Description
Odysseus and Dante are the reason Marvel works. This class shows your student the line connecting them.
World Literature and Composition: The Hero’s Journey is a full-year live online world literature class for high school that earns a full English credit. Students read The Odyssey, Antigone, The Aeneid, Russian short stories by Tolstoy and Andersen, Dante’s Inferno, Don Quixote, and a selection of global morality tales and world poetry.
Digital links are provided and print copies are optional. They analyze what they read, write about it, and trace ancient themes forward into modern storytelling, all from a Christian worldview that invites hard questions rather than closing them off.
It is a genuine blend of literature and composition. Writing instruction is woven through the course with clear guidance on thesis statements, organization, evidence, proper citation, grammar and style, and each student receives individualized feedback on assignments.
For every literary work students choose their own project to show what they know, and the year builds into a digital portfolio of writing and reflections. An honors option is available for advanced learners.
Beth Purcell holds a degree in English and is an IEW-certified instructor. Her class runs on guided discussion, which is where a student learns that a reading of a book is something you can actually defend.
Beth Purcell, True North’s Humanities Department Chair, is an IEW-certified writing instructor with an English degree from the University of South Carolina.
“Beth Purcell is an excellent tutor and a pleasure to work with (for parents and students alike). She has an excellent knowledge and understanding of the key facets of literature, analysis, writing, and revision, and she is able to make these concepts accessible to students. Her communication with both students and parents is solid and makes her very easy to work with.”
— Susan Arico
Class details
– Teacher: Beth Purcell
– Day and time: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST
– Term: full year, 2027-28 school year
– Grades: 9-12
– Credit: 1
– Required materials: digital links provided by the instructor; print copies optional
– Live, small-group class on Zoom
Reserve your student’s place. Grading and transcript credit are handled for you at a Cognia-accredited school.
Susan Arico –
Beth Purcell is an excellent tutor and a pleasure to work with (for parents and students alike). She has an excellent knowledge and understanding of the key facets of literature, analysis, writing, and revision, and she is able to make these concepts accessible to students. Her communication with both students and parents is solid and makes her very easy to work with.
I have been impressed with the essays my children have conceptualized, outlined, written and revised in her classes, and under her instruction. She has been a great asset to my children’s literature and essay-writing development as middle and early high school students. They have grown in understanding and skill as a result of her work with them.
She has also worked hard to be flexible and receptive to my desires and instructions as a parent. I’ve really appreciated her flexibility and diligence.
Sincerely,
Susan Arico