Welcome Dear Scholars and Families!

My name is Brigid Bakin and this will be my 4th year here at Naples Classical Academy! I have taught a variety of subjects across the past few years, but this year I am happy to announce that I will be returning to the 8th grade Literature and 11th grade Philosophy classrooms. I am beyond excited to renew this noble endeavor with your students, and I hope that your scholars will enjoy my class as much as I enjoy teaching them!

Before gracing the halls of NCA however, I spent my intellectually formative years at Ave Maria University where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Liberal Studies, as well as a minor in Politics and a minor in Shakespeare in Performance. One of the most important lessons I learned while at undergrad is the importance of truly desiring to learn. I hope to instill this love of learning in my scholars, and I do hope that you will assist facilitating this by encouraging your scholars to share the discussions in class and perhaps introduce similar conversations with the family at home. For the families of my Philosophy students: Be Prepared! We will be discussing many "Hot Button" topics during class, so be prepared for a handful of seemingly absurd questions and propositions. I promise there is a method to my madness.

In terms of housekeeping: I am chronically online, for better or for worse. If you ever need to reach me for any reason or have any question about the syllabus, class procedures, homework, et cetera, please do not hesitate to reach out to me via email! While I cannot promise an immediate response, I will do my best to respond within 24 hours. However, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. I turn into a pumpkin and will be unable to reply to any emails. If you do happen to send an email between those hours, I will reply as soon as I can once I am at work.

Once again, I want to extend a warm welcome to those of you who are new to NCA, and also my gratitude for lending your precious bundles of joy to me for the next 10 (or so) months. While this bio might seem a bit light-hearted, I do take my job very seriously. You scholar will receive, to the best of my abilities, an excellent education in Literature or Philosophy.

I cannot wait to meet all of you! You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Warm regards,

Brigid Bakin

Hello!

Here is a PDF just in case you leave your book at school, or for whatever reason don't have it when you need it.

TKMFullText.pdf

11th grade Philosophy supply list:

• Composition notebook
  • Preferably black
• 3-ring binder
  • 3-inch any color
• #2 pencils and pens
  • Pens should be black or blue ink
• Pencil pouch
  • Preferably cloth as metal makes a lot of noise

Book list:

Given the extent of the book list, I would not recommend attempting to purchase all of the books for this year. I will be supplying handouts for many of the readings, but for if you wish to obtain actual copies of the books themselves, let me know and I can recommend particular translations to use.

Philosophy_Syllabus.pdf

8th grade Literature supply list:

• Composition notebook
  • Preferably black
• Pocket folder
  • Preferably yellow
• #2 pencils and pens
  • Pens should be black or blue ink
• Pencil pouch
  • Preferably cloth as metal makes a lot of noise

If you wish to purchase the books for yourself, here are the ISBN numbers:

To Kill a Mockingbird: 9780060935467

Lord of the Flies: 0881030317

Robinson Crusoe (abridged): 9780140367225

Much Ado About Nothing: 1501146300

8thLiterature_Syllabus.pdf