English 2 Course Description: 

• The aim of the English II course is for students to gain and take responsibility for real learning. Real learning means the knowledge and skills that students will need after course completion and graduation. During this one-semester course, students will read texts from various cultures and time periods; as well as, students will learn to use evidence from texts to support their claims, to recognize elements of the author’s craft in fiction and non-fiction reading selections, to argue effectively in their own writing, and to utilize and practice 21st-century skills such as researching, presenting, and collaborating.