Prerequisite: Cornerstone Grammar and Language Arts or written work submission and permission from instructor

Books:

Book List for Composition and Literature

1.      Prentice Hall Literature Gold ISBN: 0136985564

2.      To Kill a Mockingbird (any edition is fine). Please read the novel over summer break and keep a journal of characters and character traits. We will also reread the book together as a class studying symbols, themes, plot, etc.

3.      The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation ISBN 978-1118785560

4. Composition and Literature Resource Packet by Rebecca Reed. I will let parents know the cost in August; it will simply consist of the copying fee. I will distribute the packet on the first day of class.

Many of these books can be found on abebooks.com or amazon.com for under $15. Please purchase the ISBN listed so that all students will be on the same page, literally, for class discussions and handouts.

Composition and Literature is a fundamental writing course intended for 9th and 10th graders.
Students will begin by learning how to write independent, complex paragraphs and produce topic sentences, supporting details, and transitions. Students will then advance to multi-paragraph essays centered on their observations and analysis of fiction, which will include poetry, short stories, drama, and a novel. Overall, the course will focus on drafting, revising, vocabulary, grammar, and analysis. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to write well-crafted multi-paragraph essays; in addition, students will be prepared for upper-level composition and literature courses.

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Thank You

Rebecca Reed