High School English – Literature and Composition 2024

Description

High School English Literature and Compositionn

Please note: Both fall and spring semesters must be completed to obtain a full credit. This class can not be started in the spring.

Course Description:

This class is designed for 9th grade students and prioritizes learning the basics of writing essays for future high school and college success. It includes an introduction to MLA format, ongoing vocabulary and grammar work, and a comprehensive array of literary elements, genres, and subjects. It is an overall introduction to high school English so students are better prepared for higher level classes.

Book List: 

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, Ella Minnow Pea
by Mark Dunn, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Within Reach: My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare (No Fear Shakespeare)
Selected short stories by: Ray Bradbury, O. Henry, Roald Dahl, Guy Maupassant,
Anthony Lentini, Leo Tolstoy, Mona Gardner, and Cate Kennedy

**Links to resources may be affiliate links. You don’t pay anything more but we make a small percentage of each sale.

Instructor: Jennie Miller  (jennie@jenniecreates.com)

For: Grade 9

Hours: 4-5 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit (on completion of both semesters)

Syllabus: Coming soon

Fall Dates: August 19 – Dec 13 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 6 – May 2  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

Minimum Class Size: 4