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Course description:
Two-semester course that
focuses on a variety of text: literary, expository, and
informational. Each unit in the course contains different
lessons: Skills, Literary/Expository, Informational,
Communication, Grammar, and Writing lessons. This
course covers literary skills such as Plot – flashback and
foreshadowing, Setting – time and sequence,
Characterization - dialogue, Theme – universal theme,
Style – figurative language, and Narrator – different types.
Units include topics: Literary Analysis-Poetry;
Autobiographies, Essays and Personal Accounts; and World
Literature, theme is origin myths. Students also learn
classics such as Homer's
The Odyssey and William
Shakespeare's
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
Informational Text reading skills are taught using
consumer, workplace, technical, and public documents.
Writing Lessons cover The Writing Process and also include
a Research Workshop. Essay topics in the course include
Business Letter, Research Paper, Literary Analysis Essay,
Persuasive Essay, and Personal Narrative Essay.
1.0 credits
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