Ms. Michelle Rogers
Course Overview:
The English IV curriculum parallels the literature and the writing components and places emphasis on critical reading and advanced composition. Within twelfth grade English, students are required to synthesize materials from sources and original ideas and engage in reading, writing, and speaking as an interconnected process. Senior English classes study literary work to impart knowledge of specific genres, world authors, history, critical approaches, and ideological content. In addition to a World Literature unit and a Shakespearian play, through poetry, short stories, and two novels, students will critically study American literary works set within the middle and latter half of the twentieth century. In response to the literature, students will be required to not only apply the acquired knowledge to their own lives, but also analyze the moral dilemmas in the works of literature as revealed by character motivation and to consider varying themes related to the literature.s discussion of social, cultural, and political thought by demonstrating comprehension, analysis, and evaluation through competent verbal expression and writing skills.
Throughout the duration of the academic year, students will increase, improve, and refine their communication skills. As well as responding to the literature at hand, students within English IV will write in a variety of forms including reflective, analytical, critical argument, and research-based papers. In addition to embedded grammar lessons, on a regular basis, students will plan, draft, revise, and edit compositions in accordance with MLA standards.
Oral language skills are also addressed throughout senior English classes. Students will improve their abilities to express themselves in small and large group settings, practice and apply active listening skills, participate productively in self-directed work teams, and individually prepare and deliver presentations with cohesiveness, clarity, and logic.
| Major Works | Short Stories |
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| Each student will, per quarter, read one (approved) novel (of their choice) outside of class, write, and deliver a book talk presentation on the novel. |
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