Description

Students will analyze various works in different artistic mediums to evaluate how authors craft their prose to establish a purpose. Through writing, students construct diverse writing products using complex materials and specialized sources to formulate a central idea, maintain a coherent focus, and elaborate with relevant research and/or examples. Through a variety of speaking situations, students will use formal and academic English appropriate for a purpose.

Faculty

Lara Hannemann; Ashley Hornig; Samantha Moffett; Rob Scott; Yonika Willis

Description

Students will use complex literature to infer main ideas to examine author’s approach and locate important details. Students will sequence events, identify character and cause and effect relationships, and use context to understand a text’s style and craft. Students will use details to draw conclusions regarding people and ideas in more challenging passages through reading, writing, and speaking.

Notes

• This course carries a weighted grade.

• This course may require summer reading.

• An advanced level of reading, extensive writing, and active class participation are required.

Faculty

Jennifer McDowell; Katie Midgley; Anne Walsh