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English Department Electives
Grade 11/12
11th and 12th graders must choose at least one literature/reading class per year.
Level 0
POETRY SEMINAR L011 Make poetry come alive for you.
This course offers a varied view to understanding, analyzing, writing, and even performing poetry. In doing so, you will learn a full range of poetic devices and their relationship to the intent and meaning of poems. A component of the course will include writing and performing slam poetry. You will leave this class with a new awareness of how poems communicate. 1/2 Credit [EN]Level 1
ADVANCED PLACEMENT LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION L108
Highly motivated and skilled 12th graders who have a desire to work with significant literature will have the opportunity to read, discuss, and write about poetry, short stories, plays and novels of recognized literary merit. This yearlong course will prepare students for the Advanced Placement exam in Literature and Composition given in May. Students should be active readers and expect to write about literary topics. Summer reading and writing is required. Note: Although most students need to take this class to prepare successfully for the AP exam, any student who chooses may take the exam. 1 Credit [EN]ADVANCED PLACEMENT LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION L109
Advanced Placement Language and Composition is designed for ambitious and skilled 11th grade students who possess an interest in how the English language works to convey important ideas in our culture. Distinct from a literary studies approach, AP Language and Composition focuses on the study of discourse or rhetoric. Rather than narrowly analyzing the forms of fiction or poetry, students will examine the communication strategies used in a wide range of texts: advertising copy, journalism, essays, speeches, propaganda, letters, journals, and various styles of fiction that develop devices that inform those texts. Students will be asked to write concise analyses of those texts, developing a personal voice appropriate for college writing. Students will prepare for the Advanced Placement Language and Composition exam in May. Summer reading and writing are required. 11th graders taking this full-year course will fulfill their literature requirement for the year. 1 Credit [EN]Level 2
VARIED VOICES IN LITERATURE L203
From around the globe, writers speak through their short stories, novels, essays, and poems. As this class reads a collection of recent writings, it will hear voices from many places in our global community. The class might experience the move from one's home country to the U.S. with Indian writer Chitra Banarjee Divakuruni or imagine growing up with two homelands as did Marie Arana from Peru and the U.S.. Read, listen to visiting speakers, and react in your own voice. Consider varied voices; expand your world. 1/2 Credit [EN]HUMANITIES L210
This Humanities course will study ideas expressed through art. We will focus on literature and use it as a lens to examine various other art forms. Opening our minds to the arts will encourage creativity, acceptance, self understanding and new ways of seeing the world. The objectives of this class are to appreciate and respond to the arts in a thoughtful manner, and to create a community of sudents who learn from each other. Students can expect to be challenged by new ideas, reading literature, writing assignments, projects, and risk taking in this course. 1/2 Credit [EN]EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE L212
What impact has British culture and literature had upon American society? The readings, from Beowulf to Chaucer to Shakespeare, will challenge and stimulate you and help you understand literary influences on our culture. Expect extensive reading. 1/2 Credit [EN]LATER BRITISH LITERATURE L213
If you thought the movies were good, you should check out the books on which they were based! In this course, you'll read novels by authors such as Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Mary Shelley and others. You'll also read the poetry and plays that defined this era and continue to influence generations of writers. Beginning in the Romantic era and working up to modern times, this course does involve extensive reading. Early British Literature (E212) is not a prerequisite. 1/2 Credit [EN]ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE L214
Learn to share the joys, sorrows, and struggles common to all peoples while recognizing the demands of different cultures and different eras. You will read and analyze demanding prose and poetry focusing on these universal qualities of humankind. Novels range from Les Miserables to One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Expect extensive reading. 1/2 Credit [EN]ADVANCED COMPOSITION L215
This course is for students who have mastered the structured essay format, can produce writing that is largely free of minimum standard errors, and have a clear understanding of how and when to utilize outside sources in their writing. In this course, you will focus on exploring more sophisticated expository techniques (such as irony) and structures. You will also work to develop voice and tone appropriate to various assignments, as well as advanced sentence structure skills. 1/2 Credit [EN]TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE L217
Ever wonder how others dealt with racial issues? Isolation? Alienation? Overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles? You'11 find out in this course, as you read the novels that have helped shape and define the twentieth century. Some examples are: A Separate Peace, The Death of a Salesman, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and Animal Farm. 1/2 Credit [EN]SHAKESPEARE SEMINAR L260
Does Shakespeare's language inspire and intrigue you? In this course you will read several of Shakespeare's lesser-known works. Some examples are Twelfth Night, A Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Love's Labor's Lost. You will read and analyze these demanding works in detail, focusing on universal and timeless themes such as love, hate, jealousy, and ambition. 1/2 Credit [EN]CREATIVE WRITING L220
In this class you will first study and analyze both short story techniques and poetry. Then you will employ these techniques in your own writing of short stories, poetry, and drama. The class concentrates on the communication of ideas, stylistic techniques, experimentation with language, and proofreading competence. You need discipline and enthusiasm for this course and should feel very confident about your basic writing skills. 1/2 Credit [EN]JOURNALISM L221
Do you want to write for the EHS paper, The Hornets Buzz? Do you want to get English credit while doing so? Then this course might be for you. Not only will you publish your work, but also, in the process, you will learn to write editorials, to conduct interviews, feature articles, and hard news stories. Journalism is for Grade 12 students who have demonstrated high level writing skills and, most importantly, the ability to work independently and reliably. One class is offered each semester. Prerequisite: Grade 12 standing and strong recommendation from current English teacher. 1/2 Credit [EN]