We'll consider these questions throughout the year:
What is voice (the writer’s presence) in literature?
How does a writer create voice?
What’s especially American about American literature?
How does literature work?
Why do we care about literature?
How do skillful and sensitive readers and writers respond to and reflect on texts?
How do skillful and sensitive readers and writers construct texts of their own?
What can reading and writing do for us individually and together?