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Advanced English - This year, students in this class consider historical concepts through American literature. With an emphasis on both creative and analytical writing, students improve their vocabulary and reading comprehension while considering how history has shaped literature and vice versa.  Designed as a writing workshop seminar, the class is built on student leadership and collaboration. In addition to literary analysis, concepts that are frequently considered include:  freedom, the American Dream, and selective memory.  Overall, students gain a deeper appreciation for the power of influential writing.  Texts include: The Scarlet Letter, The Last of the Mohicans, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Gone With the Wind, East of Eden, Slaughterhouse Five, On the Road, The Things They Carried and Black Hawk Down.