Literary Studies 12 allows students to delve more deeply into literature through increasingly complex texts. Students can explore specific themes, periods, authors, or areas of the world through literary works (fiction and non-fiction) in a variety of media. Giving students the choice of a range of literary topics allows them to follow their passion and at the same time:

• increase their literacy skills through close reading of appropriately challenging texts
• enhance their development of the English Language Arts curricular competencies, both expressive and receptive
• expand their development as educated global citizens
• develop balance and broaden their understanding of themselves and the world
• further refine higher-level thinking and learning skills

The following are possible areas of focus in Literary Studies 12:

• genre-specific studies – poetry, short stories, novels, drama, graphic novels, children’s literature
• world literature
• diasporic literature
• feminist literature
• Canadian literature
• First Peoples texts
• specific author studies
• topic, theme, or inquiry
• canonical literature by era—Middle Ages, Renaissance, Restoration, Romantic, Victorian, 20th century