Nevada Union High School

Course Description

This course is designed to provide students with reading and writing skills needed for post high school work. The focus is on refinement of the essay form, research skills, and a chronological study of British literature.

Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs):

California State Common Core Standards* (ELOs):

Quarter 1 GOAL: Identify and use effective voice and tone, and write a narrative essay for college and/or scholarship applications. In all of our writing this year, we will be working on stylistic maturity -– i.e. vocabulary, syntax, support, organizational structure, detail, etc.
Quarter 2 GOAL: Hone our critical/literary analysis skills as we study the texts of our unit on dystopian literature.
Quarter 3 GOAL: Continue to hone our critical analysis skills, focusing on informational and rhetorical texts both historical and current.
Quarter 4 GOAL: focus on the speaking and listening standards and the Senior Project presentation.

To see specific skills tied to these Goals, see individual course syllabus.

Course Syllabus