Expository Reading and Writing

Course Length

2 Semesters

This elective English course is designed to develop critical reading and writing skills while preparing high school students to meet the demands of college-level work. While students explore some critical reading skills in fiction and poetry, the focus of this course is on expository and persuasive texts and the analytical reading skills necessary for college success.

Students read a range of short but complex texts, including works by Walt Whitman, Cesar Chavez,
Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Amy Tan, Langston Hughes, Ayn Rand, Naomi Shihab
Nye, Maya Angelou, and Gary Soto.

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Overview of Concepts

• Unit 1: Freedom Fighters
• Unit 2: Making Communities Safer
• Unit 3: Struggling for Freedom and Equality
• Unit 4: Making a Difference
• Unit 5: Identity and Belonging
• Unit 6: Visions of America
• Unit 7: Research Workshop
• Unit 8: Exploring the Information Age