Essentials of English III

This course will build on the integrated literacy skills from English II, and will focus on the analysis and synthesis of seminal U.S and world texts, both fiction and non-fiction, to determine how structure, organization and presentation of a text helps organize ideas and details. Students continue to develop the skills of using inference and textual evidence in the comparison and analysis of multiple texts to evaluate and analyze both literary and cultural context, author point of view, use of rhetorical and literary devices, and purposes for writing. Development of critical research practices, including development of student-driven questions, will drive student writing for multiple purposes and audiences through the use of quality argumentative, informational, and narrative writing elements. Class may be taken only upon teacher approval.