This course will fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum requirements for Group 1 Language A. This rigorous pre-university program will draw from the literary heritage of English in addition to offering the international perspective of world literature. Students will read works selected from IB recommended reading lists and will demonstrate oral and written competencies based on IB standards. This course will fulfill the Texas graduation requirements for English III. This course must be followed by IB English IV Higher level (HL) in the senior year.