In addition to raising humanistic questions, the course-reading list provides compositional models of form and structure. Because this is an advanced course, students are expected to learn to deal with complex ideas in depth. The course is intended for highly motivated students seeking a challenge. Satisfactory completion of a freshman English course. In English II students extend their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
Students also learn the elements of literary analysis.
They will read poetry, novels, short stories, and one play of Shakespeare. Reading literature in this context means learning to recognize elements of genre and literary form and structure. In practicing writing, students learn to apply compositional conventions and strategies to many different writing problems. English 9 or teacher recommendation. English II Skills places primary emphasis on the basic skills needed for success in reading, composition, oral expression, and listening.