English III

With this course, students will: 

• Delve deep into literary texts to uncover how literary elements enhance and add layers of meaning to an author's message.

• Develop the skills needed to write literary analyses that inform an audience and defend an author's stylistic choices. 

• Tackle rigorous texts and evaluate the rhetoric and diction in selections that span from the Classical Period to the Contemporary Period.

• Gain the necessary skills that will be beneficial in college and the workplace.

• Continue to build their facility with rhetoric, the craft of using language in writing and speaking, using classic literature, essays, and speeches as mentor texts.