English
Junior English – 1 credit Home Learning: Moderate Course Description This reading and writing course explores the human experience through literature. Through a close reading of poetry, prose, drama, and non-fiction, students will think critically, speak thoughtfully, and write effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes. Through collaborative examination and analysis of language, students will strengthen their own writing and experience the depth and power of great literature. Learning Outcomes Students will: u Connect literature to life. u Recognize the social/historical context of literature. u Learn to analyze a variety of literary texts. u Explain and defend a point of view by substantiating ideas with accurate and relevant
detail. u Develop an understanding of the power of writing and images to transform human
experience. u Work towards establishing a personal voice and writing style in a variety of media. u Contribute to and learn from class and group discussions. u Speak articulately and confidently to an audience.
Assessment Student assessments will include: u Visible learning. u In class essays. u Graphic interpretations. u Creative writing. u Processed written assignments. u Teacher/peer/self-assessments. u Presentations and projects (individual and group). u Small group and class discussions/shared inquiry/activities.
AP English Language & Composition – 1 credit Prerequisites: B+ in previous English course and departmental approval Home Learning: Moderate Course Description English Language cultivates the reading and writing skills that students need for college success and for intellectually responsible engagement. The course guides students in becoming curious, critical, and responsive readers of diverse texts, and reflective writers. The reading and writing students do in the course will deepen their understanding of how written language functions rhetorically: to communicate writers’ intentions and
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