Interested students must have the instructor's approval to be accepted in this class. Language Skills consist of a review of grammar, usage, mechanics and basic composition techniques, with some emphasis on vocabulary. This is a graduation requirement and is taken in conjunction with the American Literature class. This course is designed to improve reading skills and to foster enjoyment of reading. Students will read several novels and will be evaluated through tests, projects, and dialogue journals.
Provision is made for some personal choice of material.
This applied English course was developed to help students acquire the essential communication skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking, which are necessary for successful employment and for their roles as students, citizens, consumers, and lifelong learners. This is a semester elective open to students in grades 9-12. It is designed to advance individual reading skills and to foster enthusiasm for reading as a source of enjoyment, information, and personal enrichment. Course content consists of books selected by the student, magazines, newspapers, and plays. This course can be repeated for a second semester of elective credit.