Course:  Intermediate Composition

 

Who should take this course?

College Bound Juniors

 

Course focus/umbrella questions:

How does language help to clarify the human experience and contribute responsibly to a multifaceted society?

 

Non-negotiable assignments required of all students who take this course:

Reporter-at-Large

Two Novel Units

Vocabulary Study

Spelling Study

Cumulative Final Exam

 

Required reading:

Night and a teacher selection from the following text:

Into Thin Air

There are No Children Here

Tuesday’s with Morry

Friday Night Lights

Color of Water

 

Student expectations:

Relate to reading level, course assignments, assessments, etc.

Students need to work on various projects at one time.

Students need to read at an upper class level

Students need to think about the wider world in relation to various assignments

Students need to critique their own papers and peer critique others.

 

What makes this course different from other companion courses? 

There is no companion course.

 

Any other relevant and important course related information:

This is the only non-fiction course offered and the only course dedicated to non-fiction.  This course prepares the student for the foundation to write college admission essays.  More colleges and standardized test are moving towards a writing piece, making intermediate composition a course all college bound students should take.