English 9A

Objectives
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
 
 
 
 

Description:

English II is a year-long course for high school students who have successfully completed English I. This course is designed to present a wide range of reading experience with print for literacy, informational, persuasive and practical purposes, to understand the human experience. Students will use writing-to-learn and writing-to-demostrate strategies as well as the writing process to write in a variety of forms and for mulitple audiences and purposes.

Students will also create products and develop ideas in a written/oral response. Students will make sense of a variety of messages and apply techniques for effective speaking to communicate ideas and information. Finally, the student will use a variety of resources, methods, research tools, and emerging technology to learn, communicate, and express ideas and information for a variety of authentic purposes and audiences.

The mid-term examination should be taken after Unit 3.

The final examination should be taken at the completion of the course.