Course Description
The Common Core State Standards describes students who are college and career ready in reading, writing, listening, and speaking as follows: students demonstrates independence in these areas; students build strong content knowledge; students comprehend as well as critique; students value evidence; students use technology and digital media strategically and capably; students come to understand other perspective and cultures. English II introduces global perspectives focusing on literature from the Americas (Caribbean, Central, South, and North) Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. Influential U.S. documents and a Shakespearean play will be included in the readings. Students in English II will continue to study various genres of increasing complexity, examine various texts for a variety of purposes, and write and respond to a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts. English I and English II courses will be coordinated based on the Common Core State Standards to allow for coherence and increased difficulty of reading and writing texts, reading comprehension, and use of digital media. The English II End-of-Course Test is required.
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Grading Policy
Grades are comprised of assignments in the following percentage categories:
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