
World Literature & Composition 2
Comprehensive English class including intensive writing, grammar, and literature


Class size:
minimum 6, maximum 16

Additional fees:
$25 materials/year

Class time:
(2) 10:10-11:30 OR (4) 1:30-2:50

Pre-requisites for class:
None

Graduation requirement:
1 English credit
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Course Description
Students will teach students how to analyze elements of literature: setting, plot,
characterization, imagery, allusions, parallelism, and much more. Students will establish a solid grounding in literary analysis – what to look for when we read a work of literature, the literary devices commonly used by authors and why they work well, and how authors succeed in conveying tone, theme, character irony, point of view, and so forth. Using the IEW writing curriculum, students will broaden their composition skills by examining model essays in various genres by student and published writers. Through in-depth
planning, organizing, drafting, revising, proofreading, and feedback, they hone their writing skills. Students will also build on their grammar, usage, and mechanics skills with in-depth study of sentence analysis and structure, agreement, and punctuation utilizing the IEW Fix It Grammar program. This intensive grammar program is excellent in preparing students for the ACT/SAT exam.
IMPORTANT: All high school English classes have a rotating curriculum. The curriculum is incremental and builds upon the previous year. This enables students to fulfill all their English graduation requirements.
If you are uncertain which high school English class is right for your student, contact Mrs. Gassett. She can assist you in selecting the best placement.
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Required Books & Materials
The following can be ordered from www.iew.com.
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Structure & Style for Students: Year 2 Level C
[Binder & Student Packet]
ISBN: 978-1-62341-535-8

Fix It! Grammar: Level 4 Mowgli and Shere Khan
FIX-L4-S
Literature

A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
by Robert Bolt
AISN: 0679728228
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Additional binder tabs to be inserted in writing binder
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Pens
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Highlighters
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Post it notes
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Index cards with ring
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12 page protectors
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Notebook paper
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Google account for accessing class website
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Classwork / Homework
Class activities/assignments: Students will engage in a variety of individual and group projects to develop team skills, communication skills, and public speaking skills. The students will learn note taking skills, study skills, and test taking skills. Weekly assignments will include grammar and writing. Literary analysis will be integrated through the weekly writing assignments.
Approximate time for homework each week outside of class: 5-6 hours
Contact the instructor if you have additional questions.

Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
ISBN: 978-1980765530

Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
ISBN: 979-8741663370

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
ISBN: 978-1101990322
(Signet Classics)