My Palaestra - Homeschooling in Livonia, Michigan

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Literature:Epic Poetry

Literature: Epic Poetry

In this class students will become familiar the style of the heroic epic. We will read The Odyssey, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as well as portions from Beowulf, The Divine Comedy, and Paradise Lost. Students seeking literature credit will write a final paper.

Instructor: Morcos, Emily

Instructor Bio:

Emily Morcos was a student at Palaestra for ten years before graduating high school; she is now an alumna of Patrick Henry College and holds her BA in political theory. Emily has had an interest in civics for years, working for several political campaigns and earning the John Quincy Adams award from the Student Statesmanship Institute while in high school. During college she helped lead a student action team of high school students to New Mexico with Generation Joshua. Her passion for teaching also extends to history and literature. Emily’s academic experience includes orally defending an original paper on Flannery O’Conner for a literary colloquium and submitting a paper that became a finalist in the Intercollegiate Studies Institute annual essay contest. Emily is also an experienced actress, knitter, and Shakespeare enthusiast.

Fee: $85

Material Fee: $5

Minimum Age: 14

Maximum Age: 18

Day:

Friday

Time:

10:00 am

Length:

1 Hours

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