Middle Ages Literature for Jr. High and High School

Grade Level: 7th-12th

Ages: 14 and up

Classes Meet: Mondays

Semester 1: Monday, September 9th, 2024-November 25th, 2024

Semester 2: Monday, January 6th – March 24th, 2025

Times: 2:00-2:50 pm

Instructor: Angel Pickard

Instructor Email: apickard1977@gmail.com

Tuition / Fees: $320.00 tuition-A NON-REFUNDABLE enrollment fee of $120.00 is due within 2 weeks of registration to hold your student’s place in the class and allow the teacher to buy any needed supplies.   It will come off of your tuition in September.  This is a FULL year-long class that you are committing to.  Teachers plan in advance for this amount both semesters. 

Course Description:

“A tale is but half told when only one person tells it.” -from The Saga of Grettir the Strong, written in Iceland

Many high schoolers struggle to understand the immense value in “dusty old books” that were written by or about men and women centuries before them. Medieval times can be a challenge to study until a student can see the common humanity of characters and begin to immerse themselves into their story. Students will study genre, historical context and character development and analysis.   We will read four to five novels from this selection: The Bronze Bow, Dragon and Raven, The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow, The Samuri’s Tale, and King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table.

Interspersed between these novels will be a selection of hymns, poetry, creeds, and confessions.  This class is meant to complement Becky Wilkin’s Medieval History class.  Students will complete guided reading sheets and will have 2 short essays per semester.  Students will also be expected to participate in class.  The books can be purchased or acquired from the library for free.  I will provide the shorter works for students or direct them to where they can find them through a link on our Google Classroom.  Students will also need a 1 inch binder.  

Students must be able to access our Google Classroom.  Link will be provided before class starts. 

If you have a student with special needs, please contact the teacher directly to discuss.