English Language & Literature 4 IBH

Course #: 01141032
Credit Type:  English
Credit:  1.0
Pre/Co Requisite:  No
College Credit:  No
College Hours Earned: 0
Grade Level:  11-12
Other Information:  Sumner Academy ONLY
Description: The language and literature course introduces the critical study and interpretation of written and spoken texts from a wide range of literary forms and non-literary text-types.  The formal analysis of texts is supplemented by awareness that meaning is not fixed but can change in respect to contexts of production and consumption.  This course is organized into three areas of exploration and several central concepts, and focuses on the study of both literary or non-literary texts.  Together, the three areas of exploration of the course allow the student to explore the language in question through its cultural development and use, its media forms and functions, and its literature.  Students develop skills of literary and textual analysis, and also the ability to present their ideas effectively.  A key aim is the development of critical literacy.