English Department

Prerequisite(s): None Length: Full year 
*Completion of this course satisfies the English 11 requirement for graduation 

American Literature examines themes of the American Dream; the pursuit of happiness, justice, and freedom; and coming of age stories.

• Read and evaluate seminal nineteenth and early twentieth century texts
• Compare and contrast multiple texts for a variety of analytical tasks
• Study fundamentals of rhetoric and learn to analyze non-fiction texts