Overview of the Course: The major purpose of this 60-hour course is for students (including English learners and students with disabilities) to analyze complex and sophisticated American literary (variety of genres) and informational texts to reflect the diverse voice of America from the colonial period to the present day. The intended curriculum for this semester course focuses on analytical writing (Informative/Explanatory), integrating skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Students are expected to write shorter, on-demand essays that will lead to a culminating writing task, developed and written in the fourth week of the semester


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