COURSE DESCRIPTION The purpose of the course is to provide students with experiences that will challenge and enhance their reading, writing, speaking, listening & critical thinking skills. We will use Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Collections as our text and supplement with 6 additional novels and plays:
The Crucible
The Great Gatsby
To Kill A Mockingbird
Hiroshima
Farewell to Manzanar
The course focuses on the essential skills necessary for future success, and students will regularly practice close reading, annotating, researching, note-taking and synthesizing.
***Students will need to access google classroom, turnitin.com, No Red Ink and Actively Learn in order to be successful. All necessary codes are listed in google classroom.