In this course, students will explore the elements of literature and author’s strategies while studying worldwide classic literature. Throughout the year we will continue to strengthen students’ critical thinking, reading, writing, research, language, and public speaking skills in accordance with Common Core standards. This course is one semester long. The second semester will be a speech class.
Units covered
We will be using the Holt McDougal Literature text and other supplemental materials throughout the year. The following are the units we will be covering from the text: •Literary Elements •A World of Ideas •The Author’s Craft •World Classics
We will also cover numerous novels and works of literature throughout the year, including Animal Farm, Night, The Things They Carried, and Old Man and The Sea.