This freshman-year course is designed to help students develop grammar mechanics, reading, writing, and comprehension skills. Students will have the opportunity to learn across the curriculum as key vocabulary words in this course contain words relevant to Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Arts. In addition, students will read texts of various literary genres: poetry, novel, drama, and non-fiction. By this, the students will be able to analyze texts across genres. Emphasis will also be given to the research process, source collection, and the different types of writing: narrative, argumentative, and Expository.