Realism to Modern Period (1850-1955) is a 36-week program requiring the reading of the following texts (for a description of the work, click on the title): The Law, A Southside View of Slavery, The Red Badge of Courage, The Sack and Destruction of Columbia, SC, Up from Slavery, Selected Stories of Twain, Selected Stories of Tolstoy, Arms and the Man, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, The Importance of Being Earnest, World War I British Poets, This Side of Paradise, Selected Poems of Frost, Selected Poems of Millay, I'll Take My Stand, The Pearl, Animal Farm, and The Mouse That Roared.

All texts must be ordered separately from the course. See below for ordering instructions for the texts.

The course package includes:
Student's Study Guide (click here for an example) covering the above titles.
A Guide to Critical Writing, Grammar, and Style (click here for an example): A total of 40 lessons in critical writing and rewriting.
25 Vocabulary Quizzes
8 Writing Assignments: Student will practice the classical form for argument with the argumentative paper.
Suggested Schedule of daily work.
Information about evaluating written work with grading scale.