World Literature
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Course Description
In conjunction with World History II, this course teaches students to examine the connections between the literature and history of a given time period and world area. This simultaneous study immerses students in a variety of cultural contexts, giving them a more complete picture of world civilizations. In English 10, students will employ skills in a chronological study of World Literature as they interpret and analyze selections. Composition is emphasized, along with the study of literary conventions. Literature is selected from the following periods: The Renaissance, Elizabethan England, The Age of Rationalism, Romanticism and Realism, The Modern World (1880 to 1945), and the Contemporary World (1945 to the recent past). Students’ writing and composition skills are enhanced in preparation for the PSAT 10 exam.