Grammar
Parts of speech
Parts of a sentence
Kinds of sentences
Reading Skills
Making assumptions/inferences
Skimming for details
Figurative language
Imagery
Irony
Writing
Topic sentences
Clinchers
Paragraphs
Short essays
Short research paper (reference books, internet, citing sources using MLA style)
Literature
Introduction to the forms of literature
Short stories/essays/speeches
"The Most Dangerous Game"
"The Cask of Amontillado"
"The Interlopers"
"The Necklace"
"The Scarlet Ibis"
"I Have a Dream"
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"The Gift of the Magi"
Poetry
"We Real Cool"
"The Courage That My Mother Had"
"Annabel Lee"
"Siren Song"
from "The Odyssey" The Voyage, The Homecoming
Novels
A Separate Peace
The Old Man and the Sea
Independent novel of your choice
Plays
Romeo & Juliet