English IV-CP (Period 4)

English IV CP

Grade Level: 12     SEMESTER/ 1.000 credit(s)

Prerequisite:  One full credit in English III

As the fourth step in the College Prep English sequence, English IV  includes a survey of British literature and a focus on writing in preparation for college-level writing. This course is designed to develop critical and analytical skills in speaking, writing, reading, listening, and thinking. A survey of British literature through the Old English Period through the Renaissance Period and the basic philosophical and historical events of the respective periods will be studied. Library and reference skills will be reinforced and one major research project is required. Students enrolled in this course may focus on preparation for future studies in a four-year college or a role in the working world. Assessment will include projects, quizzes, tests, essays, book reviews, research papers, and vocabulary.