Semester 1 of 2 – Credit Recovery Course: Students read and analyze literature from poetry to novels and speeches to news articles, using what they learn to enhance their own writing. In their study of fiction, students delve into narrative techniques such as plot, setting, theme, point of view, foreshadowing, characters, and conflict. In their analysis of these devices, students learn how authors craft their stories in complex and interesting ways. Throughout the course, students also examine both informative and persuasive nonfiction as they prepare to compose their essays for this course: an informational essay and a persuasive essay. As part of the writing process, students learn about grammar and usage to improve their compositions.




