American Literature is developed around the Georgia Standards of Excellence to challenge students to develop their critical language skills. Through reading, writing, speaking, and listening; students will explore the intricate components of American Literature’s development, craftsmanship, genres, and other various nuances of American Literature and its relationship to World Literature. Students will explore a gamut of American literary periods that stretch from pre-European Native American oral storytelling tradition into 21st century literature.

The course is comprised of four thematic units, and each thematic unit will focus on one extended text and multiple genres of short readings both literary and informational. Each unit will also focus on critical reading, writing, and thinking skills.