Course Outline: 1. Short Stories 2. Novel Study: That was Then, This is Now & The Outsiders 3. Research Report and Oral Presentation 4. Media: The Newspaper Article 5. Novel Study: Tex 6. Drama: Romeo and Juliet 7. Poetry 8. Writing: creative writing, journal responses, and essay-type answers 9. Media: Filming techniques, Elements of Fiction Analysis, and Movie Review 10. Grammar, Spelling and Language Conventions