Course ID: 54C
A challenging, literature rich curriculum that also includes challenging written assignments. The literature selections include classic short stories, excerpts from The Iliad, The Odyssey, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Romeo and Juliet. Additionally, various thematically related poems, newspaper articles, magazine articles, and other related materials are included in the course work. This course will require students to employ reading comprehension skills, critical thinking skills, and to develop the ability to closely and attentively read texts in a way to help them understand and enjoy complex works of literature. Students will be challenged to make connections, analyze complex text, and support responses with text support. Students will compose written responses of varied lengths and complexities in response to readings that require analytical thought . Students will develop cogent reasoning and evidence collection skills, organization, the use of proper mechanics, usage and grammar (all of the proper conventions of the English language). The goal of the course is to help prepare students to be successful on both the state Common Core exam for graduation and to be literate people prepared for success in college, career and life. This course is more writing intensive and includes Great Books responses. Tests are longer and more involved. Assignments are lengthier and require more time and effort. Homework expectations are heavier. Students who enroll in the course should expect a heavier workload and to be able to work more independently. This is an honors course.
1 high school credit