Course Syllabus

Mr. Finneron                                                                                                                 2020-21

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Welcome to 12^th-grade English!  You stand on a threshold between childhood and adulthood, between a familiar past and an unknown future; the English curriculum is tailored to this unique time in your life. It is designed to inspire reflection on where you have been and to hone the reading, writing, speaking, and thinking skills for wherever you are going. Our 12^th-grade curriculum will explore and hopefully start to answer these Essential Questions:

1. Who am I? What is my story, and what forces and choices influence this identity?
2. How does writing help me tell stories? How do I use the stylistic techniques and literary conventions explored last year to tell my stories and the stories of others?
3. How does literature teach me to empathize and connect with others?

In the year to come we will delve deeply into literature – reading it, discussing it, and writing about it. You will make connections between literature and your own life. You will work to refine your powers of self-expression so that you may better articulate the meaning you find in literature and in your world. You will participate actively in this learning community, simultaneously supporting your classmates and pushing them to think in new and different ways.