BRITISH LITERATURE TAKES THE STAGE
New Stars Suite™ British Literature course guides students through famous works and writing workshops

ARLINGTON, Va. –EdOptions  introduces another important addition to its Web-based Stars Suite courses: British Literature. The new course emphasizes the cultural and historical elements that shape literary movements.

“Our focus was to humanize the authors by providing details about their life and times, while relating their works to the relevant cultural and historical context,” said Sara Girovasi-Marron, curriculum project manager.

The full-credit British Literature course provides a comprehensive look at the evolution of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the Modern Age. Extensive annotations and notes guide students through famous works such as Hard Times by Charles Dickens, The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Each Web-based lesson includes color-coded tables, linked glossary terms, pop-up annotated readings and relevant pictures.

“Among the many benefits of British Literature is that it offers students the opportunity to apply their acquired knowledge from the course to their abilities and interests,” said Janice Wilder, EdOptions’ vice president of academics and curriculum development. “The guided instruction found in lessons, along with the flexibility for teachers to modify assignment topics and scope, will give students the tools to produce quality research projects and essay assignments.”

In addition to literary analysis, the course includes writing lessons that focus on real-world documents, analytical essays and research papers, as well as language lessons that focus on usage, mechanics and critical thinking.

“Students will find that the skills they learn in this course will help them in the future, whether at college or in the workforce,” said Girovasi-Marron.

EdOptions  is an award-winning education technology firm located in Arlington, Virginia. The company’s premier product, Stars Suite , currently serves about 200,000 students nationwide and features 39 middle and high school courses, and Web-based solutions for state test preparation, high school preparation, and GED study. For more information, visit edoptions.com.

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