Course description:
Freshman language arts students examine the major genres through four themes related to personal identity and heroism. Students make meaningful connections of thematic units and extend understanding beyond the text. They read a balance of contemporary and classic works—short stories, essays, novels, poetry, dramas, and nonfiction—that encourages them to make inferences and to look at the world through archetypal patterns. Students improve their writing, reading, speaking, listening, viewing, and study skills.
The Humanities class is an exciting combination of Language Arts and Social Studies, and it is a vital part of academic success at Roosevelt High School. This course builds students’ proficiencies in reading and writing through a focused study of issues in current and historical events in American history with a special focus on social justice.