The Learning Tower
Literary Classics

Description: The heart of the class is a 45 to 60 minute lecture / discussion supplemented with a video presentation from The Learning Channel's Great Books, all-time literary classics featuring professors recognized in their respective fields. Students are required to take notes and participate in probing question and answer session. Session ends with drafting an outline for the paper.

Assignments: Weekly assignments are to probe deeper into subject area via:

• searching topic (author, work, genre, etc.) in encyclopedias, books, articles, and the World Wide Web;
• assembling a bibliography;
• typing a two page paper - double spaced;
• using quotes in the paper to support claims;
• foot noting citations; and
• converting key ideas from that paper into a brief presentation.

Benefits: The goal for the student is to provide a stimulating environment for learning about the classics, great ideas, and literary genres; and sharpening research, writing, and presentation skills.  Students who apply themsleves will find earning A's, Advanced Placement classes, and the college years much easier.

Literary Classic List:
The Art of War, by Sun Tzu

Republic, by Plato

The Prince, Nicolli Machiavelli

Le Morte D`Arthur, by Thomas Malory

Moby Dick, by Herman Melville

Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Galileo, by Leonard Everett Fisher

The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin

The Interpretation of Dreams, by Sigmund Freud

Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carrol

Huck Finn, Mark Twain

Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift

Walden, by Henry David Thoreau

Red Badge of Courage, by Steven Crane

Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitgerald

The Odyssey, by Homer

War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells

Don Quitoxe, by Cervantes

Contact
Peter Hébert
c/o The Learning Tower
13252 Country Ridge Drive
Germantown, Maryland 20874
Phone (301) 540-9328
E-mail peterhebert@erols.com

Credits
This Web Site was conceived by Peter Hébert.
© 1999 The Learning Tower is an educational non-profit organization.

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