Prerequisite: American Literature
Semesters: 1
Credit: 0.5
This course addresses the grade 12 benchmarks of the Common Core State English/Language Arts Reading Standards through the study of Shakespearean histories, comedies, tragedies, and sonnets. Among other skills, students will critique Shakespearean dramatic and poetic style and will study the convention of the Shakespearean theatre. The course incorporates practice in writing, research, listening, and speaking.