Two-semester course that focuses on preparing students for success on state exit
exams. Each unit contains: Skills Lessons, prepares
students to learn skills necessary for standardized testing;
Informational Lessons, introduces students to real-life
topics that connect to the literary text; Communication
Lessons, topics include Debate, Analysis of Formal Speech,
Visual Media Analysis, and Mass Media and Public Opinion;
Grammar Lessons, topics include Subject-Verb Agreement,
Modifiers, Active and Passive Voice, Main and Subordinate
Clauses, and Sentence Structure; and Writing Lessons,
essays are taught using the Writing Process, topics include
Autobiographical Narrative Essay, Persuasive Essay,
Descriptive Essay, Expository Essay, and Letter to the
Editor. Unit topics include: Literary Analysis of Poetry;
Evaluate and Clarify Expository Text; World Literature –
theme Social Responsibility; Legends, Epics, and Myths –
