The course is designed to increase each student's reading comprehension, literary appreciation, writing skills, vocabulary and communication. World literature selections parallel in part the sequence taught in tenth grade World Cultures. Students increase their appreciation of literature from a variety of world cultures throughout time. Students are exposed to a wide range of literary styles, authors, themes and time periods. Writing skills are taught in conjunction with literature pieces and in isolation.
Emphasis is placed on the students' sentence and paragraph writing skills.
Special emphasis is given to clarity and coherence in written projects. A punctuation mastery unit is provided. Students are expected to increase their speaking, reading and writing vocabulary throughout the year with exercises developed to strengthen their knowledge and application of new words. 1 Eleventh grade English is the study of American literature chronologically from colonial times to present. Emphasis is placed on the American novels The Scarlet Letter, Red Badge of Courage, Of Mice and Men, Shane, Huckleberry Finn, and other selected novels by American authors.