English II H (Period 5)

H. English II is a daily course that lasts the whole school year. It is taught by a teacher trained to help adolescents become not only strong readers and writers but also life-long learners. Beginning the first day of class, students will learn classroom routines to help them work productively. These routines will guide what happens in the classroom every day and become tools for success. Each week, students will read rigorous texts, study key vocabulary words, listen to texts read aloud, discuss what they think about them, and practice various reading and writing skills and strategies. Lessons and activities for this course will address the Common Core State Standards. Students will become more proficient in all strands of the English Language Arts as we work through a rigorous curriculum. Each semester of H. English II is worth one half of a credit. If students successfully complete both semesters, they will earn one full credit. One full credit of H. English II is required to graduate from any Chicago Public High School.