English: Core 1 Full Year (Two Semesters) Prerequisites: None
in their own written work. Texts: Coursepack, The Great Gatsby, A Raisin in the Sun, The House on Mango Street Honors English: Core 2 Full Year (Two Semesters) Prerequisites: English: Core 1 or equivalent AND completion of honors prerequisites The goal of Core 2 is to build upon the life-long English skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and presenting introduced in Core I. Students explore what poems, stories, essays, speeches, plays, and novels have to say about the story of the United States and of ourselves. The class analyzes literature at a micro level, appreciating beautiful sentences and words, and at a macro level, understanding how arguments are constructed to address real-life problems and effect solutions. Overall, the focus is on examining how authors make reading rewarding, engaging, and thought provoking and how students can do the same in their own written work. As members of an honors class, students will be expected to engage consistently as close readers, spirited discussion leaders, meticulous and insightful writers, and creative thinkers. In addition, students will be expected to contribute positively and collaboratively to an intellectual community that values diverse perspectives, curiosity, and high academic standards. Texts: Coursepack, The Great Gatsby, A Raisin in the Sun, The House on Mango Street, and TBD Electives As juniors and seniors, students select from a variety of one-semester electives in English. Enrollment in advanced electives requires students to successfully complete a series of prerequisites. Please see the department chair for more information.
Students focus on fundamental reading and writing skills to develop as sophisticated thinkers. With careful scaffolding from the teacher, students develop as close readers and annotators; broaden their understanding of literary devices and different genres; study Greek and Latin roots; practice the steps of the writing process; and internalize the essential components of analytical writing. Both the classic and contemporary reading selections explore the class’s essential questions concerning identity, community, good judgment, and living a life of purpose. Texts: Coursepack, The Catcher in the Rye, The Merchant of Venice
Honors English: Core 1 Full Year (Two Semesters) Prerequisites: Completion of honors prerequisites
Students focus on fundamental reading and writing skills to develop as sophisticated thinkers. With careful scaffolding from the teacher, students develop as close readers and annotators; broaden their understanding of literary devices and different genres; study Greek and Latin roots; practice the steps of the writing process; and internalize the essential components of analytical writing. Both the classic and contemporary reading selections explore the class’s essential questions concerning identity, community, conformity, good judgment, and living a life of purpose. As members of an honors class, students will be expected to engage consistently as close readers, spirited discussion leaders, meticulous and insightful writers, and creative thinkers. In addition, students will be expected to contribute positively and collaboratively to an intellectual community that values diverse perspectives, curiosity, and high academic standards. Texts: Coursepack, The Catcher in the Rye, The Merchant of Venice, and TBD English: Core 2 Full Year (Two Semesters) Prerequisites: English: Core 1 or equivalent The goal of Core 2 is to build upon the life-long English skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and presenting introduced in Core I. Students explore what poems, stories, essays, speeches, plays, and novels have to say about the story of the United States and of ourselves. The class analyzes literature at a micro- level, appreciating beautiful sentences and words, and at a macro-level, understanding how arguments are constructed to address real-life problems and effect solutions. Overall, the focus is on examining how authors make reading rewarding, engaging, and thought provoking and how students can do the same
Advanced English: Creative Writing: Prose One Semester: (Offered Second Semester)
Prerequisites: Completion of advanced elective prerequisites This course invites students to explore and practice creative prose writing and is designed to serve both accomplished students —looking for the time and motivation to focus exclusively on their writing —and novices wishing to improve their level of comfort with the rudiments of reading and writing creative prose. In addition to reading a book on the craft of writing prose, students will study many shorter professional prose texts, explicating, analyzing, and mimicking as they develop a unique voice within the specific genres. At its core, the class is about observing the world, brainstorming/sharing ideas, and revising one’s written work to develop voice and style. As members of an advanced class, students will be expected
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