World Literature Focus (Updated for 2026-27
Instructor: Jana Loose; 425-232-7423; [email protected]
High School Writing and Grammar credit
Grade: 9th -12th (Preferably 11-12 because of themes discussed in the literature).
Fees: $35 tuition per month, Supply Fee: $10/semester
Course Description:
We will read a variety of world literature works past and present and write a variety of response papers for the majority of the readings. We will focus on the five common topics (definition, comparison, circumstance, relationship, and authority) to discuss and refine our chosen topics for writing. We will also discuss grammar rules, mechanics, and other good writing practices. Alternate reading lists will be provided for those who have read the primary literature list. If there are a majority of students enrolled who have taken my class before, we will use the Level 2 Workbook for Lost Toolsof Writing.
Textbooks:
The Lost Tools of Writing Level One Student Workbook by Circe Institute.
https://circeinstitute.org/lost-tools-writing/
The student will need the workbook and extra pages of the “invention” page. We will
use this workbook as our basis for all of our essays during the year. In the second
semester, we will also introduce comparison essays.
We will start the year with A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. This short book will
help us as we begin the writing curriculum.
Initial Book List (A couple of titles will be added at a later date)
*A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
*The Iliad by Homer Robert Fitzgerald translation, please
*Genesis Selected chapters
*The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
*The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
*Les Misésrables (probably selections)
Instructor: Jana Loose; 425-232-7423; [email protected]
High School Writing and Grammar credit
Grade: 9th -12th (Preferably 11-12 because of themes discussed in the literature).
Fees: $35 tuition per month, Supply Fee: $10/semester
Course Description:
We will read a variety of world literature works past and present and write a variety of response papers for the majority of the readings. We will focus on the five common topics (definition, comparison, circumstance, relationship, and authority) to discuss and refine our chosen topics for writing. We will also discuss grammar rules, mechanics, and other good writing practices. Alternate reading lists will be provided for those who have read the primary literature list. If there are a majority of students enrolled who have taken my class before, we will use the Level 2 Workbook for Lost Toolsof Writing.
Textbooks:
The Lost Tools of Writing Level One Student Workbook by Circe Institute.
https://circeinstitute.org/lost-tools-writing/
The student will need the workbook and extra pages of the “invention” page. We will
use this workbook as our basis for all of our essays during the year. In the second
semester, we will also introduce comparison essays.
We will start the year with A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. This short book will
help us as we begin the writing curriculum.
Initial Book List (A couple of titles will be added at a later date)
*A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
*The Iliad by Homer Robert Fitzgerald translation, please
*Genesis Selected chapters
*The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
*The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
*Les Misésrables (probably selections)
