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context: I had a highschool English teacher who would lock his classroom doors the second class started. If you were late you could be standing outside for up to 15min before he let you in.
  That man made Shakespeare so much fun. No wanted to be late. The jocks, goths, whoever you hungout with was standing up and cheering together.
  He had us make up Shakespeare insults and spew them at each other all class - we were graded on it.
  It was a pretty amazing experience. There is something for everything in Shakespeare. Penis jokes, sex, violence, romance, tragedy, etc >
  
  Are you talking about high school? I didn't realize they were grouped together like that. They do separate it in college, but I agree. Critical thinking and reading comprehension are far more important skills and composition classes put a much heavier focus on them. >
  
  I graduated from a high school that had separate requirements, and the classes could be accurately described as English Lit and English Comp. As a Navy Brat, I had the experience of seeing multiple school districts; my oldest brother had been enrolled in 2 high schools, and my middle brother and I were each enrolled in 3. IIRC, each of these schools had different English classes to satisfy those separate requirements.
  With that said, critical reading and analysis skills are part and parcel to better writing, even if you're not doing creative writing. Additionally, the critical thinking and analysis skills that are being developed in an English Lit class have applications for other disciplines, such as history, political science, economics, physical sciences, and so on.