Literary Analysis Courses and Certifications

The American Renaissance and Nathaniel Hawthorne

Explore Nathaniel Hawthorne's talent for romance, his path from civil servant to author, and key plot points and "second-thinking" in The Scarlet Letter.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Wonders and Challenges of Bible Education

Learn to teach the Bible: analyze Biblical characters with exegetical, literary, historical and gender-theory tools, and evaluate pedagogical approaches and educational programs for the classroom.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Script Interpretation Technique (Live Online)

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Script Interpretation guides actors through a rigorous analysis of a play's world, character psychology, and historical context.

• CourseHorse
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• $350.00

English Language Arts for Kids

Study elementary English language arts through short lessons on grammar, reading comprehension, elements of literature, poems, myths, and the writing process.

• Study.com
• 1 day 8 hours 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Comprehensive English: Overview & Practice

Practice sentence structure, grammar and usage, plan and revise essays, and analyze theme, figurative language, and major literary works through short video lessons and practice tests.

• Study.com
• 1 day 3 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

English 101: English Literature

Survey English literature from Old and Middle English through Modernism, applying literary terms and analysis to Renaissance, Romantic, Victorian, and turn-of-the-century works.

• Study.com
• 20 hours 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

9th Grade English: Help and Review

Review 9th grade English: analyze prose, poetry and drama from American and British literature, and practice essay types, the writing process, grammar and punctuation.

• Study.com
• 1 day 19 hours 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Global Shakespeares: Re-Creating the Merchant of Venice

Learn how performance of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice provides occasions for creative, thoughtful communication across personal, historical, and cultural boundaries on topics including

• edX
• 8 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

English 102: American Literature

Trace American literature from Indigenous narratives and the colonial period through Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism, Modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary works, analyzing texts along the way.

• Study.com
• 19 hours 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AP English Literature: Help and Review

Prepare for the AP English Literature exam: analyze prose, poetry, and drama across British and American literary periods, review grammar, and structure analytical essays.

• Study.com
• 2 days 1 hour 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

American Literature: Help and Review

Review American literature from the Colonial period through the contemporary era, covering Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism, Modernist poetry and prose, the Harlem Renaissance, and literary analysis.

• Study.com
• 1 day 13 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

11th Grade English: Help and Review

Review 11th grade English through short video lessons and quizzes: literature from Anglo-Saxon to contemporary, literary terms, essay writing, source use, grammar and punctuation.

• Study.com
• 1 day 14 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Smarter Balanced Assessments - ELA Grades 6-8: Test Prep & Practice

Prepare for the grades 6-8 SBA ELA assessment: review parts of speech, phrases and clauses, spelling, literary genres and analysis, and narrative, expository and persuasive writing.

• Study.com
• 27 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AP English Literature: Homework Help Resource

Review literary analysis, rhetorical devices, poetry and prose, American and English literary periods, and essay drafting and revision to tackle AP English Literature homework and test questions.

• Study.com
• 1 day 8 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

9th Grade English: Tutoring Solution

A 9th-grade English tutoring course covering literature, close reading, essay writing, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and source use through short lessons and quizzes.

• Study.com
• 1 day 12 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course