Purpose of ELA 20 Advanced
The purpose of the Pre AP is to engage students in active, high-level learning – this course ensures that all students possess the skills, habits of mind, and concepts they need to succeed at post-secondary level.
Students will be expected to handle heavier homework load than their peers in regular ELA. Higher order thinking skills will be emphasized; more in-depth analysis of materials, critical thinking about issues, and creative problem solving are examples of this.
In addition to the outcomes and indicators of the curriculum, this program will:
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Provide a learning environment that encourages independent learning in all language experiences.
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Provide increased opportunity to apply the writing process with an emphasis on extending thought development, manipulation of words and various formats.
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Provide a variety of instructional activities that are experiential and authentic learning situations.
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Provide students with a variety of strategies that incorporate and extend critical and creative thinking.
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Extend language knowledge (presentations) through speaking and other communication activities.
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Final Paragraph from James Joyce’s The Dead
Summer Reading (Mandatory) (10% of Overall Grade)
Purpose Statement
The main purpose of the summer reading assessment is to extend the curriculum and allow advanced students an opportunity to explore a variety of literature. My philosophy is that summer reading should be both pleasurable and thought provoking, allowing the students to use this reading as a springboard into the material covered in class. Research continues to demonstrate that nothing will improve a student’s overall academic performance in school and in life better than reading.
- Part I: Independent Novel (Due: Semester I - September 11th) (100) (5%)
- Part II: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Due: December 17th) (100) (5%)
