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Poems Every Catholic Should Know with Joseph Pearce
Recorded course taught by Joseph Pearce for High School Poetry Literature
Summary

Join acclaimed author Joseph Pearce as your guide in our exclusive high school online course, delving into the timeless verses of 'Poems Every Catholic Should Know.' Experience the power of poetry through the author's insightful teachings, unlocking the beauty and wisdom of these cherished works while enriching your understanding of the Catholic literary tradition.

Instructor: Joseph Pearce

Course Description: Join Professor Pearce as he leads us through a thousand years of Christian verse, introducing us to those great poems that every Catholic should know, including the poetry of Dante, Southwell, Crashaw, Coleridge, Newman, Hopkins, Belloc, Chesterton, and Sassoon.

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.

Total classes

6

Duration

55 minutes

Suggested grade level

9th to 12th grade

Suggested credit

1/2 semester of Poetry or Literature. Precede with Anglo-Saxon England: Bede and Beowulf for a full semester credit.

Outline

Course Outline:

Class One - Dante (pp. 10-21)

Class Two - Martyred Saints & Exiled Poets (pp. 47-72 & 116-129)

Class Three - Coleridge, Newman & Hopkins (pp. 165-183 & 215-220)

Class Four - Wilde, Thompson & Dowson (pp. 223-249)

Class Five - Belloc, Baring & Chesterton (pp. 251-253 & 262-268)

Class Six - Sassoon (pages 269-274)

Materials

  • Poems Every Catholic Should Know by Joseph Pearce (the instructor), ISBN #1505108624 978-1-50510-862-0 (http://amzn.to/2DapouD also available as a Kindle book. The Kindle app is free.)

Homework

The reading assignment for each class is detailed in the Course Outline above. Students should complete the assigned reading for each class beforehand. Students should highlight the passages discussed in class and review this for the quiz assigned for each class. The estimated time for homework for each class, i.e. for the assigned reading and reviewing for each quiz, should be about 90 minutes.