English 7
English 7 (2 of 2) analyzes literary texts from novels, short stories, fairy tales, poems, and plays. Readings include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, excerpts from Black Beauty, and poetry by Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, William Wordsworth to demonstrate concepts such as comparing how written texts are portrayed in film or audio and ways to understand explicit and implicit information, theme, characters, plot, poetic and dramatic techniques, and figurative language.
English 7
English 7 (1 of 2) explores informational texts, including biographies, personal accounts of events, presidential speeches, persuasive letters, and differences between types of musical genres. Readings include texts about historical figures such as The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, Jane Goodall, and Zora Neale Hurston to demonstrate concepts such as explicit and implicit information, central ideas and key details, and claims and arguments.