English III: This course is designed to provide students with a survey of British literature from medieval to modern times through genres such as epic literature, Gothic literature, science fiction, and drama. Works studied may include ​Beowulf,​ ​Canterbury Tales,​ and ​Macbeth​, ​and authors read may include Mary Shelley, Oscar Wilde, George Orwell, and Neil Gaiman. A variety of supplemental poetry and nonfiction texts will be incorporated. Students will continue to develop skills of literary analysis and argument writing.

from The Raritan High School Program of Studies