English II - Block 1

This course will focus on reading and comprehending a variety of World Literature, including fiction and literary nonfiction, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Throughout the course students will write routinely over extended time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Attention will be given to accurately using general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level. Language and conventions will be taught throughout the course through routine writing practice. Summer reading is determined at the school level. Students will take the English II TN Ready Assessment upon completion of the course.