Course Overview

Course Description

Students will experience a wide variety of literature, including fiction in the form of short stories & novels, non-fiction pieces, various poetic selections, and dramatic plays. While doing this, we will read with an investigative eye, trying to find deeper meanings in texts. Students will read extensively, write in response to readings, and work on vocabulary through Membean.

Majors Texts Include:

To Kill a Mockingbird

Romeo and Juliet

Short Stories

Nonfiction

Poetry

Topics and Skills Include:

Written Responses

Grammar & Vocabulary

Elements of Fiction

SOAPStone

Literary Analysis