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High School English IV College Prep

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Suggested Prerequisites

English 1, English 2, English 3

Description

Prepare to develop the skills you need to gain insights from what you read and to use your knowledge in creative and analytical writing. The course begins with fundamentals in reading and writing. From there, you will apply those concepts to closely read and analyze contemporary and historical informational text. The texts you read provide the background for narrative, informative/explanatory, and argument writing. The strategies you practice in this course will prepare you for the demands of reading, writing, and communicating in college and the workplace.

Module One: Writing Workshop

-Personal response essay

-Diction

-Figurative language

-Syntax

-Audience awareness and purpose

-Clarity in writing

-Grammar, usage, and mechanics in writing

-Non-standard and Standard Written English

-Use of personal experience in writing

-Rhetoric

-Style


Module Two: Becoming Legendary

-Tone

-Connotation and denotation

-Historical context

-Thematic analysis

-Character development

-Plot analysis

-Mood

-Literary devices

-Six traits of writing

-Narrative writing process

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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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