The curriculum of this class emphasizes four major areas of study: literature, composition, grammar, and vocabulary. This comprehensive course covers world literature, stressing critical analysis in both reading and writing. Literature includes various text types including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, short stories, and novels. Composition includes narrative and expository writing, with a focus on a thesis driven text. The use of Modern Language Association format will also be emphasized. Grammar includes the study of the parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, and usage. Extensive vocabulary study is a requirement of this class.