Western HS

English I - W.Criner

Welcome to our English I class!

This year we will be very busy as we are incorporating literature, writing and research. The quarters will each have a specific focus.

Quarter 1: Narrative writing. We will emphasize writing autobiographical poetry, as well as compositions.

Quarter 2: Research process. We will be reading "Night" by Elie Wiesel, based in the Holocaust. We will emphasize credibility of sources and creating research questions.

Quarter 3: Continue the research process. We will be reading "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, in which we will focus heavily on literary analysis and argument.

Quarter 4: Argument Writing. We will be reading "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, in which we will emphasize literary analysis and response to literature.




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