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•  Read, discuss, and write about current and historic events and mass media
• Learn critical reading and writing strategies

›* Literacy Skills: summary, main idea, picture it, making connections, asking questions, making predictions, inference, cause and effect

›* Writing narrative, persuasive, informational, and other texts

›* Reading fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry

›* Reading a variety of current events and understanding current culture

STUDENTS: Do the in class work and be open to accelerating your reading and writing skills!

PARENTS: Encourage students to take the class seriously and read as much as possible on their own.

Resources: http://www.betterhighschools.org/expert/ask_lit.asp