To become ready for Next Steps after high school, students must learn about and practice reading and writing. In this course, students will grapple with grammar, vocabulary, reading skills, and comprehension of broad categories of written material. In addition, they will learn techniques to organize written, oral, and multimedia presentations to communicate with others, learn to conduct research, and cite the materials to attribute references appropriately. Ultimately, students will become a more creative and critical thinker as they work through the English portfolios. Our units are written based on the Idaho State Standards and are organized according to the suggested course guidelines.

Learn this: I will evaluate a speaker's oral communication and the techniques used in print and electronic journalism.

Do this: I will create a project that shows that I know how to:

• Analyze my chosen text and images to determine the tone, language use, bias, and purpose.

• Determine the speaker's point of view, reasoning, use of evidence, and rhetorical strategies.

• Create a presentation that summarizes my findings and conclusions including specific examples from the text or speech.

Grow from: I will respond to teacher feedback.