English 6
English 6 (2 of 2) explores literary texts from various genres, including novels, short stories, poems, and plays. Readings include The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, excerpts from Little Women and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and poetry by Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Frost, and Carl Sandburg as well multimedia readings of several videos of famous poems to demonstrate explicit and implicit information, theme, characters, plot, poetic techniques, and figurative language.
English 6
English 6 (1 of 2) analyzes informational texts, including biographies, primary documents, instructional documents, film reviews, and persuasive letters. Reading selections include the novel The Road by Jack London and informational texts on topics such as the science behind sunsets, the lives of important historical figures, the history of the Olympics, and the process of flotation used by archaeologists. Reading selections demonstrate concepts such as explicit and implicit information, central ideas and key details, and claims and arguments.