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English: Literature Courses
NOTE: ​Students must complete 4 semester courses in English their junior and senior year, one of which must be a writing course. Each AP course is equivalent to one literature and one writing course.
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TITLE COURSE # GRADE SEMESTERS CREDITS
Classic Literature 120 11-12 1 .5
Students will explore, interpret, and critically analyze various representative works of classic literature. In addition, students will study the foundational works in a variety of genres in both British and American literature. These works lead to a better understanding of important cultural, social and historic events and movements that influenced the development of modern ideals and literature. The universal themes of these works create an understanding of the personal responses of writers to the developments of their times, while providing a challenging forum to discuss and write about important issues that humanity consistently faces including identity/conformity, social class conflict, changing values, discrimination/persecution and exploration of humanity. Studies will cover works from a variety of genres and time periods from the earliest literature to 1950. ​College credit (3 cr) is available for this course through Seton Hill University. Click h​ ere​ for more information on Dual Enrollment.
Contemporary Literature 121 11-12 1 .5 (1950-Present)
In this engaging literature class that focuses on works from the latter part of the twentieth century to the present, students will analyze, interpret, evaluate, and compare literary concepts through writing and discussions. Also, students will learn to make personal connections to the literature that they read from various young adult works, novels, and poetry. These contemporary pieces, will focus on Contemporary Themes, both fiction and nonfiction, that connect to societal issues.
Short Story 124 11-12 1 .5
In study, the short story offers the same challenges and builds the same core skills as a novel-based course, but the inherently short nature of the genre will allow students to encounter many more literary works and authors than normally possible in a literature course. The course includes both classic and contemporary short fiction and nonfiction pieces from a variety of traditional authors. In this course, students will examine the major literary elements of the short story genre.
Drama 125 11-12 1 .5
This course is an opportunity for students to not only study the context and elements of classic and contemporary drama, but also to interpret pieces of American, British, and Greek literature and learn how to write dramatic literature at a slower pace. Students in this course will develop their literary analysis skills, as well as interpretation, writing, and public speaking skills. Throughout the semester, students will analyze and respond critically to the development of theater, analyze and evaluate characterization through monologue, soliloquy, and dialogue, and evaluate a variety of literature through plot, character, and theme analysis; moreover, students will learn to interpret dramatic and satirical literature as intended by the author's purpose in a supported environment.
Debate 126 11-12 1 .5
This course will develop the communication and writing abilities of each student, while emphasizing the principles of debate, including: teamwork, excellent communication, strong leadership, and advanced speaking and listening skills. As a result, students will improve their ability to persuade through critical, analytical, and organized research. ​College credit (3 cr) is available for this course through Seton Hill University. Click ​here​ for more information on Dual Enrollment.
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