(Credit - 2) (Elective) (Year) (Grade: 11) 

(College Credit Course) (Grade: Weighted) 
 
The 
prerequisite 
to
 taking
 enrichment
 courses
 is 
the 
following:
  1.)
 The
 student
 has 
a 
cumulative
 G.P.A.
 of 
3.00
 or 
above 
or
  2.)
 The 
student 
has 
a 
3.00
 G.P.A.
 or
 above 
in
 previous 
related 
course 
work.  

Exceptions 
to 
this 
prerequisite 
can 
be
 made 
via 
a 
written 
application 
process.

  Applications
 can 
be 
obtained 
at
 the 
guidance 
office.
 

 
This 
chronological 
survey 
of
 American 
literature
 covers
 major
 and
 minor 
works
 of 
fiction,
 non‐fiction,
 drama 
and 
poetry
 from
 the 
Puritan 
era 
to 
the 
Twentieth‐Century.  
Several 
major 
novels 
will
 also
 be 
studied 
including 
The Scarlet Letter, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and
 The Grapes of Wrath.  Discussion 
will 
focus
 on
 writing
 trends
 and 
societal 
influence
 on 
those
 writing 
trends.
 The
 course
 will 
cover
 more
 material
 more
 quickly 
than 
English 
11.
 The 
curriculum
 includes 
writing
 literary
 analysis 
papers 
originating
 from 
works 
studied,
 persuasive
 papers
 and 
a 
multi‐genre 
project.
  The 
course 
also 
includes
 vocabulary
 work.
  Motivated,
 self‐directed
 students
 who 
feel
 they 
would 
like 
to
 take
 a
 more 
active 
role 
in 
their
 learning 
and
 are 
capable 
of 
additional 
challenge 
are 
encouraged
 to 
enroll.

  Three 
college 
credits
 (ENGL 238)
 will 
be
 offered
 through 
William 
Penn 
University,
 but
 the 
student
 must 
complete
 the
 entire 
year 
of
 College 
American
 Literature.