Wednesday, May 17

Take an Adventure through High School Literature!

We LOVE using the combination of a Charlotte Mason / Unit Studies approach to homeschooling. It’s the base of our curriculum, our school days, and all of the novel studies we love to share with you!

The Society of Literary Adventurers is an opportunity for teens to find joy and enchantment in literature with our online book clubs for high school and join an exclusive community of like-minded folks!
Membership includes thirty-eight book units (and more coming), courses on how to write a research paper and a month-long, family-style Christmas unit, printable nature journal and unit study planner, plus several video workshops for parents about homeschooling teens.

 Each book unit includes:

  • Rabbit Trails – Diving off of themes from the novel, meander down paths about pop-culture, history, biographies, poetry, music, and more.
  • Magic Dust - These hands-on projects will take you into the book through science, art, games, and more.
  • Vocabulary & Grammar – Copywork and dictation to help with spelling and grammar, plus literary elements, are included here.
  • Writing Assignments - Covering various literary themes, each book club features a different topic and element for the essay.
  • Party Time! (one per club) – This is the last lesson of each club, and includes ideas for food, decorations, and activities to celebrate the novel.

What's Included?

The Society of Literary Adventurers includes access to ALL COURSES available to high school students.  This includes:

Poetry and a Movie
This course is great for starting high school because it introduces the students to the literary elements. We spend several weeks on each so that the student has a thorough grasp of the concepts.  Each month studies a new poet and includes a new writing project. At the end of the month, your student will watch a movie that used the poem as inspiration.
  • This is a one-year full course with 10 monthly poets.
    • A Study of the Master Poets with Background Information
    • A Study of Literary Elements and Form in the Poetry of the Master Poet
    • A Movie Suggestion to go along with the Poet
    • Writing Instruction
    • Grammar Instruction
    • Fun elements like Poetry Teatime and Trivia Games
Some states require a credit in American Literature. This series was designed to fulfill that requirement.  Each month studies a different classic novel and ends with a celebration of the novel. Each book club also includes a different writing project.
  • This is course is comprised of 10 monthly book clubs. We recommend completing at least 8 book clubs for a full-year credit.
    • A Study of TEN American Literary Classics
    • A Study of Literary Elements
    • A Party School to Celebrate Each Book
    • Lesson Plans for Weekly or Monthly Book Clubs
    • Writing Instruction of Essays and Fiction Stories
    • Grammar, Spelling, and Vocabulary Instruction
    • Fun elements like Rabbit Trails and Magic Dust

British Literature
Some states require a credit in British Literature. This series was designed to fulfill that requirement.  Each month studies a different classic novel and ends with a celebration of the novel. Each book club also includes a different writing project.
  • This is course is comprised of 10 monthly book clubs. We recommend completing at least 8 book clubs for a full-year credit.
    • A Study of TEN Classic British Literary Classics
    • A Study of Literary Elements
    • A Party School to Celebrate Each Book
    • Lesson Plans for Weekly or Monthly Book Clubs
    • Writing Instruction of Essays and Fiction Stories
    • Grammar, Spelling, and Vocabulary Instruction
    • Fun elements like Rabbit Trails and Magic Dust

World Literature
Some states require a credit in World History. This series was designed to be a literature course to complement a World History course and fulfill a language arts credit requirement.
  • This is course is comprised of 10 monthly book clubs. We recommend completing at least 8 book clubs for a full-year credit.
    • A Study of TEN World Literature Novels
    • A Study of Literary Elements
    • A Party School to Celebrate Each Book
    • Lesson Plans for Weekly or Monthly Book Clubs
    • Writing Instruction of Essays and Fiction Stories
    • Grammar, Spelling, and Vocabulary Instruction
    • Fun elements like Rabbit Trails and Magic Dust

These courses can be used as a full language arts program. Each book club course includes grammar, spelling, literary elements, reading and a writing project. All these parts make up a complete language arts curriculum for one year of high school credit.  You can also choose to complete book clubs in your own time frame as a supplement to a language arts program. Use the parts of the lesson which appeal to you and fit with your current language arts program.  We have used the book clubs in both capacities -- as a full year of language arts and as a summer supplement to our Good & the Beautiful curriculum.

How it Works

When you first log into your account, you'll see all of the book clubs available with the course and how far you have progressed on each.  Many of the unit adventures are done via embedded videos and external links to further reading.  What's nice about this is that it's already been pulled together and vetted for you.

Member Bonuses
  • Quarterly Live Workshops
    • Monthly Interactive Book Club - We'll be following a book club together with Daily Planning, Additional Copywork and Dictation instruction and other ideas
  • Printables
    • Downloadable PDF of our Book Club Planner
    • Downloadable PDF of our Nature Journal for use with our Nature Book Clubs
    • Join the Summer Lit Camp, beginning on May 22 with three days of fun with Hobbits, Dwarves, and Elves! Then jump into the summer book club.

Want to try it out?  You can access a completely FREE course from both the Nature Club and the Literature Club for a limited time!  These are aimed at elementary and middle school, but will give you a feel for how the book clubs work.

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