English+1+Essential+Learnings

= Essential Learnings and Indicators of Success = This includes English I Basic, English I Regular, and English I Honors

EL 1: Students will write for a variety of purposes.

 * 1) Appropriately utilize the various types of writing including expository, narrative, poetry, descriptive, etc., for different audiences and purposes
 * 2) Create personal writing products such as journals, reflections, letters, etc.
 * 3) Share verbally
 * 4) Develop a personal voice
 * 5) Understand writing's purpose as a reflection of the world

EL 2: Students will read and understand a variety of materials.

 * 1) Understand author's purpose and identify rhetorical devices used toward that purpose
 * 2) Apply analysis strategies to a variety of genres
 * 3) Comprehend application to other disciplines
 * 4) Analyze various literary elements such as plot, character, irony, etc. and figurative language such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, etc.