English 12
For Educators
Teachers can use the complete Plus course curriculum for flexible instruction.
Course Summary
Read works within the British literary tradition to understand their influence on later authors. Examine Shakespeare’s writing to discover what made him such a genius. Explore the connection between William Blake’s strange etchings and engravings and his works. In this course, students evaluate different literary forms and devices that shape the style of a work. Sharpen your writing and analytical skills as you read masterpieces of British literature, and learn how to employ literary strategies to improve your writing.
Curriculum
This is a two-semester course. Each semester requires a commitment of approximately 70 or more hours of coursework. While students may enroll in both semesters within the same term, UC Scout does not recommend this due to the intensive workload, especially during shorter terms like summer.
Unit 1: Course and College Readiness
- Course Introduction
- How to Write a Personal Statement
- Tips for Timed Writing
- Writing Process Review
- Literary Terms Foundation
Unit 2: Foundations of British Literature
- Beowulf Introduction
- Beowulf Review
Unit 3: The British Literature Hero
- Hero Introduction
- Hero's Journey Overview
- Literary Terms Follow-Up
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Intro
- Literary Terms Expanded
- Canterbury Tales Introduction
Unit 4: English Renaissance Literature
- Poetry Annotation
- John Donne Background and Introduction
- George Herbert Background and Introduction
- William Blake Background and Introduction
Unit 5: Shakespeare
- Shakespeare Biography
- Shakespeare Background
- Globe Theater Overview
- Macbeth Characters
- Macbeth Plot
- Macbeth Themes
Unit 6: Romantic Literature, Part 1
- Romanticism Overview
- William Wordsworth Introduction
- Percy Shelley Introduction
Unit 7: Romantic Literature, Part 2
- Mary Shelley Intro
- Frankenstein Introduction
- Frankenstein Structure
- Frankenstein Themes
Unit 8: Romantic Poetry
- John Keats Introduction
- Keats Close Reading Urn
- Keats Close Reading Nightingale
- Lord Byron Introduction
- Byron Close Reading She Walks
- Byron Prometheus
- Robert Browning Overview
- Thomas Hardy Overview
- Lord Alfred Tennyson Overview
Unit 9: Victorian and Modernist Period
- Pygmalion Background
- Pygmalion Characters
- Pygmalion Themes
- W.H. Auden Overview
- T.S. Eliot Overview
- James Joyce Overview