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July 16-Aug. 3
GRADES 10-12
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
WRITING, READING AND VOCABULARY
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Entering Grades 10-12 – This class will provide
students an opportunity to explore their creative and imaginative potential, and to de ne their individual goals as writers. In a workshop atmosphere, students will explore a variety of literary forms, including short stories, poetry, drama, non- ction and journal writing. Short, spontaneous exercises and longer take-home assignments will be applied in combination to improve voice, character development and narrative pacing, and to master common literary conventions in contemporary ction and poetry. Peer evaluations and public readings will also help students understand criticism and how to incorporate criticism as they revise their writing.
EXPOSITORY READING AND WRITING ★
Entering Grades 10-12 – Expository reading and writing skills prepare students to excel on the reading and writing portions of standardized tests, while also developing lifelong literacy and college readiness. Students will look at reading as a process. While reading critically, students will learn to make predictions about dif cult texts, analyze content and rhetorical structures,
and use materials from texts to support their own written arguments. Readings will be enhanced through expository writing, most often through timed essays. Students will learn to organize ideas and construct persuasive arguments that further their own ideas using a developed voice.
PERSUASIVE WRITING AND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ARGUMENT★
Entering Grades 10-12 – This course emphasizes rhetorical study and evidence-based analytics and argumentation in clear and ef cient writing. The
course includes analysis and discussion of various literary, historical and expository texts, as well as
units on the creation of a clear and arguable thesis, interesting introductions and conclusions, clear and thoughtful outlining, and correct mechanics. By the
end of the course, each student will have written multiple persuasive essays on a variety of topics employing rhetorical strategies and sound principles of argument. During the course, students will enhance the development of their writing in depth and scope, while also improving research skills and overall familiarity with the writing process.
★ Meets Common Core standards.
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