• Course Overview:  This course is organized into eight units designed to strengthen reading and writing skills in preparation for college-bound students.  Reading materials include fiction and nonfiction, while writing tasks range from on-demand essays to process writing.  

    Course Format and Grading: 

    Every marking period will cover two units and include six quiz grades and three test grades.

    Tests = 50%

    Quizzes = 30%

    HW/CW = 20%    

    Supplies:  You will need a one-inch 3 ring binder and approximately 60 pages of looseleaf paper.  Dividers are not required, but you may want to use dividers so you can separate the four marking periods. 

    For access to daily posts on your Google Classroom:

    Link to 2A Google Classroom

    Link to 4A Google Classroom

     

    Unit 1:  Reading Literature

    Purpose: In this unit students will read literature to study plot, characters, conflict, and ultimately, the fictional story the author writes.

    Link to MP1 Syllabus

     

    Link to MP2 Syllabus