Writers' Workshop
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There are no required grammar text-books for the Writers’ Workshop. All of the
curriculum and writing resources are either posted on the website in the atrium
for the Writers' Workshop or will be sent to the student by the tutor via email.
However, there is a list of required reading and there are several recommended
resources. The required reading is listed below:
First Semester:
The Old Testament book of Genesis;
John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; The Old Testament
book of Proverbs;
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol;
William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Free Etexts of
these books are available
at the following links:
John Bunyan’s
Pilgrim’s Progress at
http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/bunyan/index.htm
and
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/131
http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/DicChri.html ; William
Shakespeare’s Hamlet (U. of Virginia):
http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/MobHaml.html
Second Semester:
G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy;
The Gospel of Luke; The Acts of the
Apostles; C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity.
Recommended editions:
Orthodoxy,
by G. K. Chesterton, ed. Philip Yancey (Harold Shaw Pub., 1994); reprint
edition 2001 [Hardcover];
Mere
Christianity, by C.S. Lewis, (HarperCollins, 2001).
Two recommended resources for this course are
Understanding English Grammar, by Martha Kolln and Robert Funk, and
The Elements of Style, by William Strunk and E. B. White.
Both books are considered classics and have already gone through several
editions. I am currently using the 5th
and 7th editions of
Understanding English Grammar,
and the 3rd edition of
The Elements of Style.
Both books are now available in even newer editions.
Understanding
English Grammar also comes with a separate workbook.
Like the textbook they are rather pricey if you buy them new.
However, with a little effort you may be able to find used copies which
are in good condition and priced much cheaper.