English 4 A

Course Description

In English 4A, students focus on reading and analyzing a variety of texts, including nonfiction. They will examine satire, irony, and understatement, explore archetypes, and compare how similar central ideas are developed across different texts. Students will also analyze nuances of meaning based on context to deepen their interpretive skills. Through written analysis and reflection, students will strengthen their critical thinking and ability to engage thoughtfully with complex texts. All topics align with Idaho State Standards and support continued growth as analytical and effective communicators.

Topic 1: Satiry, Irony, and Understatement

Students learn to identify and analyze satire, irony, and understatement, and understand how authors use them to shape meaning and tone.

Topic 2: Archetypes

Students learn how to read 2 or more important stories and myths from different cultures and compare and contrast how they use similar themes, patterns of events, and character types.

Topic 3: Central Ideas in Non-fiction texts

Students learn how to read two or more non-fiction texts that express similar central ideas and analyze in detail how their development and treatment of the topic compare over the course of the two texts.

Topic 4: Nuances of meaning

Students learn to analyze how words with similar meanings can have different connotations and uses in different texts.

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