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In Grade 7 ELA , students will explore the subject of identity and social justice, and develop the strategies and habits that will help them become more proficient at reading literary and non-literary genres as well as discussing texts as a whole. Using the texts provided by both literature and from your own lives, learners will become more skilled at writing short stories, poetry and expository writing and personal memoirs. Students will participate in a research project based on human rights around the world, thereby improving their research know-how as well as helping them make connections with the greater world.
In Grade 8 ELA , students will explore the subject of identity and social justice, and develop the strategies and habits that will help them become more proficient at reading literary and non-literary genres as well as discussing texts as a whole. Using the texts provided by both literature and from your own lives, learners will become more skilled at writing short stories, poetry and expository writing and personal memoirs. Students will participate in a research project based on human rights around the world, thereby improving their research know-how as well as helping them make connections with the greater world.
What do painting, literature, film, and music have in common? They are all art forms with skills and techniques that can be learned and improved through the process of creation. This class focuses on analyzing the foundational tools and elements of these art forms as a bridge to learning about the art and craft of writing. Incoming students get the opportunity to unleash their inner writers and take part in the act of creating various media. Through the observation, exploration and creation of a wide variety of written and visual media, students become nuanced readers and savvy writers.
Students in Grade 10 ELA will explore the subject of identity and human justice. Also, students will develop the strategies and habits that will help them become more proficient at reading literary and non-literary genres written in and beyond America. Using the texts provided by both literature and from their own lives, they will become more skilled at writing literature and essays: expository essays, literature dependent essays, research writing and short stories. By creating and maintaining an English Language Arts centered writing journal and folder over the course of the year, they will document their evolving skills and identities as readers, writers, and learners. In addition to engaging in individual and group learning, students will further develop the vocabulary and language connections that will allow them to demonstrate learning in and beyond English Language Arts. Students will study texts in depth and be expected to demonstrate high level analytical, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
What is the importance of studying our roots and our heritage? Does history really repeat itself? Why do humans keep records? In this class, students will take on the roles of researchers, analysts, storytellers, and journalists to uncover what secrets lie in the writings developed about the United States. Students will interact with literature from numerous eras and time periods throughout American history in order to better grasp what is most significant about being an American and embracing our culture. Discover what makes us a proud and patriotic people through interactions with plays, poems, narratives, novels, diaries, films, and non-fiction accounts highlighting the human perspective of American history.
In this course, students will explore the idea of the individual within the political landscape past, present, and future using a variety of college-level texts (AP-approved literature and nonfiction historical texts) and view these writings through the lens of social justice. Understanding and applying rhetorical language is the centerpiece of the course, as students learn to form arguments on issues, they are passionate about, thereby preparing them for 21st-century citizenship. Units developed in this course include Henry Miller’s The Crucible and McCarthyism, research on modern day witch hunts, Orwell’s Animal Farm, and the exploration of revolutions (Cuban and Russian), Speech Unit (First Amendment) includes pieces by Fredrick Douglas, MLK, Kendrick Lemar, Dolres Huerta, and Sonia Sotomayor). Students then create their own speeches, applying rhetorical ideas of persuasion for the betterment of the community. In the Utopian unit, students read and discuss, in literature circles, great works by George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Margret Atwood, and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 to foster critical thinking in order to understand social, political, and economic structures that impact society today as well as tomorrow. Learners create their own dystopian stories that reflect the themes and ideas of great literature. Seniors will read the book Nickel and Dimed (a college level text) to analyze American social and class structures through modern economics and how this dynamic affects them as future working adults. Students will examine Supreme Court cases that connect to all units throughout the course that present the idea of constitutionality. Finally, students embark on their senior project to help them explore their identities and ultimately showcase their talents, preparing them for college and career readiness.
[Note: Instruction and materials will be accommodated and modified in accordance with IEP’s, 504’s, and ELL student needs.]
This course is designed for students who are interested in expressing themselves through creative writing and other artistic means. The students will be asked to think deeply about themselves and their place in the world, and they will work to articulate their thoughts and ideas through the creative arts. The students will also realize that such expression does not exist in isolation; creative writing is a communal activity in which all participants support, encourage, edit, and share with their fellow artists. This course will also be an exploration of a multitude of art forms: literature, painting, oratory, photography, media, music, film, and more. The students will be immersed in this intertwining, fascinating world of artistic expression. The study of these art forms will be the inspiration for their own work, with the ultimate goal of developing thoughtful writers, thinkers, and art appreciators. Ultimately, students in this course edit and publish an online literary journal showcasing school wide art and writing.
[Note: Instruction and materials will be accommodated and modified in accordance with IEP’s, 504’s, and ELL student needs.] [Note: Instruction and materials will be accommodated and modified in accordance with IEP’s, 504’s, and ELL student needs.]
This course is designed to help students learn to express themselves through creative writing and other artistic means. The students will be asked to think deeply about themselves and their place in the world, and they will work to articulate their thoughts and ideas through the creative/digital arts. The students will also realize that such expression does not exist in isolation; creative writing is a communal activity in which all participants support, encourage, edit, and share with their fellow artists. This course will also be an exploration of a multitude of art forms: literature, painting, oratory, photography, media, music, film, video gaming, and more. The students will be immersed in this intertwining, fascinating world of artistic expression. The study of these art forms will be the inspiration for their own work, with the ultimate goal of developing thoughtful writers, thinkers, and art appreciators.
[Note: Instruction and materials will be accommodated and modified in accordance with IEP’s, 504’s, and ELL student needs.]
