American Literature 1,2 Honors (HP) (1589, 1590)

This course emphasizes skills and strategies for independent reading and analysis of, and writing about, American literature, with a focus on how that literature reflects social, political, and moral issues in the Unites States. Instruction in each standards-based unit of study integrates reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language study. Students are provided with multiple opportunities to articulate their own ideas as well as to question, interpret, analyze, extend, and evaluate others’ ideas. The goal of instruction is to support students in becoming independent, strategic, critical readers, writers, listeners, and speakers who communicate effectively in various forms, for genuine purposes, and to authentic audiences.

All students enrolled in this class take a comprehensive written final examination required by the University of California in order to earn weighted credit. The purpose of the final exam is allow students to exhibit depth of knowledge and sustained mastery of the subject material.

This course also provides protected time for small group designated English Language Development (dELD) instruction for English learners at all proficiency levels. This small group instruction builds critical language skills into and from the English content and is focused on the CA ELD Standards.