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237 BRITISH LITERATURE I

Length of Course: One semester

Credit Granted:  One-half per semester

Prerequisite:  Successful completion of Practical Reading and Writing II, or Language and American Literature II or II (H)

Offered To: Juniors and Seniors

British Literature is designed for the student who is competent or gifted in language arts.  This course is a college preparatory course stressing the involvement of reading, interpreting and analyzing of the British Isles as well as thinking, language and writing skills.  This course traces the development of British Literature from its origin to modern times. Supplementing the class work, students are required to independently read novels selected from a list of approved British classics.  A critical research project which meets all teacher criteria is required for successful completion of British Literature I.