English 11 Course of Study
Course Description:
This course will proceed in units covering different modes of composition, vocabulary, formal speech and levels of usage. Literacy and reading strategies are emphasized through fictional and non-fictional literature.
English 11 Quarterly topics:
First Quarter
● Reading Assessment
● Writing Assessment
● Media Awareness (email, websites v. search engines, databases, etc.)
● Selected fiction and/or nonfiction pieces
o Literary Elements
● Resume/Cover Letter - introduce
● Writing Conventions
● Independent Reading
● Introduce technical reading and writing
Second Quarter
● Resume/Cover Letter - complete
● Writing Conventions
● Independent Reading
● Selected fiction and/or nonfiction pieces
● Reading and/or Writing Assessment
Third Quarter
● Introduce Research Skills
● Public Speaking
● Writing Conventions
● Independent Reading
● Argumentative essay
● Selected fiction and/or nonfiction pieces
● Reading and/or Writing Assessment
Fourth Quarter
● Poetry
● Writing Conventions
● Independent Reading
● Selected fiction and/or nonfiction pieces
● Reading and/or Writing Assessment
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