Honors English 4

Course Description

Course Description:
Honors English 4 composition is an accelerated class that emphasizes informative, persuasive and literary discourse. Students will produce a detailed research paper with documentation. This course also emphasizes the analysis of ideas in written and signed discourse, including forms of logical reasoning, common fallacies, and techniques of persuasive language. Students read widely from a variety of genres in British and world literature, analyzing literary forms and interpreting the influence of history. Students present and critique ASL pieces that include visuals and other media.

Fall Semester-
Unit 1: Exploring British Literature
Unit 2: Evaluating Poetry & Drama
Unit 3: Analyzing Literary Non-Fiction

Spring Semester-
Unit 4: Synthesizing Informational Text
Unit 5: Research
Unit 6: Evaluating Arguments


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