English IV

Term: Year

Prerequisites: Completion of English III

Credit: 1

Fee: None

Grade: 12

In grade 12, Ohio’s Learning Standards call for students to examine an increasingly complex and diverse set of literary

genres. Students also perform a variety of complex reading tasks focused on recurrent themes in British and world

literature and foundational works of British and world political philosophy, from grasping the subtleties of an author’s

point of view to perceiving when a text leaves matters ambiguous. Students hone their abilities in determining how

multiple themes or ideas combine and intertwine to produce a complex narrative or explanation as well as evaluating the

premises, arguments, and rhetoric present in seminal texts from British and world history. Students will fine tune their

listening and speaking skills by synthesizing the comments and claims of others and exercising outstanding teamwork

when functioning in groups. Finally, in grade 12, students excel at making oral and written arguments that are logical and

well-reasoned, objectively assessing the evidence on all sides of an issue. At this point, the Writing Standards specify

that students should possess the fluency, flexibility, and focus to produce high-quality drafts under tight deadlines and

be equally proficient at editing and revising their written work (over multiple drafts if needed).