Students focus on the theme of “Challenges,” as they read works by Ray Bradbury and Walt Whitman, an essay about Civil War heroes, narratives about the Holocaust, and Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech. They learn about the hero archetype and hero’s journey narratives, write narratives, explanatory essays, argumentative essays, research an issue in current […]
Learn MoreStudents focus on the theme of “Challenges,” as they read works by Ray Bradbury and Walt Whitman, an essay about Civil War heroes, narratives about the Holocaust, and Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech. They learn about the hero archetype and hero’s journey narratives, write narratives, explanatory essays, argumentative essays, research an issue in current […]
Learn MoreStudents examine the uses of language as they read works by authors such as Margaret Atwood, Louise Erdrich, William Shakespeare, Joshua Bennett, and Toni Morrison, as well as selected nonfiction texts. They learn to gather evidence from texts and incorporate it into written and oral responses, write argumentative, informational, and narrative modes among others, and […]
Learn MoreStudents examine the uses of language as they read works by authors such as Margaret Atwood, Louise Erdrich, William Shakespeare, Joshua Bennett, and Toni Morrison, as well as selected nonfiction texts. They learn to gather evidence from texts and incorporate it into written and oral responses, write argumentative, informational, and narrative modes among others, and […]
Learn MoreStudents study the power of language to persuade as they read works such as Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Sophocles’ Antigone, Susan B. Anthony’s “On Women’s Right to Vote,” and Kofi Annan’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech. They learn to examine how culture influences an individual’s worldview, incorporate textual evidence into a written argument, write in […]
Learn MoreStudents study the power of language to persuade as they read works such as Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Sophocles’ Antigone, Susan B. Anthony’s “On Women’s Right to Vote,” and Kofi Annan’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech. They learn to examine how culture influences an individual’s worldview, incorporate textual evidence into a written argument, write in […]
Learn MoreStudents study in units built around the theme of an immigrant’s dream as they read foundational documents such as the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, essays by Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. They learn to write an expository essay defining […]
Learn MoreStudents study in units built around the theme of an immigrant’s dream as they read foundational documents such as the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, essays by Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. They learn to write an expository essay defining […]
Learn MoreStudents focus on developing reading, writing, and language skills that will be essential for future AP coursework. Advanced texts inspire and prepare students for close, critical reading and analytical writing. Instruction trains the reader to observe the small details in a text to arrive at a deeper understanding of the whole. It also trains the […]
Learn MoreThis course builds on the foundation of Pre-AP English I. Students learn important recursive moves in preparation for the challenges of college-level reading, writing, and discussion. While Pre-AP English 1 introduces the fundamental routines of close observation, critical analysis, and appreciation of author’s craft, Pre-AP English 2 requires students to apply those same practices to […]
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