English 3 Honors: American Literature and Composition Honors (1.0 credit)

In this course students will develop knowledge of American literature through integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands. Emphasis will be on representative American literature, with its varied cultural influences, highlighting the major genres, themes, subjects, and historical influences associated with each literary period. Students will learn nonfiction reading strategies and compare and contrast elements of theme in various genres of literary works and multimedia.

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.