COURSE TITLE: English I: World Literatures LEVEL: 9th Grade(Regular)
LENGTH/CREDITS: Full Year and 1.0 Credit
PREREQUISITES: Placement based on Lexile score
COURSE DESCRIPTION:This course utilizes world literatures to introduce students to various genres and terms of literature; emphasizes further development of reading comprehension skills, while also beginning to develop the processes of effective critical reading and thinking; emphasizes writing in a variety of forms and for a variety of purposes; stresses the fundamentals of grammar and usage and the study of vocabulary and spelling, both for the purpose of improving the student’s own reading and writing; introduces research techniques and citation methods; and explores several models of speaking, listening, and viewing. In preparation for Honors English 1: World Literatures, over the summer all incoming students will read a work of literature, selected by the English Department; an assessment of the summer reading will be part of the first grading period. Integrated with the freshman Reading, Social Studies, Science and Math courses, the freshman will research and write, “The Freshman Project Essay” and prepare a formal presentation of their research. In preparation for English I: World Literatures, over the summer all incoming students will read a work of literature, selected by the English Department; an assessment of the summer reading will be part of the first grading period.
