Curriculum Detail

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English and World Literature

The Upper School English and World Literature curriculum is designed to help students advance their interpretive thinking, analytical reading and writing skills through the study of a variety of texts. These works reflect our evolving definitions of literature, gender, cultural context and writing practice. Major genres, including the novel, short story, poetry, drama and 
film, are studied in yearlong courses and more exclusively and intensively in semester electives. Students’ work takes a variety of forms, including formal, informal and creative writing, teaching presentations, class drama and film productions and projects.

Upper School English Sequence
Grade 9 Fate and Folly
Grade 10 American Literature 
Grades 11-12 Electives, including one required in world study

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