In Essential English 12, students learn how to read and critically analyze literature, specifically the modern novel and the Shakespearean play. Students are required to read novels and plays with both a thoughtful and critical eye and respond to them through daily discussion, group projects, research papers, and oral presentations.
As this is also a writing-intensive course, students are required to write daily as well as to write research-based papers as well as other papers. This course is only offered during Semester 1.