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Course #1121, 1122
This one-year course will provide the fundamentals of communication skills—reading, writing, speaking and listening, and research—necessary for school and career in the construction industry. The course will address language skills such as usage and sentence design. Students will write paragraphs, multi-paragraphs essays, and business communications, focusing on the six-trait model. Reading comprehension skills and reading strategies will be refined through readings in literature and non-fiction. Students will understand literary terminology and apply it to a variety of texts. There will be a research component in the course. The course will be taught using a variety of teaching techniques from direct instruction to small group work. Each course number is .5 English credit.
Course #1221, 1222
This one-year course will continue to develop skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and research. It will continue to focus on language skills while expanding composition skills to include a variety of writing modes and audiences. Using the reading process, students will read and comprehend increasingly difficult texts, both fiction and non-fiction. There will be a research component in the course. The course will be taught using a variety of teaching techniques from direct instruction to small group work. All coursework focuses on the construction industry. Each course number is .5 English credit.
Course #1321, 1322
This one-year course will strengthen and expand skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and research. The focus will be on increasingly sophisticated language skills such as complex sentence structures and word choice as it relates to the construction industry. Writing and reading assignments will incorporate higher level thinking skills such as synthesis and analysis. Literature and non-fiction will focus primarily on American authors. There will be a research component in the course. The course will be taught using a variety of teaching techniques from direct instruction to small group work. Each course number is .5 English credit
Course #1345, 1346
American Studies satisfies English 5-6 and US Government credit requirements. The English portion of the course is one-half of a two period (2 credit) cross-curricular course. Since a major part of the class depends upon group and class discussions, oral presentations, and hands-on activities, a high level of maturity, motivation, and willingness to participate is expected and required. Students will be required to read a variety of literary forms: supplemental novels, short stories, poetry, and narrative pieces as well as reading from the class textbook. Several different styles of writing will also be explored: analytical, descriptive, narrative, persuasive and expository. Each course number is .5 English credit
Course #1421, 1422
This one-year course will reflect the culmination of skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and research. The language skills will focus on mastery of standard usage issues and experimentation with style. The writing strand will integrate with speaking and listening and research strands to produce a multi-media presentation relating to construction that will serve as a capstone for the course. Students will read, analyze, and critique a variety of texts both fiction and non-fiction. Literature and non-fiction will focus primarily on British and world authors. The course will be taught using a variety of teaching techniques from direct instruction to small group work. Each course number is .5 English credit
Course #1803, 1804
Through the study of novels, short stories, historical fiction, essays, letters, films and a series of video documentaries, students will be immersed in many different styles of fiction. Students will analyze and evaluate multiple racial and gender perspectives. Students will read a variety of texts, write expository essays using process and compare/contrast patterns of development, write summaries of literature, present oral critiques, and panel discussions, and use other means deemed appropriate by the instructor to convey understanding. Each course number is .5 English credi
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