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PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH DEPARTMENT The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.`Dr. Seuss FRESHMAN ENGLISH College Prep/ CP Team Taught Honors Gifted-Gifted
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”`Dr. Seuss
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LITER ERACY CY: : rea eading ding writ iting, g, spe peaki aking & listen ening. ing.
eshman n Year – Genre Study including plays, poetry, short stories, and novels both classic and current! They read everything from Romeo & Juliet to The Glass Castle, and so much more!
phomore re Year r – World Literature including works from all over the world– Oedipus, Things Fall Apart, Lord of the Flies, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream just to name a few!
unior
r – American Literature including The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, the Crucible and more!
nior Year r – British Literature & novel studies in contemporary fiction & non fiction. We read everything from Beowulf and Macbeth to Catcher in the Rye and 1984!
■ 2-3 MAJOR papers per semester including instruction in writing argumentative, informative, narrative, and research essays. ■ DAILY writing in all classes including creative responses, journals, reflection, and analysis. ■ AKS based writing assessments at each level ■ Writing instruction includes practice writing for the Gateway and Milestone essays in grades 9-11.
■ NEWS WSPAPE APER– This is a year-long elective course that produces the school’s award winning newspaper, THE
genres of journalistic writing: Sports, Features, Opinions, News, and
students need to see/ email MRS. CAMPBELL for applications. ■ LITER ERAY MAGAZ GAZINE NE/ / Cre reativ tive Writ iting– This is a year-long elective course that produces Pause, Parkview’s Literary
write poetry, short stories, non fiction pieces, and screen plays! Second semester students work on writing contests and doing the layout and design of the literary magazine.
– Focus on rhetorical skills and composition skills, as well as the study of fiction and nonfiction
– Focus on an intensive study
literature, written responses to the literature, as well as critical-thinking skills.