Courses

English 9

Course Description: This course introduces learners to elements of literature from classic to modern times using forms such as short stories, novels, poetry, drama, and essays. Through reading, learners will develop skills in literary analysis and interpretation. Tips for strengthening vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics will be given. Lessons concerning writing emphasize composition skills. Learners will […]

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Creative Writing II

Course Description: In this course, students will practice skills that writers use in generating effective topics, and finding the form of writing that best suits a particular topic. Create effective pieces of creative writing, appealing to readers, by demonstrating the five strategies used by successful authors: images, energy, tension, pattern, and insight. Understand and demonstrate

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Creative Writing I

Course Description: In this course, students will explore a range of creative writing genres, fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama and multimedia writing. Students will study examples of writing through classic and contemporary selections and will apply that knowledge and understanding to their writing. In addition, students will develop and intimate understanding of the writing process

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Communications

Course Description: Communications reinforces the development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills and knowledge taught in English 9. The course explores in-depth the principles, mechanics, techniques, tools, processes, and aesthetics of successful written and spoken communication for both the professional and academic world at the individual, small group, and public communication levels. This course

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AP Literature and Composition

Course Description: Assignments/lessons include reading, analyzing, writing, rewriting, and discussing creations by renowned authors throughout a wide span of history. With intensive concentration on composition skills and on author’s narrative techniques, this course equips students with strategies for success in college, in a career, and on the AP exam. Assessments can be in the form

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AP Language and Composition

Course Description: An AP course in English Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a

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American/World Literature

Course Description: In this course, students are invited to travel through the various cultural periods of American literature. Students will explore American literary traditions of the 19th century and study the darker side of Romanticism while exploring the horror story genre. The course will include a study of the Contemporary Period, where students will read

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Intro to Marketing II

Course Description: Students build on the skills and concepts learned in Introduction to Marketing I to develop a basic understanding of marketing principles and techniques. By the end of the course, they will have developed their own comprehensive marketing plan for a new business.   Prerequisite: Successful completion of Intro to Marketing I Course Length:

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Intro to Marketing I

Course Description: Students find out what it takes to market a product or service in today’s fast-paced business environment. They learn the fundamentals of marketing using real-world business examples. They learn about buyer behavior, marketing research principles, demand analysis, distribution, financing, pricing, and product management.   Prerequisite: None Course Length: 1 Semester Credits: 0.5 Credit

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