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Either this class or 060 Literature and Society is required for graduation; Prerequisite 056 American Experience or 057 Honors American Experience; This class may also be taken as an elective.
Literary skills, critical thinking skills, writing skills, and public address skills are the focus of this class. Organized around thematic units, such as Dungeons and Dragons and Protest and Change, the course will offer students the opportunity to read and react to the stories, poems, essays, and plays of celebrated British authors, and will look at British history and how it affected the development of the country's literature. From Beowulf and the sonnets of Shakespeare to Frankenstein, A Tale of Two Cities, and A Passage to India, the class will help students find their own voices as readers, writers, and thinking members of society as they practice the skills of creative thinking, process wiritng, and interpersonal communications.
060 Literature and Society
Either this class or 065 British Literature is required for graduation; Prerequisite 056 American Experience or 057 Honors American Experience; This class may also be taken as an elective.
Literary skills, critical thinking skills, writing skills, and public address skills are the focus of Literature and Society. Organized around thematic units, such as Social Protest and Gender Politics, this course will offer students the opportunity to read and react to stories, plays, poems, and essays of celebrated authors whose works reflect our multicultural world. From The Great Gatsby to Brave New World and Lord of the Flies, this class features a generous body of celebrated literature. While practicing skills of creative thinking, process writing, and interpersonal communications, students will find their own voices as readers, writers, and thinking members of society through both individual and group work.
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| Contact Information | 1st Semester Schedule | |||
| Room #: | C-335 | Block 1 | Planning Period |
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| Phone #: | 734-429-8030 ext. 2253 | Block 2 | British
Literature |
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| Email: | darlingg@saline.k12.mi.us | Block 3 | Literature and Society / C-lunch | |
| Office Hours: | 7 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | Block 4 | Literature
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