In this course, students will concentrate on skill-building in composition, literary analysis, vocabulary development, and study habits. All four literary genres (novel, play, poetry, and short story) are introduced and examined. In writing, students will concentrate on organization, ideas and content, voice, sentence structure, word choice, and writing conventions. They will gradually progress to writing text-based, APA and MLA-style, five-paragraph essays. Study English essentials: parts of Speech, sentence variety, and mechanics. Vocabulary is drawn from the literature read in class in order to sharpen both reading and writing skills. Students have quarterly readings and poetry recitations; they are expected to write one research paper with documentation in the APA and MLA format.

Grades: 09

Level: Standard

Subject: English

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