Course Selection GUIDE
Course Selection GUIDE
(Required: 10) - Credit: 1.0
English 2 is a course in which emphasis is placed on reading comprehension skills (predicting, summarizing, connecting, questioning, inferring and imaging), analyzing text and the enhancement of communication skills. The course will include units in literature, writing, grammar, usage and mechanics, and vocabulary development. Essay assignments will include but are not limited to the following: persuasive, literary analysis, and a research paper.
(Required: 10) - Credit 1.0
Prerequisite: Students not qualifying for Honors English 2 must receive teacher recommendation
English 2 Honors is a course with an emphasis on developing reading comprehension skills and analyzing texts according to advanced literary elements such as symbolism and irony. The enhancement of all communication skills are also emphasized (i.e. speaking, listening). The backbone of the course revolves around socratic seminar discussions in which students take a very active part in the guidance of their own learning. Students develop question-asking skills and critical thinking skills as well as a variety of discussion skills in order to create meaning in literature. The course focuses on world literature and includes short stories, grammar, novel, drama, essay writing, and research.