Reading/Writing/Communication (HS English 2) focuses on reading, writing, and language through the study of history, past and present, including conventions of traditional grammar, sentence structure, and paragraph structure. Speaking, listening, and study skills are reinforced through note taking, class discussion, and individual/group presentations and writing assignments. High school completion credit only. Students can earn 0.25-2.0 Junior/Senior high school credits. This course may be repeated.
Prerequisites
Students must be referred from participating school district and registered in a Basic Skills Open Doors class.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- Identify the central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings to identify an author’s point of view or purpose.
- Analyze foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance for their themes, purposes, and rhetorical features.
- Increase computer literacy and proficiency in using technology for academic and professional purposes.
Course Content Outline
- Analyzing historical documents, speeches, novels, poems, and news reports
- Introduction to research paper writing and Modern Language Association (MLA) formatting and citation through a research paper and presentation
- Build contextualized vocabulary using historical documents
- Develop sentence and essay composition