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ESL Literature
 
This course is designed for students who are struggling with the English language. Students will be exposed to some of the high-interest Classics of American, British, and World Literature.  Students will learn to identify the main idea; develop comprehension, critical thinking and inference skills; recall specific details and sequence of events.

Students will also develop vocabulary skills, oral reading and writing skills, as well as cultivate literary appreciation. This class meets four days a week, Monday to Thursday.
Amabelle Diamond, Teacher
Sample literary classics include, but are
not limited to, the following:

Sea Wolf (Jack London)
 
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
 
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
 
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
 
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
 
Anthony and Cleopatra (William Shakespeare)
 
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
 
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 
(Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
 
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)


Sample Short Stories:
 
"The Cask of Amontillado" (Edgar Allan Poe)
 
"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" (Stephen Crane)
 
"Rip Van Winkle" (Washington Irving)
 
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