Enduring Understandings


By the end of this course you will be able to:

 

  • Literature can be a vehicle to promote social change.
  • Construction of meaning can be atttained through reading and writing.
  • Reading strategies are critcial to comprehension.
  • Literary works help gain knowledge through a variety of text.
  • Literary Skills are necessary to process, synthesize and evaluation information.
  • Themes in literature promote understanding and appreciation for life.
  • Writing promotes effective communication.

Content Topics

 

Unit 1

Coming of Age Literature

 

Unit 2

Autobiography/Biography Literature

 

Unit 3

Adventure Literature

 

Unit 4

Novel: The Outsiders