This class will help students “go deeper” into the literature they are exposed to in high school by giving them usable tools and methods to do so. We will show them how to go beyond the surface of literature by teaching them to ask the right questions before they search for the “right answer”. Through a method of questioning, we will teach the students how to come up with their own workable thesis statements and support those statements. Students will learn how to be prepared to use such theses and support them with the essay skills they have already acquired. This will be a great continuation of our MCA 9th and 10th grade composition courses in that many of those students understand the structure of an essay but lack the analysis and critical thinking to produce impressive content in their essays. Students will analyze poetry and short stories during the course. During the many parent conferences that the instructors have had throughout the years, they have both observed that the majority of the “B+” students are the ones who lack deeper insight about the literature. This class will assist students in developing that insight. As an aside, the instructor has been known to have great fun and humor while having serious literary conversation.