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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 ​here​ for more information on College in High School.
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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.
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PDLA Contemporary American 2121 11-12 1 .5 Literature
In this semester course, students will explore the following topics: American Modernism, Literature of the Harlem Renaissance, Literature of Rebellion, Multicultural American Identities, and Contemporary Literature and the Art of Information. Students will engage in a variety of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, essays, and informational texts as well as participate in a number of activities including writing a short script, creating a resume, writing an argumentative essay, and writing a personal narrative.
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.
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