Course Info

Course description

English II is a college preparatory English class that will prepare students for upper-level English and college & career readiness. Students will read great works of literature, learn the fundamentals of research-based writing, and improve their vocabulary, grammar, writing, and literary analysis skills.

Units of Study - S1

Quarter 1

Unit 1A: Analysis and Composition of Literary Nonfiction

Unit 1B: Analysis and Composition of Fiction

Unit 1C: Analysis and Composition of Poetry

Quarter 2

Unit 2A: Analysis and Composition of Informational Texts

Unit 2B: Analysis and Composition of Argumentative Texts

Units of Study - S2

Unit 3A: Analysis and Composition of Drama

Unit 3B: Rhetorically Analyzing and Producing Argumentative Texts

Unit 4A: Connecting Messages Across Literary, Informational, and Argumentative Texts

Unit 4B: Researching, Synthesizing, and Producing in Multiple Genres and Modes

Reading to Learn

We will read texts that will enhance what we already know and expand what we don't.

Reading for Pleasure

We will read books that are just for fun!

Writing to Engage

We will write persuasively, informatively, and argumentatively to engage our readers.

Writing for Self-Expression

We will also write to express ourselves through our words, images, and voices.