Courses
This course is all about storytelling?students learn about the history of storytelling, other people’s stories, elements in stories, a variety of perspectives from around the world, and how to tell their own story. Students apply literacy skills and strategies, complete application and writing assignments, and practice grammar and usage skills....
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This first semester of a freshman-year English course engages students in literary analysis and inferential evaluation of great texts both classic and contemporary. While critically reading fiction, poetry, drama, and literary nonfiction, students will master comprehension and literary-analysis strategies. Interwoven in the lessons across two semesters are activities that encourage...
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The purpose of Horizons Advanced English I is to train students to notice the critical features of a text so they may ?unlock? the nuances of the author?s craft in order to better understand the message, intent, and impact of a text. These nuances will often include analysis of how...
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This full credit course is provided for students who have previously taken English I, and were not successful. Students may take one or both segments of this course. Students will develop language arts skills by reading, writing, listening, viewing, and speaking. Students will learn to use the English language to...
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