COMPOSITION LITERATURE 11

In eleventh grade, the learning of reading, writing, thinking, speaking, listening, and researching focuses on the concept of Freedom and Responsibility. Within this overarching theme, students will explore a variety of historical texts and genres through close reading and will write narrative, argumentative, and informative texts. Students will compare and contrast two or more complex characters with different motivations while focusing on comparing the historical contexts. They will make connections between their own lives and the lives of those they read. They will continue to develop their understanding of rhetoric through their reading, writing, and dialoging. Students will research, write, and explore their interests in their chosen career path to meet ICAP requirements. They will develop speaking skills through continued rehearsal techniques and will deliver at least one multimedia presentation. Students will continue to research authentic questions so they can orally articulate a claim supported by evidence while differentiating between primary and secondary document sources. They will continue to develop and monitor their own reading, writing, and thinking processes as they read self-chosen texts, write about self-chosen topics, write on demand, and think about their thinking.