Class Time: 3rd hour (10:40-11:35)

Minimum Class Size: 5

Maximum Class Size: 20

Prerequisite: Students should have a good reading ability and be competent writers.

Required Materials or Books:

• Bible
• spiral notebook, 2 or 3 subject
• 3-ring binder for organizing assignments and required reading, filled with notebook paper
• blue or black pen
• red pen
• highlighter set of at least 4 different colors

This literature course is intended to make high school students better, more effective readers. Class time is spent in lecture and group activities, for the most part analyzing literature pieces, applying the basic literary elements to Biblically historical text and contemporary texts. Students will be asked to do close-reading exercises at home that will expand their knowledge of author intent, literary content, purpose, and plot. Reading should be a joy, not a chore, and students will be asked to keep a journal throughout the course, charting their growth, both personally and academically, as they read and learn from various pieces. In addition, tests and quizzes will be administered periodically to check for understanding and one major paper will be assigned near the conclusion during the spring semester.

Teacher Information:

Mrs. Selke has a bachelor of science in education from Baylor University, taught in public schools for six years, is a certified reading therapist, and has worked with Brazos Valley Co-op for two years.