In honor of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, we will dive into Emma and Persuasion, exploring Austen’s ideas about love, marriage, and personal growth. Through our seminars, we will discuss such topics as her writing style, insights into humanity and relationships, humor, and the consequences of actions. Austen's books are rich with lively characters who bring forth many topics that will aid us and our students in our pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty. We will focus on Emma for the first three sessions, Persuasion for next two sessions and compare the two works for the final session.
This course is for any teacher who wants to grow and enrich their lives through the discussion of great literature and would also like to dive into a beautifully written novel and contemplate the value of novels for teaching students’ virtue, aiding students in their pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty, and teaching them how to articulate their own thoughts and have a meaning discussion.
Texts: Emma by Jane Austen – Penguin Edition, ISBN: 978-0141439587; Persuasion by Jane Austen – Penguin Edition, ISBN: 978-0141439686
Schedule: June 27th, 30th, July 2nd, 7th, 9th, and 11th from 2:00-4:00 PM (CST)
Facilitator: C. Suzanne Meledeo
GH employees (and affiliate school employees): use voucher code ghemployee (case sensitive) at checkout.
