ENGLISH LITERATURE CP ACCELERATED

REQUIRED:  Literature: Contemporary Literature, English Literature CP Accelerated, or AP English

ELIGIBILITY:  12

PREREQUISITE:  English 9, 10, & 11

CREDIT:  1/2

This course is designed for college bound seniors to provide the foundation needed to succeed in typical college literature survey courses.  English Literature’s tradition pre-dates the founding of the American colonies by centuries.  This course will study the heroes and monsters, the humor and tragedy, the imaginative and the satirical in that grand tradition.  Students will discover at the historical, social, and cultural backdrop that shaped the literature of Great Britain.  This course fulfills the ½ credit of 12^th grade Literature requirement.