Courses
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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In this course, students explore the theme of heroes in literature and apply the concept of a hero’s journey to their own life. Students apply literacy skills and strategies, complete application and writing assignments, and practice grammar and usage skills. This is the first course in a two-part Tenth-Grade English...
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Focused on application, this first semester of a sophomore English course reinforces literary analysis and twenty-first century skills with superb pieces of literature and literary nonfiction, application e-resources, and educational interactives. Each thematic unit focuses on specific literary analysis skills and allows students to apply them to a range of...
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