An emphasis is placed on skills required to get and keep a job. A career portfolio will be maintained by each student. This course is not intended to be taken by the student planning on attending a four year college upon graduation from Metamora Township High School. The final project is an occupation study involving research, interview and observation of a chosen career. All papers are requirements of the course.
All papers are to be done in the lab-type classroom with preparation done outside the class.
Evidence of successful application of mechanics and grammar will be necessary to complete the course. This course is considered essential for all college-bound students. English II American Literature, for college-bound students, will follow a chronological, historical time line as a basis of study. Short stories, plays, and poems will be read throughout the year. Students will study literature from the 1600's to the present day.