Currents in Literature (Integrated English Language Arts, World Volume)

The World Volume features classic and contemporary writers such as Niccolo Machiavelli, Victor Hugo, Margaret Atwood, Carl Jung, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Anita Desai. Vocabulary, reading, writing, grammar, and spelling are taught in the context of these selections. Students reflect on universal themes such as conformity, power, responsibility, and propaganda, and they learn to think critically about challenging texts.