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July 15-Aug. 2
GRADES 9-12
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
WRITING, READING AND VOCABULARY
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Entering Grades 9-12 – This class provides an opportunity for students to explore their creative and imaginative potential, and to define their individual goals as writers. In a workshop atmosphere, students will explore a variety of literary forms, including short stories, poetry, drama, nonfiction and journal writing. The course combines short, spontaneous exercises and longer take-home assignments to improve voice, character development and narrative pacing, and to help students master common literary conventions in contemporary fiction 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 9-12 – Expository reading and writing skills will help students excel on the reading and writing portions of standardized tests, while also developing lifelong literacy and college readiness. In this course, students will learn to read critically, make predictions about texts, analyze content and rhetorical structures, and properly 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 advance their own ideas with a developed voice.
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HIGH SCHOOL WRITING STRUCTURES
Entering Grades 9-10 – This course will teach students to engage in writing as a process, with particular attention to diction, argumentation and thoughtful integration
of evidence. Students will learn to craft a basic, five- paragraph essay – emphasizing structure, clarity and argument – in response to informational texts and fictional short stories. Students will also learn
to recognize and correct grammatical errors involving subject-verb agreement, verb form, verb tense, pronouns, modifiers, fragments, run-ons and basic punctuation. This highly interactive class includes peer review, drafting and workshops.
PERSUASIVE WRITING AND
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ARGUMENT
Entering Grades 9-12 – This course emphasizes rhetorical study and evidence-based analytics and argumentation in clear and efficient writing. Students will analyze and discuss literary, historical and expository texts, while learning about the creation of a clear
and arguable thesis, interesting introductions and conclusions, thoughtful outlining and correct mechanics. Students will also practice writing persuasive essays that employ rhetorical strategies and sound principles
of argument. The course is designed to help students develop the depth and scope of their writing, while improving their research skills.
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