This course further explores and strengthens the essential elements of communication—reading, writing, thinking, speaking, and listening—while encouraging students to meet high achievement standards and reach or exceed mastery level skills.
Goals:
1.) Read and respond to various forms of literature using the reading process
2.) Analyze and interpret literature
3.) Use the writing process to effectively inform, persuade, entertain, and describe
4.) Define a focus in writing while maintaining an organization of those ideas
5.) Improve the vernacular quality of presented content
6.) Refine the writer's style and execution of mechanical conventions
7.) Prepare for the PSSA exams and attain a proficient or advanced score
8.) Speak formally and informally while interacting in discussion
9.) Listen effectively during lectures and while instructed on classroom tasks
10.) Think critically and creatively when approaching literary topics
11.) Build on organizational skills to ensure course success
12.) Challenge minds in preparation for the rigors of high school
1.) Read and respond to various forms of literature using the reading process
2.) Analyze and interpret literature
3.) Use the writing process to effectively inform, persuade, entertain, and describe
4.) Define a focus in writing while maintaining an organization of those ideas
5.) Improve the vernacular quality of presented content
6.) Refine the writer's style and execution of mechanical conventions
7.) Prepare for the PSSA exams and attain a proficient or advanced score
8.) Speak formally and informally while interacting in discussion
9.) Listen effectively during lectures and while instructed on classroom tasks
10.) Think critically and creatively when approaching literary topics
11.) Build on organizational skills to ensure course success
12.) Challenge minds in preparation for the rigors of high school
Course Outline:
Unit One: The Writing Process, Vocabulary, Grammar, and the Parts of Speech
Unit Two: Fiction/Nonfiction Literature and Literary Elements
Unit Three: Short Stories and Creative Writing
Unit Four: Novel, Research, and Informational Writing
Unit Five: Drama, Propaganda/Bias, and Persuasive Writing
Unit Six: Poetry and Text-Dependent Analysis
Unit Seven: PSSA Preparation
Unit Eight: Public Speaking through Skakespeare
Unit One: The Writing Process, Vocabulary, Grammar, and the Parts of Speech
Unit Two: Fiction/Nonfiction Literature and Literary Elements
Unit Three: Short Stories and Creative Writing
Unit Four: Novel, Research, and Informational Writing
Unit Five: Drama, Propaganda/Bias, and Persuasive Writing
Unit Six: Poetry and Text-Dependent Analysis
Unit Seven: PSSA Preparation
Unit Eight: Public Speaking through Skakespeare