Recommended Editions for Composition/Literature II
The Odyssey will be provided to each student; you do not need to purchase this book. Students will need the latest (4rd) edition of Painless Writing.
Most of the other books are available at very little expense for the Kindle or Nook or can be obtained from Amazon.com either new, second-hand, or in other editions. You may also find these books at your local library. The Folger Library printed edition of Julius Caesar, however, is highly recommended.
Siblings simultaneously enrolled in Comp II only need one copy of each book per family.
Most of the other books are available at very little expense for the Kindle or Nook or can be obtained from Amazon.com either new, second-hand, or in other editions. You may also find these books at your local library. The Folger Library printed edition of Julius Caesar, however, is highly recommended.
Siblings simultaneously enrolled in Comp II only need one copy of each book per family.
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Composition/Literature II Course Overview:
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All Year (Required) (purchase by Sept. 1)
Title: Painless Writing
Edition: 4th Edition Author: Jeffrey Strausser ISBN-10: 1506268129 ISBN-13: 978-1506268125 Purchase from Amazon.com |
2nd Semester (Recommended) 
Title: MLA Handbook
Edition: 8th Author: -- ISBN-10: 1603292624 ISBN-13: 978-1603292627 Purchase from Amazon.com |
Note that the MLA Handbook is required for both followup TLC literature/writing courses, Survey of American Literature (Comp/Lit III) and Survey of British Literature (Comp/Lit IV) and is also required at many colleges and universities. The newest (9th) edition of the MLA Handbook is also OK.
First Quarter (purchase by Sept. 1)
Title: Black Ships Before Troy
Edition: -- Author: Rosemary Sutcliffe ISBN-10: 055349483X ISBN-13: 978-0553494839 Purchase from Amazon.com Second Quarter (purchase by Nov. 1)
Title: Julius Caesar
Edition: Folger Library Edition Author: William Shakespeare ISBN-10: 0743484932 ISBN-13: 978-0743482745 Purchase from Amazon.com Third Quarter (purchase by Jan. 1)
Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Edition: Unabridged Author: Charles Dickens ISBN-10: 0486406512 ISBN-13: 978-0486406510 Purchase from Amazon.com |
First Quarter (purchase by Sept. 1)
Title: The Wanderings of Odysseus
Edition: -- Author: Rosemary Sutcliffe ISBN-10: 0553494821 ISBN-13: 978-0553494822 Purchase from Amazon.com Second Quarter (provided by teacher)
Title: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Edition: -- Author: Jules Verne ISBN-10: 0553213970 ISBN-13: 978-0553213973 This book will be provided to students Fourth Quarter (purchase by Mar. 1)
Title: The Screwtape Letters
Edition: --- Author: C.S. Lewis ISBN-10: 0060652934 ISBN-13: 978-0060652937 Purchase from Amazon.com |
A Tale of Two Cities is available in other editions. The Dover Thrift Study Edition of A Tale of Two Cities includes a handy study guide, and the DigiReads Edition of A Tale of Two Cities has "easy-on-the-eyes" typesetting, along with classic illustrations.
Honors Option |
An honors option is available for Composition/Literature II. This option essentially adds one book to read per quarter, as well as a brief review/assessment paper to write for each book chosen. The details are available here.
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