asta Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I've been thinking about this. Kid says to me "Just write out the title and the publicity blurb". I look at him in horror and say "um... no". I have visions of admissions counselors seeing that, saying FREAK! and promptly round filing his application. Besides, he did a butt load of work besides just LotR for it; he did all of the extra units AND a biographical study of Tolkien. I know part of this is projection on my part: my entire liberal studies requirement in college was in an honors program that listed things on my transcript thus: Eng 197 - Novelists Perceptions on American Capitalism. I mean, couldn't they have just written Eng 101? That is what it took the place of! What a nightmare to explain for a grad school application. I've had to keep the course descriptions for my entire college career... So... I know someone here has done something absolutely fabulous, and I am SO not above taking advice... :lol::lol: a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Tolkien and His Medieval Roots?:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Tolkien and His Medieval Roots?:tongue_smilie: oooo - that's nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooooom Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 am I off base? Someone want to swap for Math & Science blurbs - I'm terrible at those Ancient and Medieval Literature and Composition 1.0 Using The Lord of the Rings trilogy as a spine, ancient epics, Beowulf, Arthurian legends, and several Shakespearean themes will be covered. Literary terms and elements, literary interpretation, linguistics and traditional poetry forms will be covered. The interpretation of maps, chronologies and geneological tables will be used to make inferences. Reading, vocabulary study, and traditional and creative writing assignments will be included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I cheated - I followed what the local ps does. I had English 1, 2, 3, and 4. Four years of English. Check off the box for that requirement. I wrote out descriptions of each in case it was needed, but none of ds's colleges requested that. I backed it all up with the SAT Literature test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 am I off base? Someone want to swap for Math & Science blurbs - I'm terrible at those Ancient and Medieval Literature and Composition 1.0 Using The Lord of the Rings trilogy as a spine, ancient epics, Beowulf, Arthurian legends, and several Shakespearean themes will be covered. Literary terms and elements, literary interpretation, linguistics and traditional poetry forms will be covered. The interpretation of maps, chronologies and geneological tables will be used to make inferences. Reading, vocabulary study, and traditional and creative writing assignments will be included. I don't think that's off base. I was looking on iTunes in their iUniversity (or whatever they call it) and they have a bunch of Tolkien lectures that have similar titles. I hadn't realized that LoTR was such a popular topic! a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Gee, I was going to do the same thing my high school transcript does and call it English 9. Do I need to make it more complicated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Ancient and Medieval Literature and Composition 1.0 Using The Lord of the Rings trilogy as a spine, ancient epics, Beowulf, Arthurian legends, and several Shakespearean themes will be covered. Literary terms and elements, literary interpretation, linguistics and traditional poetry forms will be covered. The interpretation of maps, chronologies and genealogical tables will be used to make inferences. Reading, vocabulary study, and traditional and creative writing assignments will be included. I love this. I'm printing it off and pasting it inside my TM for future use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 My thought was just something along the lines of: English Lit/Comp 1 - British Literature English Lit/Comp 2 - Tolkien English Lit/Comp 3 - Diaspora and Immigrant Literature English Lit/Comp 4 - Shakespeare I might replace the 1-4 with grade levels... not sure yet. But any more detail than that will go in the course description and/or syllabus - whatever They want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Gee, I was going to do the same thing my high school transcript does and call it English 9. Do I need to make it more complicated? I don't. I simply label English 9, English 10, etc. Of course, I have never had a child apply to a college that required course descriptions either. ;) Simple, concise transcripts are all that I have ever dealt with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I'd do what pp's have recommended: call it Eng 9 or Eng 1, whichever is used most in your area. I would lean against it being a specific course title. There are things I'd list as specific courses, but not that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieM Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Not fabulous, but it seemed sufficient: Analyzing Literature Through the reading and study of The Lord of the Rings, the student will demonstrate a basic understanding of literary terms and literary elements; be able to interpret and write about literature; have a basic understanding of the history of the English language and the field of linguistics. Student will acquire a basic understanding of the background of the ancient epics (The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid); also a basic understanding of Old English Literature through examining significant portions of Beowulf; acquirea basic knowledge of the Arthurian legends. Students will also be introduced to the works of Thomas Malory, Sir Edmund Spenser, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson in this context, though these works are not thoroughly examined. Student will obtain a working knowledge of the basic elements of traditional poetry forms; know about various genres of literature with particular emphasis on the benefits of fantasy literature as defined by Tolkien in his landmark Oxford lecture “On Fairy Stories.†Materials Used: · Literary Lessons from The Lord of the Rings, Home Scholar Books · The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien · The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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