Course title

IB Sr. English: Literature

Pre-requisite

NA

Course description

IB English: Literature aims at exploring the various manifestations of literature as a particularly powerful mode of writing across cultures and throughout history. The course aims at developing an understanding of factors that contribute to the production and reception of literature; the creativity of writers and readers; the nature of their interaction with their respective contexts and with literacy tradition; the ways in which language can give rise to meaning and/or effect; and the performative and transformative potential of literary creation and response. Through close analysis of a range of literary texts in a number of literary forms and from different times and places; students will consider their own interpretations as well as the critical perspectives of others; to explore how such positions are shaped by cultural belief systems and to negotiate meanings for texts.†

School Country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Tempe

School Address

500 West Guadalupe Road

School zip code

85283

Requested competency code

English

Date submitted

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

  • ENGL
  • 4 years of English

Approved date

Online / Virtual

No