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High School English III for Credit Recovery

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Suggested Prerequisites

English 3

Description

In this course, students delve deep into literary texts to uncover how literary elements enhance and add layers of meaning to an author's message. By exploring and evaluating the unique styles of a diverse selection of writers and works, students develop the skills needed to write literary analyses that inform an audience and defend an author's stylistic choices. Using essential reading skills, students tackle rigorous texts and evaluate the rhetoric and diction in selections that span from the Classical Period to the Contemporary Period. With a focus on publishing quality writing and presentations, students gain the necessary skills that will be beneficial in college and the workplace.Please note that this is a Credit Recovery course. Credit Recovery courses are not NCAA approved and should not be used by student athletes attempting to recover credits.

Module One: I Like Your Style

-Determining a word or phrase’s meaning using context clues

-Evaluating key elements in a literary text

-Evaluate authors’ styles

-Integrate academic vocabulary into speaking and writing

-Analyzing figurative language

 

Module Two: Learning From Literature

-Identifying literary elements

-Reading a Shakespearean tragedy

-Paraphrasing content

-Comparing the development of two speeches on the same topic

-Evaluating the effectiveness of claims in a speech

-Tracking and analyzing how universal themes are developed in a literary text

-Identifying and explaining the use of allegories

-Analyzing how a universal theme is developed

-Writing an allegorical tale that conveys a universal theme

 

Module Three: Arguing About Literature

-Developing a claim

-Identifying and incorporating evidence to support a claim

-Writing an argumentative literary analysis

-Using knowledge of usage skills to create flow in writing

-Utilizing the appropriate tone and voice for an intended audience

-Incorporating appropriate transitions in writing

-Incorporating MLA formatting

-Creating a Works Cited Page

-Evaluating how an author establishes and builds characterization

-Creating a digital presentation

NCAA-Approved Courses

Our NCAA approved courses are updated often. Please visit the NCAA Eligibility Center and use our school code to see all current eligible courses. The FlexPoint Virtual School NCAA High School code is: 850171 

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