This course is not based on preceding literature courses and may be taken as a standalone course. 

A worldview and literature class designed for high school students, this class involves reading assignments in addition to in-class reading and discusssion.  Parents and students should be in communication about mature moral and cultural issues before and during this class. If certain sins and behaviors are discussed in Scripture, students should be ready to read about them in class. 

The reading list for Medieval Literature will include, but is not limited to, the following texts:

• The Creeds, Various
• Inferno, Dante Aligheri
• On the Incarnation, St. Athanasius
• Confessions, St. Augustine
• The Ecclesiastical History of the English Church and People, St. Bede the Venerable
• The Rule of St. Benedict, St. Benedict
• The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer
• The Ballad of the White Horse, G.K. Chesterton
• The Church History, Eusebius
• The History of the Kings of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth
• Beowulf, trans. By Seamus Heaney
• The Dragon and the Raven, G.A. Henty
• The Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther
• The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle
• The Song of Roland, trans. By Dorothy Sayers
• Macbeth, William Shakespeare
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare
• Henry V, William Shakespeare
• Richard III, William Shakespeare
• The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, trans. By J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Gospel of John
• Ephesians    
   

Christ Dominion Online Medieval Literature Pack.

New King James Version (NKJV) Bible or New American Standard Bible (NASB).

1. An active email address, preferably a Gmail account.

2. Computer and an internet connection capable of video conferencing

3. Headset with attached microphone

4. Internal or external webcam

 

Students will be able to access grades and material through Google Classroom. An email will be sent by the teacher after enrollment with instructions on how to access this material.

Readings: This is a reading intensive course. In addition to in-class reading, students will regularly be expected to read up to 20-40 pages of material per school day.

 

In-Class Discussion: Medieval Literature is an active class, regularly requiring in-class discussion, disagreement, and reflection. Students will be graded not on the quantity of their contributions, but the quality.

 

Analysis Questions: In order to test reading comprehension and whet reasoning skills, students will regulalry be assigned questions corresponding to their readings. These questions will come in three categories:

1. Textual Analysis: Grade reading comprehension and retention.
2. Cultural Analysis: Make connections between the reading and modern society.
3. Biblical Analysis: Provoke analysis of the reading and application from a Scriptural standpoint.

 

Essays and Writing Assignments: Students will regularly (usually once per book) be expected to produce an essay or classical progymnasmata on a topic assigned by the instructor.

 

Quizzes and Exams: At various times throughout the quarters, students may be assigned basic reading quizzes. A cumulative exam will be delivered at the end of each quarter, as well as at the end of the school year.

 

Conduct:  Students are expected to exhibit Christ-like behavior in their discussions and interactions.  While disagreements are permitted, disparaging comments or ad hominem attacks are not. Furthermore, as this course is designed for high school students, a certain level of godly maturity is expected in behavior and conversation. Education from the Academy is a privilege and ought to be treated as such.

 

Attendance:  Students are required to attend this class in person or view and participate in a live meeting of the class with an active camera.  Class sessions will take place from 9:05-10:35 A.M. EST Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, as well as 9:30-10:35 on Wednesday. If a student misses a class session, it is the student’s responsibility to identify and complete assigned work by either contacting a classmate or the instructor. Refer to the school calendar for days off due to holidays or other circumstances.

 

Cheating: Plagiarism and other forms of academic chicanery may be punished according to the discretion of the instructor. All decisions made on academic integrity may be appealed to the headmaster of the Academy. Discipline for academic violations is proportional to the severity of the violation, and may be as severe as removal from the course. Rules and guidelines specific to the course will be included in the course syllabus, distributed to the students on the first day of the course.
 

Contact Information: The instructor will establish reliable and consistent means of contact with students on the first day of the course.

Grades for Individual Assignments:

Percentage	Letter Grade
98-100%	A+
93-97%	A
90-92%	A-
88-89%	B+
83-87%	B
80-82%	B-
78-79%	C+
73-77%	C
70-72%	C-
69% or less	F

Course Grades

Percentage	Letter Grade	Grade Points
90-100%	A	4.0
80-89%	B	3.0
70-79%	C	2.0
69% or less	F	0.0

 

Grading Weights for this Course

Class Participation	10%
Analysis Questions	25%
Essays	35%
Quizzes	10%
Exams	20%