The course is a survey of world literature, including stories, poetry, novels, drama, and nonfiction. Emphasis is on the historical, technical, thematic study of significant examples of various literary classics and discussion of human and moral qualities as revealed through these literary classics. Instruction in composition skills continues to be developed, through the ordered sequence of rhetorical, literary, and personal essays, including a research project. This course prepares students to take the Literature AP Exam.