English 1-2 - #0111
Classification: Grade 9
Credit: 1 credit, yearlong
May be used to fulfill the 9th grade English requirement
Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation
Fee: None
This course is designed for students achieving at grade proficiency in both reading and writing. It includes a survey of literature, exploring selections from the past, as well as from contemporary works. Students will read short stories, poetry, novels, and a Shakespearean drama. Supplementary reading of both fiction and non-fiction will be required as outside assignments. Students will write compositions based on their reading, and effective expression will be encouraged through the writing of a personal narrative.