English 11

Course Description

Literature and Language opens doors to a student's future. Washburn School, is an institute that teaches the new standards and helps students become better readers, better writers, and better thinkers so they are better prepared for college, careers, and beyond.

Washburn School offers exposure to rich literature and language skills with increasing complexity. This builds students' literary and cultural knowledge so they can become comfortable reading and writing.

Our objectives are:

1. Key Ideas and Details

2. Craft Structure

3. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

4. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

5. Text Types and Purposes

6. Production and Distribution of Writing

7. Research to Build and Present Knowledge

8. Comprehension and Collaboration

9. Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

10. Conventions of Standard English

11. Knowledge of Language

12. Vocabulary Acquisition and Use