Grade Level: 12

Prerequisite: None

Length: Year

NCAA Eligible

This course meets UC/CSU (B) and District graduation requirements for English. This course is an intensive study of various genres of British and World literature and composition. This course focuses on the connection between reading and writing mature prose of various styles. Students will interact with the literature and the writing on a personal level by using collaborative techniques, visual and written interpretations, and oral presentations. Students study the individual work, its language, characters, actions, and themes. They consider the structure, meaning, and value of the work and its relationship to contemporary issues as well as to the times in which it was written. Extensive reading will be required and students must assume the responsibility for the amount of reading and writing required. Students will utilize the writing process to compose formal and informal essays and research projects and will compose timed essays. It is not mandatory for students to take the AP exam, however, students who choose to not take the exam will not be eligible to receive college credit for the course.