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8 courses

Grades 3 to 5

English, grades 3 to 5Grades 3 to 516 units
  1. Reading stories: plot, character and theme
  2. Author's craft: words, point of view and structure
  3. Comparing texts across genres and media
  4. Poetry and drama
  5. Reading for information: main idea and evidence
  6. Text structure and features
  7. Comparing sources and using visuals
  8. Word study and reading fluency
  9. Writing opinions
  10. Informative and explanatory writing
  11. Narrative writing
  12. The writing process: plan, revise and edit
  13. Research projects
  14. Discussion and presentations
  15. Grammar, usage and punctuation
  16. Vocabulary and word meanings

Grades 6 to 8

English, grades 6 to 8Grades 6 to 815 units
  1. Reading stories: plot, character and theme
  2. Author's craft: words, point of view and structure
  3. Comparing texts across genres and media
  4. Poetry and drama
  5. Reading for information: main idea and evidence
  6. Text structure and features
  7. Comparing sources and media
  8. Writing arguments
  9. Informative and explanatory writing
  10. Narrative writing
  11. The writing process: plan, revise and edit
  12. Research projects
  13. Discussion and presentations
  14. Grammar, usage and punctuation
  15. Vocabulary and word meanings

High school

English, grades 9 and 10Grades 9 to 1016 units
  1. Reading literature: theme, character and plot
  2. Author's craft: words, point of view and structure
  3. Comparing texts across genres and media
  4. Poetry and drama
  5. Reading nonfiction: central ideas and evidence
  6. Rhetoric and argument in nonfiction
  7. Foundational documents and speeches
  8. Writing arguments
  9. Informative and explanatory writing
  10. Narrative writing
  11. Literary analysis essays
  12. The writing process: plan, revise and edit
  13. Research projects
  14. Discussion and presentations
  15. Grammar, usage and punctuation
  16. Vocabulary and word meanings
English, grades 11 and 12Grades 11 to 1216 units
  1. Reading literature: theme, character and plot
  2. Author's craft: words, point of view and structure
  3. Comparing texts across genres and media
  4. Poetry and drama
  5. Reading nonfiction: central ideas and evidence
  6. Rhetoric and argument in nonfiction
  7. Foundational documents and speeches
  8. Writing arguments
  9. Informative and explanatory writing
  10. Narrative writing
  11. Literary analysis essays
  12. The writing process: plan, revise and edit
  13. Research projects
  14. Discussion and presentations
  15. Grammar, usage and punctuation
  16. Vocabulary and word meanings

AP courses

AP English Language and CompositionGrades 10 to 129 units
  1. The rhetorical situation: claims and evidence
  2. Audience, purpose and line of reasoning
  3. Evaluating evidence and writing arguments
  4. Thesis, introductions and conclusions
  5. Coherence, transitions and organization
  6. Sources, perspective and bias
  7. Complexity: qualifying claims and counterarguments
  8. Style: diction, syntax and tone
  9. Synthesis, rhetorical analysis and argument essays
AP English Literature and CompositionGrades 11 to 129 units
  1. Short fiction I
  2. Poetry I
  3. Longer fiction or drama I
  4. Short fiction II
  5. Poetry II
  6. Longer fiction or drama II
  7. Short fiction III
  8. Poetry III
  9. Longer fiction or drama III

College

College CompositionCollege9 units
  1. The rhetorical situation: claims and evidence
  2. Audience, purpose and line of reasoning
  3. Evaluating evidence and writing arguments
  4. Thesis, introductions and conclusions
  5. Coherence, transitions and organization
  6. Sources, perspective and bias
  7. Complexity: qualifying claims and counterarguments
  8. Style: diction, syntax and tone
  9. Synthesis, rhetorical analysis and argument essays
Introduction to LiteratureCollege9 units
  1. Short fiction I
  2. Poetry I
  3. Longer fiction or drama I
  4. Short fiction II
  5. Poetry II
  6. Longer fiction or drama II
  7. Short fiction III
  8. Poetry III
  9. Longer fiction or drama III

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