{"id":5978,"date":"2025-06-13T09:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=5978"},"modified":"2026-02-08T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T20:15:10","slug":"high-school-english-level-5-year-1-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/high-school-level-5-6\/high-school-english\/high-school-english-level-5-year-1-course\/","title":{"rendered":"High School English Level 5 Year 1 Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

High School English: Classical Epics and Early British Literature (Honors)<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Recommended for Level 5 Year 1, but appropriate for any student.<\/p>\n

The Mater Amabilis English courses are very challenging. If they are done as written (or nearly so), Honors credit may be awarded. Within the Books and Resources, notes have been made of adaptations for students who would prefer a less challenging course.<\/p>\n

All previous versions of lesson plans can be found on the Archived Lesson Plans<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

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Course Description<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

This honors-level course provides an overview of foundational Western literature from ancient Greece and Rome as well as early modern England. Students engage with epic poetry including Homer’s Iliad<\/em> and Odyssey<\/em>, Virgil’s Aeneid<\/em>, and medieval works such as Beowulf<\/em> and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales<\/em>. The curriculum includes study of three Shakespeare plays. Students develop college-level writing skills through frequent compositions (2-3 weekly), two formal analytical essays (5-7 pages each), and a substantial research paper (8-10 pages). Technical writing skills are reinforced through systematic grammar instruction via dictation exercises. This college-preparatory curriculum builds the close reading and writing capabilities for university-level humanities study.<\/p>\n

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Books and Resources<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
Mater Amabilis participates in affiliate programs with Amazon and Living Book Press.<\/h6>\n

English Literature:<\/strong><\/p>\n