Students evaluate argumentative structures, author's purpose, and the use of rhetorical devices in a nonfiction essay. Focuses on identifying counterarguments, concessions, and rebuttals, as well as analyzing graphic features.
A deep dive into the fourth act of Shakespeare's Hamlet, focusing on the parallel descents of Ophelia and Laertes, the escalating theme of revenge, and Hamlet's shifting mask of madness.
Students practice STAAR-aligned editing and revision skills through targeted passages. Focuses on grammar, mechanics, sentence structure, and organizational clarity in the context of the 'Price of Progress' theme.