ENGLISH II

ENGLISH II

The goals of this course are to have students:

• read for meaning, information and pleasure
• appreciate diversity in our literary heritage
• respect the esthetics of literature
• speak articulately
• view critically
• understand the writing process
• develop an appreciation of language

The class is student centered with group work and projects being an integral part of the course. Frequent writing will be a major component with journals and essay assignments playing a significant role.

Grades are computed as follows:

• 33% of the grade will be from quizzes, homework, classwork and short papers.

• 66% of the grade will be from tests, projects, book reviews, major essays and class participation.

Students are informed periodically as to unit outlines, coverage, and expectations. A general course synopsis is found in the WHS catalog.