You will be able to recognize linguistic roots and affixes to use in determining the meanings of academic English words and in other content areas.

You will be able to distinguish between the denotative (dictionary) meaning of a word and its connotative (emotions or associations that are implied rather than literal) meaning.

You will be able to write an essay that is organized appropriate to audience, purpose, and context.

You will learn how to describe multiple themes in fiction, analyze how place and time influence the theme, and make complex inferences.

You will learn how to make connections between and across texts, including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual evidence.