Reading Courses (1 Required)

AMERICAN LITERATURE

OPEN TO: 11 & 12 

PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH 10

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Reading Requirement

CAPACITY: 30

This course is a survey of American Literature from the Colonial Period to the Modern Era. Students will read a variety of informational and literary texts in all genres and modes of discourse. While expository writing is the focus in American literature, students will also demonstrate competency in argumentative and narrative genres. 

BRITISH LITERATURE

OPEN TO: 11 & 12 

PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH 10

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Reading Requirement

CAPACITY: 30

This course is a survey of British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon Period to the present. Students will read a variety of informational and literary texts in all genres and modes of discourse. While expository writing is the focus in British literature, students will also demonstrate competency in argumentative and narrative genres.

MYTHOLOGY

OPEN TO: 11 & 12

PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH 10

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: READING REQUIREMENT

CAPACITY: 30

This course introduces the importance of myths and tales of world mythology, focusing on a comparative study of the hero's journey and monomyth. The study of the relationship between people and their societies is a major emphasis, along with the impact of mythology on the literary world. 

READING THE MOVIES

OPEN TO: 11 & 12

PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH 10

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: READING REQUIREMENT

CAPACITY: 30

This course covers different techniques of filmmaking as well as the connections between film and literature. Students will study the history and development of film, analyze classic movies, and critically view films.