English / Language Arts

This is a year long course with an emphasis on studying American Literature. The reading material and assignments within each unit are designed to provide students with practice in critical reading of, thinking about, and writing about complex texts. Students will explore and analyze various genres of text including podcasts, shorts stories, film, plays, and poems; as well as several selections of non-fiction including speeches, essays, and news articles. Students will also take the Smarter Balanced assessment as part of this course.