This course is designed to build the foundation to your English career. During English I, we will cover many topics including Nonfiction, Short Stories, Novels, Epic/Mythology, Drama and Poetry. Throughout the semester we will look at various works and different types of material. This class is designed by North Carolina to improve students’ college and career readiness. North Carolina has adopted the Common Core Curriculum, which includes a number of essential standards in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Some of these standards include:
- Citing strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- Determining the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
- Analyzing seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance.
- Read and comprehending literary genres in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
- Writing arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Areas of Focus:
-Non Fiction
-Short Stories
"Cask of Amontillado"
"The Necklace"
"The Most Dangerous Game"
-Novel
"Speak"
-Epic
"The Odyssey"
-Drama
"Romeo and Juliet"
-Poetry
-Non Fiction
-Short Stories
"Cask of Amontillado"
"The Necklace"
"The Most Dangerous Game"
-Novel
"Speak"
-Epic
"The Odyssey"
-Drama
"Romeo and Juliet"
-Poetry