’s email no later
  than July 1, 2019.

• Story
  Summary Requirements:




• 1-2 pages in length, Times New Roman,
  12-point font, double-spaced.


• Since students will be allowed to use
  excerpts from their longer novels, this summary will give a general
  overview of your entire story’s plot, who your main character is, what
  the goal of your story is, and any important details your reader may need
  to know to understand the workshop piece. This will help us know if your
  Workshop Piece meets your Novel or Short Story’s goal, so tell us
  anything important you want us to know.


• On the top of the first page put your name,
  the class name, and “Story Summary”.


• Submit to Professor Conley’s email no later
  than July 1, 2019.

Course Materials: Each student needs to have:

• 10-12 pages of their own writing finalized and prepared to be
  submitted for workshopping NO LATER than July 1, 2019.


• 1-2 page summary of their story concept to submit by July 1, 2019.


• The ability to make Word documents using Microsoft Word, Google
  Docs (available free), or some other program.


• A working microphone (and Web Cam if possible) for the LIVE Class
  sessions.

Homework: This course is reading intensive as each week students will have to be
able to read up to FOUR (4) pieces of their classmates’ writing as well as
write FOUR (4) 1-2 page double-spaced response for each students’ workshop
piece. The expected homework will be 2-4 hours each week depending on how
difficult the student finds it to write critiques.

Total Classes: 6

Suggested Grade Level: 9^th-12^th grade.

Suggested Credit: 1/4 Semester of English, can be combined with either a second Workshop class or the Authoring a Book Pt. 1 Course for 1/2 Semester of English/Writing Credit.

Course Description: This class is a workshop course where students will be submitting a 10-12 page sample of their original fiction writing to receive feedback on from Professor Conley and their classmates. Students will need to have this piece of fiction writing prepared and ready to submit to the instructor prior to the first class session (submission instructions are below and will also be emailed one month prior to the class starting).  Each student will be expected to read their classmate’s writing and give detailed feedback, as well as be ready to receive detailed critiques on their own work. The most important thing for all students taking this course is to be ready to really analyze your writing and work to improve it, so please keep an open mind toward criticisms and remember all feedback is intended to help you grow and learn. Ms. Conley will be available for one-on-one meetings at any time if students wish to discuss feedback given during live classes.

Workshop Submission Guidelines:

On or before July 21, 2019 - all students must submit their 10-12 page Workshop Piece AND a One-Page Story Summary of the story they’re using for the Workshop to Professor Conley’s email (RConley.HSC@Gmail.com). Please see requirements below.

• Workshop Story Piece Requirements:

• 10-12 pages in length, Times New Roman, 12-point Font, double spaced.
• Must be in a Word Doc or PDF format. (Word is Preferred)
• Must be the student’s original work. It can be an excerpt from the student’s longer novel or it can be a short story as long as it meets the length and formatting requirements and is an original piece of writing.
• On the top of the first page put your name, the class name, and your story’s title or “Workshop Piece” if you don’t have a title yet.
• Submit to Professor Conley’s email no later than July 21, 2019.

• Story Summary Requirements:
• 1-2 pages in length, Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced.
• Since students will be allowed to use excerpts from their longer novels, this summary will give a general overview of your entire story’s plot, who your main character is, what the goal of your story is, and any important details your reader may need to know to understand the workshop piece. This will help us know if your Workshop Piece meets your Novel or Short Story’s goal, so tell us anything important you want us to know.
• On the top of the first page put your name, the class name, and “Story Summary”.
• Submit to Professor Conley’s email no later than July 21, 2019.

Course Materials: Each student needs to have:

• 10-12 pages of their own writing finalized and prepared to be submitted for workshopping NO LATER than July 21, 2019.
• 1-2 page summary of their story concept to submit by July 21, 2019.
• The ability to make Word documents using Microsoft Word, Google Docs (available free), or some other program.
• A working microphone (and Web Cam if possible) for the LIVE Class sessions.

Homework: This course is reading intensive as each week students will have to be able to read up to FOUR (4) pieces of their classmates’ writing as well as write FOUR (4) 1-2 page double-spaced response for each students’ workshop piece. The expected homework will be 2-4 hours each week depending on how difficult the student finds it to write critiques.