A Final Year of High School English/Language Arts (a good fit for 12th grade) makes ELA interesting and meaningful for teens. This no-busywork bundle of study guides follows 7SistersHomeschool's motto:

"Don't kill the book!"

Teens hate over teaching, so we work to present literature analysis and writing concepts in small chunks. Teens gain the ELA skills they need without boredom and busywork.

Credit Information:  This is a one-credit high school level ELA course, adaptable for basic, college prep, and honors levels.

This full-year, adaptable, no busy-work English/Language Arts curriculum for your high school student provides:

• Reading with literary analysis,
• Writing instruction (for 4 types of papers),
• Vocabulary,
• Grammar,
• Public speaking
• A suggested schedule and
• Tools to help with grading!

Literature guides contain: 

• brief background information
• important literature terms and themes
• vocabulary
• inferential and analysis questions.

Writing guides contain:

• concise daily lessons with brief information, instruction, and assignments
• four different types of writing skills important for high school students to master: 
  • short story
  • essays
  • research papers
  • poetry 
• Rubrics for grading

7Sisters High School English/Language Arts one-year bundle includes:

• Study Guides for literary analysis of books (and movies!)
• Research Paper Writing Guides
• Essay Writing Guide
• Poetry Writing Guide
• Short-Story Writing Guide
• Public Speaking Experiences
• Grammar Pocket Guide
• Grammar Resources
• Vocabulary Resources
• Clear and friendly How-To-Use section for parents
• Suggested schedule for a 9-month academic year
• Rubrics and suggestions for grading

The literature study guides include:

Note: You will need to buy copies of these books for your teen to read, or borrow a copy from the library.

• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• A Separate Peace by John Knowles 
• King Lear by William Shakespeare
• Les Miserables (abridged version) by Victor Hugo
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 
  • (NOTE: There is no answer key for this guide. The questions are of a personally reflective nature with no clear "right answer." Any reasonable answer that displays thought is acceptable.)
• The Republic (Parts I & II) by Plato
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 
  • (NOTE: There is no answer key for this guide. The questions are of a personally reflective nature with no clear "right answer." Any reasonable answer that displays thought is acceptable.)
• The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

The Cinema Studies guides included:

Note: You will need to buy or rent these movies; many are available on streaming services like Amazon Prime, Hulu, or Netflix, or borrow them from a friend or from the library.

• Lilies of the Field (starring Sidney Poitier)
• 12 Angry Men (starring Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb)
• Casablanca (starting Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman)
• Moby Dick (starring Gregory Peck)
• Rudy (starring Sean Astin and Jon Favreau)
• Charade (starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant)

Which writing guides are included?

• College Application Essay Writing Guide
• Creative Chronicling
• American Poetry Reading and Writing Guide
• World Poetry Reading and Writing Guide
• APA Style Research Paper: An Introductory Guide
• MLA Style Research Paper Writing Guide
• Chicago Style Research Paper Writing Guide
• Professional Bio Writing Guide

Also included in this bundle:

• Grammar Granules - Essential Elements of English
• Recommended Resources for Supplemental Grammar and Vocabulary Learning
• Spoken Word Poetry Public Speaking Experience
• Humorous Monologue Public Speaking Experience
• Parents Manual - Intro and How to Use This Bundle (including direction for grading and determining a final ELA grade for the transcript)
• Chart for Determining the Level of Rigor for our year of High School ELA
• Suggested Schedule for the Year

Download a FREE suggested syllabus for 12th Grade ELA/A Final Year of English/Language Arts.

Help your sophomore enjoy a no-busywork high school ELA credit! 

This curriculum meets requirements for reimbursement in a number of states that reimburse for curriculum purchases. We realize that the regulations for states vary, and we cannot take responsibility for guaranteeing that this product will meet the standards for your state’s reimbursement.

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• For more on the complex ELA credit: Why is Language Arts Such a HUGE credit?