Literary Analysis and Composition I Foundations

This course allows students to work on mastering objectives similar to those in Literary Analysis and Composition I, while reading common works of literature and practicing fundamental writing skills.

Literature

Students will read short stories, poetry, drama, novels, essays, and informative articles. The course sharpens reading comprehension skills, and engages readers in literary analysis as they consider important human issues and challenging ideas. Students also learn to read for information in nonfiction texts.

Language Skills

Lessons give students the essential building blocks for expressing their own ideas in standard English. The Composition program begins with a focus on writing good paragraphs. Students write a variety of essays in genres they will encounter throughout their academic careers, such as persuasive essays and research essays. Students go through a process of planning, organizing, and revising in response to feedback on drafts. They practice writing in response to prompts similar to those they will encounter on standardized tests. Lessons in Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics (GUM) offer practice in parts of speech, phrases and clauses, sentence analysis, sentence structure, agreement, punctuation, and other conventions. Vocabulary lessons build knowledge of Greek and Latin words that form the roots of many English words. Students use word origins and derivations to determine the meaning of new words as they increase their own vocabularies and develop test-taking skills.

Two semesters

• Explorations: An Anthology of Literature, Volume A
• Foundations English Language Handbook
• Vocabulary from Classical Roots, Book B
• Julius Caesar for Young People
  
  

Satisfactory completion of middle school English/Language Arts courses

Note: This course is only for students who are new to K12. Students who have taken K12 Intermediate English A or B courses may not enroll in this course.