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Literature

Poetry, novels, and drama taught as craft and as argument, with the text open on the table at all times.

  • Poetry
  • The novel
  • Drama
  • American letters
  • British literature
  • Close reading

3 classes open

Close reading, out loud

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  • Semester course

    Literature

    First Chapter Books

    Read together, out loud · Ages 7–9

    The bridge between being read to and reading alone. Three short novels, a few pages aloud each week, and a teacher who will not let a hard word go by.

    Ages
    Ages 7–9
    Meetings
    7 live meetings
    Days
    Tuesdays
    Time
    9:00 am ET · 45 min1 other time
    Imani BellMs. Imani Bell

    New this term

    Reviews appear once families have taken it.

    $7/wk

    $49 in total

    $19.60 for add’l siblings

  • Multi-week courseJoin any week3x a week

    Literature

    Morning Reading

    Three mornings a week · Ages 6–8

    Half an hour of reading aloud together, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the same time each morning. At this age frequency does more than length.

    Ages
    Ages 6–8
    Meetings
    18 live meetings · 6 weeks
    Days
    Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
    Time
    4:00 pm ET · 30 min1 other time
    Claire FinchMrs. Claire Finch

    New this term

    Reviews appear once families have taken it.

    $18/wk

    $108 in total

    $43.20 for add’l siblings

  • Private lessonJoin any week

    Literature

    Private Writing Coaching

    One-on-one, scheduled with the instructor

    Fifty minutes on one piece of your student’s actual writing, line by line, with a teacher who will be honest about it.

    Ages
    Ages 12–18
    Meetings
    1 live meeting
    Days
    Weekdays
    Time
    10:00 am ET · 45 min1 other time
    Imani BellMs. Imani Bell

    New this term

    Reviews appear once families have taken it.

    $30/wk

    Stop any week

    $12 for add’l siblings

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Vetted on the material itself. An instructor here has to understand the arguments, including the ones they do not find persuasive.

  • Imani Bell

    Ms. Imani Bell

    Literature, Rhetoric & the Great Books

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