Private Classes

A workshop where students have the opportunity to craft a personal essay from beginning to end. Lessons and practice range from the brainstorming process, to revising, to the final editing.

Topics begin with the formation of written language and the alphabet. Lessons extend to Old, Middle, and Modern English including Grimm's Law and the Great Vowel Shift. The literature includes Chaucer, Beowulf, and excerpts throughout history. 

Monsters, Mystery, and Madness. Understand what defines the gothic genre and how the literature captures the anxieties of the culture.  Literary topics range from Dracula and Frankenstein to Batman and Harry Potter.

A workshop on the history, literature, and culture of the 19th century Victorian Age. Topics include the Industrial Revolution, the gothic genre, and conflicts governing science, philosophy, and religion. 

It's not just comic books! Learn the art and rules behind reading a graphic novel, and how it modernizes literacy. Students will read and produce different genres of visual storytelling.  Students do not need drawing skills to register. 

An overview of American Literature. Lessons begin with Native American stories and the journals from early American explorers. Literary content then extends through the modern day, while highlighting major movements, genres, and texts.