In this class, you will learn valuable reading, writing, speaking, and language skills. We will read and write a variety of genres, learn rhetorical skills for reading analysis, writing, and speaking. This class will incorporate authentic model texts to help students learn to read relevant and practical texts, as well as how to write relevant and practical texts. Most importantly, this class will incorporate authentic learning activities driven by real uses of English/Language Arts concepts and skills used in a variety of career fields in order to give meaning and relevance to students' learning of English.