Courses for Students

This is the first course in a two-course sequence. Have you ever faced a life-changing situation? How did the experience change you? In this English Language Arts course for sixth graders, students will explore themes of perseverance, hope, and strength as they read Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan and Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. These units will focus on how characters develop and how point of view affects how a text is written. Learners will continue to develop their analytical skills by creating an argumentative essay and a research project. They will use the writing process to gather research, organize information, draft, edit, and revise their work before publishing the final product.

This is the second course in a two-course sequence. English 6B is designed with the themes of resilience, self-discovery, empathy and confidence in mind. Students will read nonfiction stories about famous and accomplished people who overcame obstacles and failures on the road to success while learning to analyze nonfiction texts. Then, they will reflect on their own experiences with failure and perseverance and create nonfiction narratives based on their experiences. Next, students will explore themes of confidence and fitting in through the graphic novel New Kid by Jerry Craft. The final project in the course is to use the writing process and technology tools to create a superhero story in comic book format.

This is the first segment of a two semester course. By examining powerful literary and nonfiction texts by a wide array of authors, students in this course build upon their foundational knowledge of reading, writing, and speaking using engaging mentor texts and scaffolded opportunities. Students also fine tune their writing by planning and producing effective narratives, argumentative essays, and expository essays using guided practice and exemplar texts. These opportunities to plan, draft, revise, and edit their written work ensures that students will find their “voice” in writing. Students dive into the world of rhetoric by exploring important historical texts, demonstrating proficiency in identifying effective rhetorical appeals and ineffective fallacious reasoning that weakens communication. The authentic assessment opportunities provided in this course meet the needs of students while providing engaging and interesting learning opportunities.

This is the second segment of a two semester course. By examining powerful literary and nonfiction texts by a wide array of authors, students in this course build upon their foundational knowledge of reading, writing, and speaking using engaging mentor texts and scaffolded opportunities. Students also fine tune their writing by planning and producing effective narratives, argumentative essays, and expository essays using guided practice and exemplar texts. These opportunities to plan, draft, revise, and edit their written work ensures that students will find their “voice” in writing. Students dive into the world of rhetoric by exploring important historical texts, demonstrating proficiency in identifying effective rhetorical appeals and ineffective fallacious reasoning that weakens communication. The authentic assessment opportunities provided in this course meet the needs of students while providing engaging and interesting learning opportunities.

This is the first segment of a two semester course. Explore the stories that surround you as you journey through the chronicles of literature and investigate the ways in which authors tell their tales. Discover ways to develop your own voice and leave a creative mark on the world.

This is the second segment of a two semester course. Explore the stories that surround you as you journey through the chronicles of literature and investigate the ways in which authors tell their tales. Discover ways to develop your own voice and leave a creative mark on the world.