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English 4
These courses serve to benefit students bound for any post-secondary pursuit: college/university study, the job market, the military, etc. By design, students choose a pair of semester-long courses based on theme and interest. The main objective of all of the course pairings is to help students.

1412 Pair One – Women’s Literature and Multicultural Literature
Women’s Literature
Although it is often condemned as the study of “Dead White Men,” literature is, and has always been, written by women, many of whom have been ignored. Women’s Literature introduces a variety of literary and non-literary works by diverse female authors and explores the female experience through the eyes of both male and female writers.
Multicultural Literature
According to Ishmael Reed, “In North America there is a multiverse of literatures, but so far our view has been limited to one.” The Multicultural Literature course aims to address that concern and devotes its attention to the perspective of minority groups not traditionally explored in our study of literature.

1413 Pair Two – Sports Literature/Satire and Humor
Sports Literature “Game on!”—William Shakespeare Even Shakespeare knew a good game when he saw one, and the power of competition resonate through literature. Using some of the best contemporary American fiction and non-fiction writing about sports (authors like Maclean, Epstein, Gary Smith and films like 42), this course will focus on the impact of sports and the outdoors on individuals and societies.
Satire
To laugh out loud even as you’re terrified and alarmed. To love what you criticize or despair of it. Such is the nature of Satire. In this course, we’ll attempt to discover how literature and film can be so funny and disturbing at the same time. Using works by Aristophanes, Swift, Salinger, Orwell, and Heller as well as contemporary film and television, we’ll attempt to understand and define the satiric experience.
1414 Pair Three – Mythology/British Literature
Mythology
Myths, fables and legends are the origins of world literature and provide insight into the foundations of our contemporary society. An examination of unique cultural points of view and the similarities that bind us all will be a focus of the class as we read works such as creation myths, The Odyssey, Beowulf, and legends of King Arthur. We will cover a variety of myths from cultures around the world, including Greek/Roman, Norse, Blackfeet and other American tribes, Incan, Persian, Japanese, African, and more. These stories will allow us to explore the field of comparative mythology and the themes that have influenced human civilization for millennia.
British Literature
“British Literature spans about 1500 years—from Old English poems to modern bestsellers.” The goal of this course will be to connect the old with the new by examining the cultural and historical contexts of plays, poems, stories, and novels from the UK and Ireland, as well as from regions colonized by the British. We will begin by reading older British texts by canonical authors, such as Chaucer and Shakespeare, and then move forward in history with works by Oscar Wilde, the Romantic poets, and Arthur Conan Doyle.

1415 Pair Four – MASH/Outdoor Literature
MASH
MASH- Mystery, Adventure, Suspense and Horror. In this course, students will acquire strategies to understand the fascination of fear, terror, and horror by reading a variety of both classic and contemporary MASH literature. Fiction and non- fiction authors may include: Mary Shelley, Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Agatha Christie, Jack London, Franz Kafka and Edgar Allen Poe.
Outdoor Literature
This class takes students deep into the outdoors through novels, poetry, and short stories written by some of the greatest authors and outdoor enthusiasts. Imagine climbing mountains, floating rivers, hunting, fighting fires, and desperately fighting for survival simply through reading a book! Outdoor literature focuses on writings in outdoor adventure, nature, the environment, and adventure travel writing.

1416 Pair Five – Holocaust/Crime Literature
Holocaust Literature
This class will focus on the memoirs, novels, essays, poetry and other literature written not only about the Holocaust during World War II, but other racial and tribal conflicts throughout history. Our focus will be on the personal impact of oppression and the vitality of the human response.
Crime Literature
Some of the most engaging literature ever written focuses on the criminal mind. Crime Literature will examine the investigation and trials of some of America’s most infamous criminals. Students will also explore the roles of the victims and the complex issues surrounding the surviving family members of victims. The causes of crime and the effect of crime on the individual and on society will be studied. Authors may be chosen from the following: Capote, Bugliosi, Grisham, Shakespeare, Doyle, Christie and more.