ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS
GROSSMONT HIGH SCHOOL
NICOLE A. THREN
First Semester Course Outline
Weekly Grammar (
parts of speech
) (
definitions
)
Weekly
Vocabulary
Weekly Reading: 100 pages per week
Business Plan:
outline
of project,
resources
,
lessons,
rubric
Two novels:
District novel
,
Working
Miscellaneous business books and short stories
(
FISH
!)
The writing process
including thesis statement and paragraph building
Essays: personal, objective, literary analysis, response to literature, reflection
Career unit
including cover letter, resume, follow-up letter and interview (final)