Wall High School

English 12 College Prep

This course provides students with challenging reading, writing and thinking experiences. The design, materials, and approaches for this course enable students to establish a mindset that anticipates the intellectual sophistication necessary for success beyond high school. Students receive instruction and practice in the workshop model. Students will analyze literature from diverse authors. In order to develop writing skills, students will focus on literary analysis, narrative and persuasive writing techniques. Students will be required to write a research paper reinforcing MLA format. Students will analyze the study of literary genres such as the memoir, existentialism, drama, and nonfictional works of literature as they develop their critical thinking skills in a culminating project.

Current Unit: Memoir Book Club.  Students will individually read a memoir of their choice to identify particular types of literary devices and inform their personal narrative/college application essay.

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