American Literature 2
Pre-Requisite: This class is taught at the college-preparatory high school level. Students in grades 9 and above are welcome. It will be assumed that students have passed Elements of Literature and Composition before enrolling in this class. Course Description: This college-preparatory course will focus on elements of novels and poetry. We will be reading with the goals of studying character development, plot, themes, and use of language. Students will be introduced to literary criticism and progress in written composition skills through instruction and guided practice in reader response, literary analysis, and writing with research. We will learn how to research using AI as a tool but without crossing lines of plagarism. Class time will be centered on large-group discussion, small-group learning activities, and limited lecture for new literary concepts. Satisfactory completion of all assignments related to this course will earn the student 1 Carnegie Unit in English (designed to satisfy required GADOE rigor course 23.06100, but may also count as 23.06200). Minimum Class Size: 6 Tuition: $450/semester due on the first class day of each term. This includes the administrative cost to MAS and all materials besides your textbooks. Additional Required Texts (NOTE: Any version of the following texts is acceptable).
Book list may have additions by summer.
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