World Literature, the fifth volume of the Excellence in Literature curriculum, is designed to cultivate not only a love for great literature, but also college-ready writing skills and deep cultural literacy. Students work with unabridged great classics (purchased separately), including novels, short stories, poems, and drama, which have been selected for compelling ideas, literary quality, and in honor of their place in the historical development of literature. This study guide is designed for one year of study, and it covers the following books, and includes poetry in every module. The Odyssey by Homer - Antigone by Sophocles - The Aeneid by Virgil - Divine Comedy: Inferno by Dante - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes - Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - Russian Literature Selections - Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Out of Africa and "Babette's Feast" by Isak Dinesen Study Guide Features: Self-directed; - Structured and easy to use with week-by-week lesson plans; - Formats and Models chapter with instructions for each type of paper and a student-written model; - Grading instructions and a rubric. Additional short readings and audio-visual resources (linked) provide background information about the author, the historical period, and the literary and artistic context of each great book. Carefully designed assignments help students fully understand what they are studying as they develop competence in various types of written composition. An optional Honors track provides additional reading, writing, and the possibility of taking an assigned CLEP as a final exam. This guide is appropriate for Grades 10-12. How it works A four-week lesson plan guides the study of each unabridged classic, providing writing assignments and context resources - background information on the author, relevant historical events, related art and music resources, etc.. To help students stay engaged, a variety of sources, voices, and formats have been carefully chosen as context resources, with links provided to those that are online. There are 9 4-week modules in each study guide for one school year of study. The text is written directly to the student, and can be used independently or in a classroom. There is no separate teacher manual; all writing assignments, context resource links, and student/teacher helps are included in each study guide. Student helps - Week-by-week assignment schedule - Instructions and a student-written model for each type of paper assigned - A chapter on how to read and understand challenging literature - Overview of how to write an essay, from conception to revision - A curriculum website with supporting resources, including author biographies, art, music, related poetry, and writing helps. - Built-in time for both a rough and a final draft of each month's essay - Instructions for setting up a study area and English notebook - Suggestions for study habits, time management, and the computer - A model essay that teaches and demonstrates MLA formatting Teacher helps - Week-by-week pacing chart with overview of reading and writing for the entire school year - Grading instructions and reproducible rubric - Suggestions for using in a co-op or classroom - A year-end Student Evaluation Summary to keep with student records Each student and teacher will need a copy of the study guide, plus a copy of each classic that is studied (short stories are linked online). It is also helpful to have access to a dictionary, thesaurus, and the Handbook for Writers (from Excellence in Literature). Janice Campbell, a lifelong reader and writer, loves to introduce students to great books and beautiful writing. She holds an English degree from Mary Baldwin College, and is the graduated homeschool mom of four sons. You'll find more about reading, writing, and education from a Charlotte Mason/Classical perspective at her websites, EverydayEducation.com, Excellence-in-Literature.com, and DoingWhatMatters.com.