Modern World Literature
2025-2026
This class will cover the study of literature from the 17th through the 20th centuries. We will read literature influenced by different cultures, including those in Europe, The Americas, Asia, and Africa. The class will include opportunities for creative, expository, and research-based writing. Students will analyze different kinds of literature including fiction, non-fiction, novels, short stories, poetry, drama, and travelogues. Students will participate in discussions, read critical writings, listen to lectures by field experts, work in groups, and make connections to the history of the period in which the literature was created.
> Ancient World Literature will be offered again in 2026-2027.
HOMEWORK
Homework will usually take an hour or more to complete per day. This excludes larger projects and research paper work.
PARENT RESPONSIBILITY
Make sure your child is keeping up with class work.
COURSE FEE: $425 pay-in-full / $468 payment plan
SUPPLY FEE: $7
GRADE LEVEL: 11th and 12th
PREREQUISITES: None
CREDIT HOURS: 1 credit
MIN/MAX: 5 minimum, 15 maximum
TEXTS*:
A Shakespeare play (TBD)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Other Voices, Other Vistas edited by Barbara H. Solomon
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
One book (TBD) for the research paper
Additional supplies*:
3-subject notebook or 3 ring binder
pocket folder to hold papers
pen
colored pencils
highlighters
*Please do not purchase any texts or supplies until you receive the officially, updated book & supply list after registration.