Course overview

Course Description: British Literature

To encourage college and career readiness and to develop higher order thinking skills, English 4 students will be expected to complete short- and long-term research projects, develop critical thinking skills through presentations and engaging in formal and informal class discussions. Students will read and analyze complex literary and informational texts, and will write for a variety of purposes, tasks, and audiences.

This course also focuses on expository writing, and on vocabulary in context and grammar usage, especially in preparation for the ACT and SAT.

Course Standards include the following areas: inquiry, reading literary text, reading informational text, writing, and communication.