EEN001 ENGLISH 1: This course aims to develop ability in recognizing, writing, and speaking sound sentences and paragraphs. Additionally, the study of vocabulary and literature aids in developing reading comprehension and responses to literature. The basics of the research paper will be introduced. (1 credit) Open to J.
EEN404 ENGLISH 2: This course concentrates on good paragraph and essay development in oral and written work. Vocabulary enrichment and the requirements of standard written English will contin-ue to be stressed. American literature provides the source material for the process of responding to literature. The technique of the research paper will be fur-ther developed. (1 credit) Open to L.
EEN485 HONORS ENGLISH 2: Prerequisite: 9th grade teacher recommendation; in addition, factors such as class rank and high independent reading ability and/or verbal scores are considered. This course, like EEN 404, covers American Literature, but the class moves at a much more rapid pace. (1 credit) Open to L.
EEN704 ENGLISH 3: This course encourages growth in the process and sophistication of responding to literature both in writing and in oral expression. British literature provides the focus of study. Research skills as well as skills to facilitate the college application process are emphasized. (1 credit) Open to U.
EEN786 HONORS ENGLISH 3: Prerequisite: 10th grade teacher recommendation; in addition, such factors as class rank and high independent reading ability and/or verbal scores are considered. Students will focus on both British Literature studies and the study of rhetoric. The pace, breadth, and depth of the material, the amount of individual work and initiative, and the instruction are designed to approximate college level work and are, by necessity, demanding. (1 credit) Open to U.
EEN904 ENGLISH 4: This survey course will expand familiarity with American, British, and world literature. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking and discussion of the readings. Writing assignments (both expository and creative) will be generated from the readings and discussions. Vocabulary enrichment will continue. (1 credit) Open to S.
EEN956 ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH 4: This course fulfills the requirement for English III at the University of Connecticut and prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Examination in Literature administered by the College Board. Students are encouraged to take the AP Examination in May. The purchase of some texts may be required. The course is based upon a core study of World Literature. The pace, breadth, and depth of the material, the amount of individual work and initiative, and the instruction are designed to meet college level work and are, by necessity, demanding. Prerequisite: EEN785. (1 credit) Open to S.
ECB904 CONTEMPORARY BESTSELLERS: This class will focus on popular works of the past five-to-ten years. In addition to fiction, the pieces studied may include biographies, comic essays, works of history or social science, and new-age works. Among the texts recently studied in this class are Snow Falling on Cedars, Tuesdays with Morrie, Cold Mountain, All Over but the Shoutin', Flags of Our Fathers, Nickel and Dimed, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Bleachers, and The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime. Students will have input into some of the works studied as a class. Purchase of some books may be required. (1 credit) Open to S.
EGF904 GOTHIC FICTION AND FORM: This course will be a study of the gothic form in literature from the late 18th century to present day. It will include the foundations of the gothic, classic nineteenth century gothic form, shorter gothic tales of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the unique adaptation of the gothic to twentieth century American literary and film styles. Among works studied in this class are The Castle of Otranto, The Mysteries of Udolpho, Vampyre, Vathek, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Turn of the Screw, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Uncle Silas, Carmilla, and The Hound of the Baskervilles. (1 credit) Open to S.
EJN904: JOURNALISM: Prerequisite: EJN301 and permission of the instructor. Students in this class will continue their journalistic work through further application of principles learned in Journalism 301. Students will be required to fill an editorial position on the school newspaper or a producer position on NFA TV News. After-school work and independent work are required. This course may be used to fulfill the English requirements for graduation. (1 credit). Open to S.
ELS 904 SPORTS LITERATURE: Through the analysis and discussion of fiction, nnon-fiction, poetry, sports media, and film, students will study the literary and sociological role that sports play in American society. Possible texts include The Best American Sports Writing of the Century, The Natural, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Fall River Dreams, King of the World, and Seabiscuit: An American Legend. Literature will be approached thematically, with topics including values, racism in sports, women in sports, and fraud and corruption in sports. Substantial reading and writing assignments, similar to those of any senior English class, will be required. Purchase of a subscription to a sport magazine will also be required. (1 credit) Open to S.
EMC904 MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE: Multicultural Literature is a study of modern and contemporary works, which together form the quilt of our ever-increasing diversity. The course includes African-American and African literatures; Hispanic- American and Latino literatures; and Asian literatures; and Native-American literatures in the four major literary forms: novel, short story, drama, and poetry. Among the works studied in this class are The Bluest Eye, In My Father's House, Things Fall Apart, When I Was Puerto Rican, Always Running, Black Elk Speaks: The Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux, Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survical, and Bone. Nonfiction pieces are also included. (1 credit) Open to S.
EMW904 MODERN WRITERS: In this course, twentieth century writers will be read and discussed. Novels include Ken Kesey’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, and Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. The course will be structured in thematic units: the Individual and Society, Crime and Criminals, the American Dream, and Male and Female Roles in Society. Students will also view and analyze films related to the various literary themes. Among the works studied in this class are One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Slaughterhouse Five, Welcome to the Monkeyhouse, Ragtime, Working, The Great Gatsby, Death of a Salesman, Fences, The Stranger, No Exit, In Cold Blood, East of Eden, Earthly Possessions, and The Bell Jar. (1 credit) Open to S.
ESH904 SHAKESPEARE & WORLD DRAMA: The scope of Shakespeare's genius is explored in this study of world drama which also examines early Greek and Roman influences and continues with analysis of modern world and American drama through the contributions of such dramatists as Ibsen, Shaw, O'Casey, O'Neill and Beckett. Writing assignments (both expository and creative) as well as a term paper will be required. Some works studied in this class are Hamlet, 12th Night, Richard III, Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Oedipus, The Importance of Being Earnest, Tartuffe, Enemy of the People, and Antigone. (1 credit) Open to S.
EWL904 WOMEN IN LITERATURE: This elective consists of the study of women as people, writers, and heroines in literature. In addition, students will study the major forms of literature: poetry, drama, novel, short stories, short nonfiction, biography and autobiography. Some of the works covered in this class are The Color Purple, The Bell Jar, A Doll's House, The Handmaid's Tale, and The Children's Hour. (1 credit) Open to S.
ESP904 PUBLIC SPEAKING: Students will learn the fundamentals of speech communication. They will listen to, deliver, discuss, and respond to presentations of increasing complexity. These include informative, persuasive, interview, and impromptu speeches. Speeches will be videotaped and critiqued. Literature is an integral component of the course and will serve as the basis for selected speeches. Grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and critical thinking are also central to the course. (1 credit) Open to S.
Following are electives which DO NOT FULFILL the English credit requirement for graduation in any grade:
ECW691 CREATIVE WRITING: Creative writing is designed to instruct students the principles of effective imaginative writing, the problems inherent in such writing, and such concepts as unity, coherence, and emphasis. It may be taken for one or two semesters. (1/2 credit, one semester course) Open to L, U, & S.
EJN301 JOURNALISM: The purpose of this course is to give students who have an interest in journalism a strong basis for developing the techniques that make a good print or video journalist. While practicing skills required of effective journalists, students will learn the basics of good writing, story construction, style, and editing. Students will also learn to determine what is news, and how to handle layout, photography, video camera work, and advertising through production of the school newspaper, and TV news program. Occasional after-school work will be expected. May be taken more than once. (1 credit) Open to J, L, U, & S.
ELM891 LITERATURE OF FILM: The purposes of this course are to explore and to appreciate the “Literature” of great film, but here “literature” is as concerned with the technical aspects of movie making as it is with its narrative elements. Students come to recognize that every film, no matter how innovative, owes something of itself to a chain of films that came before it, and that in every modern screen image there is reflected a host of images past. Literature of Film takes this historical approach using for its text, material gathered from a century and a quarter of filmmaking. (1/2 credit, one semester course) Open to U & S.
ELM 892 MYTH AND THE MOVIES: Though not a prerequisite, this course will build off concepts from the Literature of Film course, as well as the concept of the heroic quest in movies. The course will allow students to view films as a contemporary form of mythmaking. Students will be able to identify variations of the heroic journey across several film genres including thrillers, science fiction, adventure, romance, Western, comedy, and horror. (1/2 credit, one semester course) Open to U & S.
EMP891 MUSIC AS POETRY: Music as Poetry will explore music as an oral/aural literary form. Students will study and analyze the poetic value of different styles of music such as folk, jazz, blues, opera, and rock and roll. Specifically, the course will trace the development of musical lyrics from the seventeenth century to the present. Musical contributors who may be studied include B.B. King, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Jefferson Airplane. (1/2 credit, one semester course) Open to L, U, & S.
EHU891 HUMOR: In this course students will analyze and appreciate humor as an art form, with emphasis on literary humor. Various types of humor will be studied, including farce, dark humor, satire, parody, slapstick, and wit. Also various genres will be employed, including essays, plays, novels, TV shows, movies, and comic strips. Students will have the opportunity to write their own humor pieces. (1/2 credit, one semester course). Open to U & S. |
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