12th Grade Course Content
(*required)
VOCABULARY |
GRAMMAR |
WRITING |
SPEAKING |
LITERATURE |
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*analogies *vocabulary from literature
roots, prefixes, & suffixes (review)
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*verb choice & tense *parallel structure *subordination *levels of usage *sentence structure, variety, & emphasis *grammar, usage, & mechanics (review) |
*Personal Narrative *Argumentative Essay *Classification Essay *Documented Literary Analysis Essay *Other: · Connotation · Denotation · generalization
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*Class discussion *Oral presentations using technology |
*Periods of British Literature · Anglo-Saxon · Medieval · Renaissance · 17th century · 18th century · Romantic · Victorian Era · 20th century *Shakespearean Drama *British Novel (see list) |
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NOVELS: |
APPLIED/GENERAL |
COLLEGE PREP |
A.P./QUEST |
SUMMER |
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1984 Lord of the Flies The Time Machine The Importance of Being Ernest |
*Wuthering Heights Return of the Native Tess of the D’ubervilles Heart of Darkness Invisible Man The Time Machine The Importance of Being Ernest Hamlet
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The InfernoA Man For All SeasonsMadame BovaryPortrait of the Artist… Lord Jim Dr. Faustus Things Fall Apart Paradise Lost Murder in the Cathedral Pride & Prejudice Pygmalion Out of the Silent Planet Othello (and/or any selections from the other lists) |
Jane Eyre The Firm Frankenstein The Pillars of the Earth The Awakening The Count of Monte Cristo Sense and Sensibility Brave New World Patriot Games Gulliver's Travels
(A.P. English Literature & Composition has a separate reading list)
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Textbooks:
Elements of Literature: 6th Course
Elements of Writing: 6th Course