CP ELA II

Course Description

• This course is designed for students planning on attending college after high school or have a strong interest in the study of language arts. This course includes a detailed study of grammar usage, spelling, vocabulary, composition, communication skills, and the genres of literature. Formal grammar lessons help develop and build on previous knowledge in the parts of speech and in sentence and paragraph structure. Composition will include paragraph construction and the composing of expository themes and narratives. The genres of world literature studied will be the short story, poetry, novels, and plays. There is an intensive research paper requirement in the second semester of the course.

• **There is a summer reading requirement that needs to be completed before the start of the school year. ** Below is a PDF that was provided to students on Classroom (for those who had Friermood English for 19-20) and handed out with materials on drop off/pick up days in May.

  • • Failure to complete Summer Reading can result in severe grade penalties for quarter 1!

• Texts will likely include but are not limited to Oedipus Rex, The Taming of the Shrew, The Crucible, Tuesdays with Morrie, Things Fall Apart, "The Yellow Wallpaper," "The Masque of the Red Death," "A Modest Proposal," "Lamb to the Slaughter," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "A Rose for Emily," and others as needed.