Course Description:  This course emphasizes reading, writing, speaking, listening, technology, and research skills within a more challenging curriculum for freshmen.  The course incorporates higher level thinking skills in written and oral communications and involves intense study on the writing process and literary analysis.  In addition, this course will help prepare students for Advanced Placement or College English courses.  This is a rigorous literary/writing course and requires independent work that will be completed outside of class. This course will have an industry emphasis dependent upon the student’s pathway selection.