College Prep. English 12
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course,
the student will have met the following expectations:
1. Become familiar with the distinctive features
of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the twentieth century;
2. Understands the distinctive features of the
works of individual writers from the Anglo-Saxon period to the twentieth
century;
3. Is able to identify and analyze many of the
major themes in literature;
4. Understands the historical and cultural
background that influenced the development of English literature;
5. Become familiar with the first great
masterpiece of English literature, The Canterbury Tales, and appreciates
its humor and satire;
6. Is able to trace the development of the
Arthurian legends;
7. Is able to read and appreciate Shakespeare's
works and identify his themes'
8. Is able to compare and contrast the Italian
and English sonnet forms;
9. Has gained an understanding of political and
literary satire;
10. Has learned to identify the tone and themes
of metaphysical, pastoral, and lyric poetry;
11. Identifies and understands the authors' use
of irony, personification, allusion, conceit, paradox, onomatopoeia, apostrophe,
hyperbole, synecdoche, and metonymy;
12. Notes the purposes and uses of repetition
and rhythm in poetry and is able to thoroughly scan a poem;
13. Is able to identify and describe mood and
tone in literary works;
14. Has learned to recognize and evaluate an
author's purpose;
15. Appreciates biography and autobiography as
forms of literature;
16. Has increased vocabulary through knowledge
of synonyms, etymologies, root words, word analogies, and antonyms;
17. Uses thinking skills to classify,
generalize, synthesize, and evaluate;
18. Has developed research, critical thinking,
and writing skills through the research paper;
19. Has refined writing skills through the
formal and informal essay and the analytical book report.
20. Has developed a lifelong enjoyment of
reading and an appreciation for all genre of literature.
Course Description:
Two Semesters
Texts: England
in Literature
Literary Cavalcade
The major focus of this course is the study of English literature from Beowulf through the early twentieth century. Major works studied include (but are not limited to) the following: Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, Hamlet, Macbeth, Paradise Lost, The Secret Sharer, and Pygmalion. Also covered are poetic works in a wide variety of forms and styles from the early Medieval ballad through the Renaissance and Victorian eras to poetry of the twentieth century. The Literary Cavalcade magazine is used as a secondary source of material. This covers a wide variety of both classic and contemporary works from the different genre.
Students are assigned many papers, most of an analytical and interpretive nature. They also research a relevant topic and write a twelve to fifteen page paper. Ongoing vocabulary development and independent reading are also requirements of the course.