027 AMERICAN LIT & COMP ACC

This rigorous college preparatory course will introduce students to the early American authors. Students will be challenged in their writing as they blend both literature and composition skills. Reading selections will focus on what it means to be American and how the country was formed. Students will also prepare for the SAT and write a required junior essay that could be used in a college application. Students will read, analyze and write about complex texts in a variety of genres while exploring American Literature.