Description
This course provides the tools necessary for students to become active readers, critical and logical thinkers, and writers of clear, concise texts. Students begin by reading Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Throughout these lessons, students learn about the conventions of drama and the elements of plot, and discover how to make predictions and inferences while reading a work of literature. Students will also read excerpts of Miguel de Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote and learn how to analyze internal and external conflicts. Additionally, the lessons in this course serve to enhance students’ vocabulary through a variety of texts and strategies.
The course also covers parts of speech, punctuation rules, and qualities of good writing. Students will implement what they learn by writing both short responses to works of literature and a longer expository essay. Through these writing assignments, students will demonstrate understanding of both analytical and expository writing.
Part 2 of this course builds on the skills introduced in World Literature I Part 1 _ Credit Recovery. This part begins with an overview of poetry, poetic form, and poetic elements. To demonstrate understanding of this genre of literature, students write a compare-and-contrast essay that focuses on poetry analysis. Following this, students practice reading and responding to a longer work of literature as they read Mark Twain’s famous novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
This course also emphasizes the structure and key components of a group discussion. Students learn about roles in a group discussion, rules and etiquette to follow during a group discussion, and how to ask and answer questions in a thoughtful and respectful manner. These skills prepare students to work collaboratively in both large and small group settings.
