Welcome to our English I class!
This year we will be very busy as we are incorporating literature, writing and research. The quarters will each have a specific focus.
Quarter 1: Narrative writing. We will emphasize writing autobiographical poetry, as well as compositions.
Quarter 2: Research process. We will be reading "Night" by Elie Wiesel, based in the Holocaust. We will emphasize credibility of sources and creating research questions.
Quarter 3: Continue the research process. We will be reading "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, in which we will focus heavily on literary analysis and argument.
Quarter 4: Argument Writing. We will be reading "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, in which we will emphasize literary analysis and response to literature.
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