COURSE TITLE: English III: Classic Literatures
LEVEL: 11th Grade (Regular)
LENGTH/CREDITS: Full Year and 1.0 Credit
PREREQUISITES: One of the English II courses
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Utilizing classic literatures — from Sophocles to Chaucer to Shakespeare to Orwell to Achebe to Wright to Marquez and Morrison, among many others, this course focuses on notable themes spanning world literatures. This course further develops the processes of effective reading comprehension, with an increasing emphasis toward critical reading and thinking skills; emphasizes writing in a variety of forms and for a variety of purposes; stresses the fundamentals of grammar and usage and the study of vocabulary and spelling, both for the purpose of improving the student’s own reading and writing; further develops research techniques and citation methods; and expands several models of speaking, listening, and viewing. Integrated with the Junior Social Studies, Science, and Math courses, the junior will research and write “The Senior Project Essay” and prepare the presentation for his/her Junior Project. In preparation for English III: Classic Literatures, over the summer all incoming students will read a work of literature, selected by the English Department; an assessment of the summer reading will be part of the first grading period.