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065 British Literature

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.

077 Shakespeare

Prerequisite: English 10 or Honors English 10

This introduction to the works of William Shakespeare will offer students the opportunity to explore the great bard's works through lively study and discussion of plays and sonnets in historical context and from a modern perspective. Through reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing selected comedies, tragedies, histories, romances, and poetry not taught in other classes, students will also explore the on-going controversy regarding the true identity of the person who penned these works that have survived nearly 400 years. Studied works may include The Taming of the Shrew, THe Merchant of Venice, Henry V, Julius Caesar, Much Ado about Nothing, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. Students will also have the opportunity to be part of the two-week summer trip to England and Scotland, part of which will include a visit to Stratford-on-Avon.

075 Grammar and Vocabulary

Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 9 or Honors English 9

Grammar and Vocabulary is a course designed for college-bound students who desire a well-grounded foundation upon which to build their written and oral communication skills. It is strongly recommended for all students to take in addition to their core English classes. Concrete grammatical skills allow us to communicate confidently, effectively, and articulately. In addition, students learn punctuation guidelines and will be assigned weekly SAT-based vocabulary words that they will practice using in a variety of ways.

 

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