· AMERICAN LITERATURE (Year) Grade Level: 11-12 Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 2. American Literature is a traditional survey course which can follow either a chronological or thematic outline of our American culture from the early 17th Century to the present, as seen through various literary works. The different genres of literature, namely the drama, the novel, poetry, nonfiction, and short fiction, are investigated, read, studied, and written about through classical and modern Core Works. Among these are: Arthur Miller's, The Crucible; Twain's Huckleberry Finn; Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby; Poe's The Fall of The House of Usher and the poetry of Frost, Hughes, and Brooks, to name a few. Also note-taking, journal type works, oral presentations, extensive vocabulary study, and some new literary terms, together with standard grammar, usage, and punctuation lessons can be expected.

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