This course includes readings in the contemporary and classic novel, drama, poetry, and short story. Fall Apart and The Good Earth . There is a unit on the study of language and emphasis on creative composition. Literature, writing and vocabulary are emphasized. This class will meet an extra period every other day.
Additional emphasis is placed on world literature, and a term paper is required.
Coordinator and teacher recommendations are necessary for acceptance into the program, along with a qualifying examination. Class size is limited. This course continues, on a more advanced level, the experiences begun in English 9. Literary works are balanced between classic and modern. A Tale of Two Cities , Night , Hiroshima , and Julius Caesar .