Language and Literature

ENG101 and ENG102 | Full-Year Course
REQUIRED ⬛9 ⬜10 ⬜11 ⬜12
⬜DMACC ⬛NCAA ⬛RAI 

Language and Literature is a two-semester course designed to expose students to multiple genres of literature with varying complexity and to utilize the modes of writing for different purposes. Literary genres will include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Literature will be analyzed for craft and structure, themes, details, and character development. Informational texts will include both printed and web-based articles to accompany various thematic units, especially those involving research. When applicable, literary concepts will be integrated with different subject areas and different artistic mediums. Independent reading choices will include a mix of multicultural, young adult, and classic literature. Students will write for different purposes, with an emphasis on expository and argument. Students will utilize the writing process to craft essays, peer edit, and revise written work using standard conventions of language. Vocabulary will be studied in connection with literary units with an emphasis on meaning, content, connotation, denotation, and figurative language. Film analysis and multimedia presentations will accompany some thematic units.