Grade 12 - English
English IV (Credit: 1.00)By English IV, students have repeatedly peered through the window to humanity that literature has opened for them.
Through it, they have gained valuable perspective on their world, past and present. Close‐textual interaction with
literature should have heightened appreciation for those texts, improved critical and analytical skills in reading and
writing, enhanced speaking and listening abilities, and enriched students' academic and personal vocabulary. This
course is organized chronologically, so students can see the influences on and evolution of the ideas and forms.
Writing, research, and speaking assignments will continue to focus on formulating and expressing ideas and arguments
about the readings. Particular emphasis is placed on gaining critical perspective on the relationship between content
and form and on synthesizing ideas into clear and concise prose and presentations.