Description
Whether this is a student’s first deep dive into literary analysis or a return to a favorite series with fresh eyes, Apologia’s British Literature: A Journey into Narnia offers a meaningful, challenging, and rewarding high school literature experience.
Through guided discussion, literary analysis, and a variety of writing assignments, students will explore classic literary devices, strengthen their composition skills, and grow in confidence as readers and thinkers. While the course is academically rigorous, it is also designed to be engaging and accessible, with a balance of discussion, creative response, and analytical work.
This course invites students to read closely, think deeply, and engage thoughtfully with C.S. Lewis’s imaginative world. Join us as we go “further up and further in” into Aslan’s country!
“But, first, remember, remember, remember the signs. Say them to yourself when you wake in the morning and when you lie down at night, and when you wake in the middle of the night. And whatever strange things may happen to you, let nothing turn your mind from following the signs. And secondly, I give you a warning. Here on the mountain I have spoken to you clearly: I will not often do so down in Narnia. Here on the mountain, the air is clear and your mind is clear; as you drop down into Narnia, the air will thicken. Take great care that it does not confuse your mind. And the signs which you have learned here will not look at all as you expect them to look, when you meet them there. That is why it is so important to know them by heart and pay no attention to appearances. Remember the signs and believe the signs. Nothing else matters.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia
Course Introduction Video
Syllabus
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View SyllabusRequired Class Materials
- Lewis, C. S., and Pauline Baynes. The Chronicles of Narnia. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. (ISBN: 13: 978-0060598242)
- Students may use audio recordings to go along with the text (Audible/LibriVox).
- Hodkinson, Kenneth, Adams, Sandra, and Hodkinson, Erika. Wordly Wise 3000, Book 8, (3rd or 4th Edition (4th edition preferred))
Course Topics
Students will engage in discussions using the Socratic Method, learn literary terms, practice paraphrasing, and write creative short stories. For the final project, students will review an expository essay of The Chronicles of Narnia and write an essay after drawing their own conclusions.
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