English 2 Honors: World Literature and Composition Honors ( 1.0 credit)

In World Literature and Composition students will develop knowledge of world literature through integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands that include various modes of writing, reading, vocabulary enrichment and grammar lessons. Emphasis will be on representative literature of various cultures and world literary movements from ancient times to the present, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama chosen on the basis of relationships to contemporary cultural, social, and literary ideas and concerns.

Honors level courses require students to utilize higher order thinking skills such as analysis and synthesis, while completing more rigorous assignments. In addition, more emphasis is placed on research mastery and project based learning.