Allen High School

General information about Essential English III & IV    

 The literature selections listed below are a vehicle for students to work on the skills enumerated on their IEPs in the areas of Reading and Written Expression.  It includes both classic and contemporary works.  The pieces used this year will be chosen based on the needs, abilities, and interests of the students in the class.  Not all pieces will be covered every  year.   Within each unit, current news and personal interest articles are interspersed for students to practice their reading and comprehension skills.  All major selections  are read together in class by the students, by the teacher, or on compact disk audio recordings.  Students can experience the work by both reading and hearing it.   Some film clips are shown to further clarify selections as appropriate.