This course is designed to develop skills in English Language Arts which will prepare students for the Regents examination as well as their future academic career. I am looking forward to all we will learn together this year! This year we will focus on:

Close reading of literature and informational text

Argument writing

Literary and document based analysis

Literary terms/techniques

Vocabulary

Evidence based claims

Public speaking

Collaborating with peers

Socratic Seminar

Classroom Debate