COURSE NAME: ENGLISH 3

PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH 2 NOTE: If a student is taking this class before the appropriate grade level, he or she must take it for honors credit.

The student will demonstrate critical thinking skills, problem solving skills and communication skills through written papers, interpretative literary projects, speech presentations, and tests. The student will be encouraged to expand vocabulary and spelling. Writing skills will be emphasized as well as the study of American literature. Assessment will be made by portfolios reflecting writing skills in the areas of description, exposition, narration, argumentation, and literary analysis; tests; a final paper answering the essential question; oral presentations; and observation. In order to pass this course, students must demonstrate proficient read and writing skills on the English Department's Reading/Writing Benchmark Exam. Students may pursue an Honors option in this course with instructor approval.