Gold Book World Literature

Gold Book: World Literature
Learning Language Arts Through Literature

Learning Language Through Literature – The Gold Book: World Literature has instructions and directions for both the student and the teacher.

The Gold Book World Literature has five units:

1. Early Literature
2. Epic Poetry
3. Medieval Renaissance
4. Enlightenment Romanticism
5. 2oth Century

The student will study:

• Ancient Literature Study introduces the student to ancient world literature such as fables, myths, fairy tales, folktales, parables, poetry and sacred texts of ancient cultures.
• Epic Study studies heroic stories from seven different cultures. Students will identify the elements that make up epic literature and write their own epic stories.
• Novel Study Looks at three classic works of literature from ancient to modern time.
• Poetry Study looks at the poetry of Ancient Greece and Rome, Egypt, Japan, China, the Middle East, and the European sonnet. Literary terms for poetry will be reviewed.
• Play Study covers the reading of two plays: Romeo and Juliet and The Importance of Being Earnest.
• Short Stories Study explores the plot lines, characters, settings, and themes of none short stories from around the world. The writing assignment is to write a summary detailing the readings.

Features of LLATL Gold World Book

• The 3rd Edition of The Learning Language Arts Gold World is easier for any teacher to use.
• Interweaves information about the various World authors into the lessons.
• The literature chosen for this course is impressive and well-chosen.
• Used with A World Literature Anthology, the LLATL Gold Book World Literature is a complete high school level world literature language arts course.
• There is not a separate student book.
• An E-Book version of the LLATL Gold World Book E-Book Version LLATL Gold World Literature is available.
• Has instructions and directions for student and teacher.
• Easy-to-use Teacher Section includes answers novel summaries and more.
• Designed to encourage the ability to interpret and access literary meaning in terms of content and philosophy and state a position in response.
• It uses a variety of carefully selected poems, short stories, novels, and other writings from around the world across the ages to represent as many cultures as possible.

LLATL Gold Book – World: Placement Test, Lesson Sample, and Scope and Sequence

Free downloads are available at the publisher’s website for the following items:

• Placement Test
• Sample Lesson
• Scope and Sequence

Book Study Books

Additional supplementary books are necessary for this course.

• A World Literature Anthology
• The Odyssey by Homer ISBN-13: 9781593080099
  An ancient tale of the travels and bravery of Odysseus and the faithfulness and wisdom of Penelope. [Available at Amazon.com This is an affiliate link.]
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet ISBN-13: 9781586638450
• By printing Shakespeare’s original language version side-by-side with the modern English version on the facing page, No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet version takes the fear out of reading this classic play.
• The Little Prince By Antoine De Saint-Exupery ISBN-13: 9780156012195
• It’s nice to see this classic included the in The Gold Book World Literature course. The translation from French of The Little Prince by Richard Howard is as close as possible to the French language, style, and spirit. The artwork has been restored to match the detail and color of Saint-Exupery’s original artwork.
• Cry, The Beloved Country By Alan Paton ISBN-13: 9780743262170
  The story of Sulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom. It is set against the background of a land and a people driven by racial injustice. This impassioned novel about a black man’s country under white man’s law is a classic.

High school level.

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