Grammar:

•    Punctuation
•    Flow, syntax
  
•    Clauses
•    Tenses
•    Sentence correction

Writing & Style:

•    Capturing ideas
  
•    Organizing and planning thoughts
•    Thesis Development
•    Structuring essays
•    Collecting supporting evidence
  
•    Comparative writing
•    Paragraph structure
•    Transitions
•    Note-taking skills

Reading:

•    Discussing narration
  
•    Vocabulary building
•    Close reading 
•    Literary criticism/analysis
•    Getting the context
•    Getting the main idea/themes
•    Making inferences

Novel Analysis:

•    Deconstructing quotes
•    Understanding narrative elements (character, setting, conflict, ect.)
•    Literary devices (metaphors, imagery, symbols, ect.)
•    Developing opinions
•    Finding the theme
•    Finding big ideas

Shakespeare:

•    Understanding major quotes/themes
  
•    Discussing key ploy points
•    Getting the context
•    Analyzing characters
•    Literary devices (allusions, similes, ect.)

Poetry Analysis:

•    Poetic devices
  
•    Form (meter, rhyme and diction)
•    Finding the meaning/theme
  
•    Annotating
  
•    Discussing interpretations

Critical Thinking

•    Media literacy
•    Making connections
•    Analyzing
  
•    Evaluating and judging 
•    Challenging views