Objective: To improve reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in accordance with the Massachusetts
Curriculum Frameworks for English, Language Arts.
September: Play, All My Sons by Arthur Miller
October-November: Novel, The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
November-December: Research Paper and Oral Presentation unit
January-February: Novel, To Kill a Mockingbirs by Harper Lee
March-April: Novel, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
April-May: (Impressionism) Novel, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
June: Interview/employment skills and presentation practice
Ongoing: Vocabulary and English grammar units
Essay and short answer writing will be taught and expanded on throughout literature based units.
