Grade 11

1.00 Credit

Level 2

Course # 1132

This fast paced course is focused primarily on American fiction and nonfiction and is intended to help prepare students for the rigor of the college level. Students are required to read and critically analyze a wide variety of literature throughout the year including novels, plays, short stories, poems, and essays. All literature will be analyzed for diction, syntax, purpose, and numerous other literary elements, and an emphasis will be placed on studying the occasions of the literature; students will consistently relate all literature to current events and real world experiences. Writing assignments will require students to employ proper conventions, style, and MLA formats. They must continuously make inferences about their reading and will regularly respond to their reading with journal writing and essays. Students will complete work individually but are regularly expected to participate in whole class and small group discussions to enhance their note taking and listening skills.