09080 Literary Reading/Analysis/Writing for Grade 9
Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher
Students will explore literary genres, elements, and devices to think about and write literary analyses that examine the authors' employment of techniques such as symbolism, theme, point of view and voice, and characterization. The course will include strategies for decoding new vocabulary, reading comprehension, annotating and note-taking, brainstorming unique ideas, and crafting well-articulated analyses.
Books:
City of the Beasts (Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar, 1) by Isabelle Allende
Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle) (The Books of Earthsea, 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin
