Student Learning Outcomes

• English 2 students will compose a well-thought out thesis that is supported by relevant details.
• Students will effectively construct and essay with all necessary components based on the California State Standards.
• Students will pass the final exam.
• Apply knowledge of word origins to determine the meaning of new words encountered in reading materials (i.e., literal vs figurative, denotative vs connotative, mythology, etc.)
• Analyze a document (fiction, nonfiction, historical, informational) to determine the key influences (historical, cultural, author beliefs) and effectiveness.
• Prepare a bibliography (works cited) of reference materials using a variety of fiction, non-fiction, consumer, workplace, and public documents in MLA format.
• Analyze a historically or culturally significant work of literature (i.e., short story, novel, poem, excerpt, novella, etc.).
• Students will construct an essay with all necessary components.
• English 2 students will effectively construct an essay with all necessary components based on the California State Standards.