INTENSIVE READING: FIELDS OF READING

Overview -

This course will engage you in interactive text-based discussions, question generation, and research opportunities. You will write in response to reading, and cite evidence when answering text dependent questions orally and in writing. Scaffolding is provided as necessary as you will engage in reading and writing increasingly complex text, and is removed as your reading and writing abilities improve over time.

MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS -

Informational Text

  • Examining Images
  • Summarizing to Find a Central Idea
  • Author’s Purpose

Writing Skills

  • Research a Cause
  • Find Key Facts
  • Create an Outline
  • Revising and Editing
  • Create a PSA

Narratives

  • Meet ‘The Cold Equations’
  • The First Read-Through
  • Close Reading for Theme
  • Close Reading for Characterization
  • Complete Understanding

Reading Informational Non-Fiction

  • The Main Idea
  • Author’s Tone and Diction
  • Insects for Dinner

Drama and Poetry

  • The Shakespeare Mix-up
  • Sonnets
  • Introducing Hamlet
  • Reading Hamlet
  • Modern Interpretations

Arguments

  • Parts of an Argument
  • Reading for Argument
  • Reading for Language

Grade Level

Grade 9, 10, 11, 12

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Duration

Annual

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Prerequisites

none

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Mode

 Online

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Ratio

1 Teacher : 9 Student (Standard)

1 Teacher : 15 Student (max)

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Exams & Assessments

Online via Learning Management System

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Academic Year

9.6 Months ≈ 10 Months

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Commencement of Academic Year

January

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End of Academic Year

November

Requirements

 

none