It emphasizes the development of skills in the areas of listening, speaking, writing and analytical reading. The genres of literature are explored, including short stories, poetry, drama, novel and non-fiction. It differs from the regular program by requiring students to do more outside reading, to write more essays, and to do greater in-depth study of all forms of literature. Writing progresses from paragraph structure to essays. This class studies selective themes from colonial through contemporary writers of American Literature.
Emphasis is placed on improving vocabulary and spelling as well as reading and writing skills.
This course is a survey of American literature with an emphasis on major writers and significant trends from Colonial times to the present day. This course reviews the grammar and usage rules and continues to develop the writing skills of students through literary analysis, argumentation and other means of written expression. This American Experience combines U.S. History and American Literature, and explores the natural relationship between the two. Through their studey of literature, students will comprehend American histroy from the point of view of those who lived it. Students taking this course will be scheduled for two consecutive periods per day.