British Literature 1
British Literature I is designed for the student who is competent or gifted in language arts. This course is a college preparatory course stressing the improvement of reading, interpreting and analyzing literature of the British Isles as well as critical thinking, language and writing skills. This course traces the development of British literature from its origins to the Renaissance. 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.
2012 Syllabus
Unit 1: Old English/ Anglo-Saxon Literature (449-1066)
Beowulf
Unit 2: Middle English/ Medieval Literature (1066-1485)
Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
Unit 3: Modern English/ Renaissance Literature (1485-1660)
Pastoral Poetry by Marlowe and Raleigh
Sonnets by Spenser, Petrarch, and Shakespeare
Metaphysical Poetry by Donne
Unit 4: Renaissance Drama
Macbeth by Shakespeare
Unit 5: Novel
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
OR
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
2012 Syllabus
Unit 1: Old English/ Anglo-Saxon Literature (449-1066)
Beowulf
Unit 2: Middle English/ Medieval Literature (1066-1485)
Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
Unit 3: Modern English/ Renaissance Literature (1485-1660)
Pastoral Poetry by Marlowe and Raleigh
Sonnets by Spenser, Petrarch, and Shakespeare
Metaphysical Poetry by Donne
Unit 4: Renaissance Drama
Macbeth by Shakespeare
Unit 5: Novel
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
OR
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens