COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This course is designed for the college-bound student.  It will include the study of mythology with emphasis on Greek and Roman.  Drama as a genre will also be studied.  Composition will be integrated into the study of the literature.  Various types of essays and their development will be covered.  Literary terms, vocabulary, and grammar concepts will be incorporated into the curriculum; additionally, the development of speaking and listening skills will be included.

I. WRITING

                A.  Writing process

B. Review structure and organization of multi-paragraph paper

C.       Structure

a.        Introduction and thesis sentence

b.        Body paragraphs

c.        Conclusion

1. Organization

a.        Deciding type of discourse

b.        Choosing subject

c.        Considering audience

d.        Choosing appropriate method of development

e.        Outlining

f.         Writing

g.        Revising and peer editing

D.       Review narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing

E.       Study of comparison/contrast essay

F.        Study of literary analysis

II.                   READING/LITERATURE

A.       Three parallel works

B.   Development of higher order thinking skills through the study of various mythologies          (especially Greek and Roman)

C.  Knowledge of relevant terms for genres studied

III.           USAGE/GRAMMAR

A.       Review usage, modifier placement, tense shifts, pronoun reference, parallelism, mechanics (emphasizing internal punctuation), and sentence structure

B.       Teach stylistic devices such as sentence variety and length and word choice

IV.                 LANGUAGE/VOCABULARY

A.       Working knowledge of SAT format and words

B.       Understanding of synonyms, antonyms, analogies, words in context, and other devices of language

C.       Expansion of reading, writing, and speaking vocabulary

V.             RESEARCH/STUDY SKILLS

A.    Review and apply research skills using one source

C.       Continued utilization of available technology for writers and readers

VI.                 SPEAKING/LISTENING

A.       Development of individual or group presentation

B.       Continued development of active listening, discussion, and notetaking skills.