Skill Building
To begin our school year, we will set a basis of understanding through a unit that will build the skills you need for the entirety of the year.
Surrealism
During our next unit, we will immerse ourselves into art and literature through a study of the surrealist genre.
Gothic Literature
Our next unit will discuss the intricacies of story-telling through an analysis of the genre of Horror and Mystery.
Rhetoric
To build on your analysis and writing skills, we will engage in an argumentative writing unit that will require you to focus on the art of persuasion.Â
Passion Project
To end our first semester, you will use the skills you have learned to create and present a project of your own choosing.
Mythology
Our first unit of our second semester will challenge your creative and literary analysis through the study of Greek mythology and an excerpted reading of Homer's The Odyssey.
Long Way Down
Our next unit will introduce themes of loss and revenge through a close reading of the novel Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.
Macbeth
As a finale to our school year, we will delve into the world of William Shakespeare by reading his play, Macbeth.