Emphasizes development of strategies to effectively communicate in English for high school completion, and college and career readiness. Students read and report on college-level readings, graphs, maps, and informational texts that relate to social studies, science, and literature. Students meet composition requirements by composing texts that utilize complex writing patterns. Students research topics based on a focused question, compare texts from multiple sources, evaluate credibility of sources, and learn proper citation skills. $25 per quarter BEdA tuition. Course Outcomes: 1. Develop well-constructed persuasive or argumentative essay. ILO (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 2. Correctly use citation, context, and grammar. ILO (3, 6) 3. Identify point-of-view, complex ideas in text. ILO (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 4. Identify point of view, purpose and tone. ILO (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 5. Increase vocabulary (receptive and expressive) and use correctly within the context given. ILO (3) 6. Analyze the text and identify the development of text. ILO (1, 2, 3)