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    COURSE DESCRIPTION:

    The student will review basic grammar skills and progress to more advanced skills, continue weekly vocabulary improvement, and achieve a deeper critical analysis of literature. The student will also learn about the development of the multi-paragraph essay and start the shift from formulaic to a more complex writing structure. Students will communicate their opinions through both formal and informal writing and discussion as well as creative response
    projects. Students will learn about the structure and elements of literature such as direct and indirect characterization and literary/rhetorical devices through reading novels, poetry, and short stories. Students and teachers will use the “6+1 Traits” of writing for a variety of narrative and expository evaluations and utilize MLA formatting for their formal writing.

    Students should expect an average of 3 hours of homework a week.

    OPEN TO GRADES:  10

    RECOMMENDED GRADES:   10

    PREREQUISITES: Literature and Composition 100

    MAY REPEAT FOR CREDIT:  No

     

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Last Modified on March 14, 2023