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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859) (Victorian Classics) with Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
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Experience the thrill and the drama of the Reign of Terror in one of the most popular novels of all time. Students will follow the incomparable Charles Dickens into the complex and violent history of the French Revolution.
Instructor Access (Optional grading support) is available for this course. Please note: this is ONLY recommended if you wish to write the optional paper. All quizzes are internally graded in this course. Optional papers will be completed via this page (click here) for an Instructor Access fee of $75.
How to get the most out of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859) (Victorian Classics) with Eleanor Bourg Nicholson:
First, read the course materials below before viewing the first class meeting.
Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes during each recording.
Read assignments before viewing each class.
Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.
Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.
Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Special notes: Optional writing component available.
Total classes: 6
Duration per class: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: Reading Book the First (Chapters 1-8) before viewing the first class.
Suggested Grade Level: 9th to 12th grade
Suggested High School Credit: ½ semester Victorian Literature or English
Instructor: Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Course Description: Come and experience the thrill and the drama of the Reign of Terror in one of the most popular novels of all time. Follow the incomparable Charles Dickens as he delves into the complex and violent history of the French Revolution. We will explore the author’s passionate concern for the downtrodden poor, his disgust with the self-indulgent aristocracy, and his horror at the violence of the mob. We will interpret and study Dickens’ fascinating range of characters, and, through them, study the author’s deep articulation of humanity, violence, and salvation. In addition to cultivating artistic appreciation and a love of reading, this class facilitates the development of critical reasoning, the disciplined use of the imagination, and a strong knowledge of historical and literary context.
Course Outline:
Class one: Book the First, Chapters 1-6.
Class two: Book the Second, Chapters 1-8.
Class three: Book the Second, Chapters 9-16.
Class four: Book the Second, Chapters 17-24.
Class five: Book the Third, Chapters 1-8.
Class six: Book the Third, Chapters 9-15.
Optional Literary Essay Deadlines (Requiring Instructor Access):
Week 1: Commit to paper topic
Week 2: Brainstorming document turned in
Week 3: First Draft turned in
Week 4: Second Draft turned in
Week 5: Third Draft turned in
Week 6: Final Draft turned in
Course Materials: Recommended edition, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens (Ignatius Critical Edition), ISBN 978-1586174422. The novel is also available for free online via Project Gutenberg.
Homework: Approximately three hours of reading per week, one identification quiz per week, review quizzes every few weeks, and miscellaneous small assignments. A literary-critical writing project opportunity is available for extra credit.
Technical Help: If you have any technical trouble or questions about course content, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.
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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859) (Victorian Classics) with Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
- Instructor
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Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
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Recorded
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Literature ➤ Early Modern/Victorian Literature
- Grade level
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High School
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April 16th, 2024 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
- Relative due dates
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The Letters of Magdalen Montague (Chrism Press, 2021)
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The Hound of the Lord (children’s biography of St. Dominic, Ignatius 2023)
Wake of Malice (Chrism Press, 2024)
- This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections or purchasers of the course. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment, and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
- You may print or download to your own storage extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
- Upon completion of the course, you must delete all copies of course materials from any storage on which you saved permissible extracts.
Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Mrs. Nicholson, our resident Victorian literature instructor, occasionally strays into fiction, including her epistolary novella, The Letters of Magdalen Montague (Kauffmann Publishing, 2011; Chrism Press, 2021), and her Gothic novels, A Bloody Habit (Ignatius Press, 2018) and Brother Wolf (Chrism Press, 2021). A former assistant executive editor for Dappled Things, she is an assistant editor for the Saint Austin Review (StAR), as well as the editor of several Ignatius Critical Editions of the classics and has collaborated with other editors to provide footnotes for numerous other works. Her work has appeared in the National Catholic Register and Touchstone, as well as with First Things and The Catholic Thing. By day, she and her husband, Dr. Sam Nicholson (Logic/Philosophy instructor), homeschool their five children. By night, Mrs. Nicholson reads the Victorians, writes Gothic novels, and cares for small children. Fun facts: Mrs. Nicholson has an extremely low tolerance for scary books and movies. She's still petrified of "The Speckled Band", and won't sleep in a room where the bed is under a vent. Also, one of Mrs. Nicholson's numerous sisters-in-law is middle school writing instructor Mrs. Bonnie Donlon. For more information, visit: eleanorbourgnicholson.com.
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