English II World Literature grade

English II World Literature encompasses literature, grammar, vocabulary, and writing. Students are challenged to read short stories, nonfiction, poems, and novels. An emphasis is placed on critical reading and thinking skills through synthesizing basic facts and applying them to other situations and reasoning inferentially. An emphasis is placed on defining words through context clues for Vocabulary study and students use vocabulary.com for vocabulary practice. Vocabulary is selected from within assigned literature and the most frequent words on the SAT Test. Writing is another component of the course. Students experience formal and informal writing assignments and are challenged to analyze and report on complex issues. Students write a Persuasive Research Paper during the second quarter and a Literary Analysis during the third quarter. Focus is placed on practicing MLA format, writing thesis and topic sentences, and developing paragraphs with textual evidence.

Prerequisite

None

Special Purchases

Novels: Things Fall Apart; Night; No Fear Shakespeare Macbeth; And Then There Were None; The Odyssey; Independent Reading Choice Novel

All copies must be printed rather than digital.

Homework Estimate

30 minutes every other day

Major Concepts Covered

Vocabulary, Grammar – SAT Grammar tested concepts, Sentence Diagramming, Research Skills, Novel studies: Odyssey, Macbeth, Things Fall Apart, Night, nonfiction selections, short stories, poetry, literary terms for each genre

Insider Information

The concepts and skills in this course are designed to prepare students for college level Reading and Writing and the SAT.

One outside reading project is required during the third quarter, and students complete a 3-5 page research paper during the second quarter.

The outside reading project during the third quarter is read entirely at home. This outside reading is their homework, with additional unfinished classwork assignments and vocabulary practice.