ENGLISH 4
MATERIALS NEEDED
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Laptop
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Canvas access
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Pencils and pens
COURSE OVERVIEW
English 4 focuses on refining skills learned throughout a student's educational career. We will refine our academic and creative writing skills. We will also improve our reading and analysis skills in literature, poetry, and drama. Through the study of British literature, we will learn the history and evolution of the English language. Students will also gain a greater focus of professional writing and public speaking.
Research Paper
WORKS STUDIED
A Shakespearean drama about betrayal, revenge, guilt and the perils of all three.
A story that reflects on the inborn nature of people as well as human behavior.
A middle-English poem that attempts to give a glimpse of life from multiple perspectives and represents a general age of time.
An early Anglo-Saxon text establishes our core values as English speakers and demonstrates an early complex hero
GRADE BREAKDOWN
Tests, essays, and major projects-55%
Quizzes/annotations/small projects-30%
Class and homework activities-15%