Students improve their reading skills by reading fiction and nonfiction. They will use the daily newspaper and a paperback novel to practice reading with purpose, finding the main idea, gathering facts, reading technical texts, reading critically, and retaining information. Students will respond to the literature by writing creative poems, short stories, and dramatic scenes. Through extensive use of the computer lab, students will create a personal response booklet and learn how to prepare manuscripts for possible publication. The novel used in this course will be given to the students to add to their personal home libraries.
Writing takes on many forms and functions in society.
In this course, students will learn to write for different audiences and situations. Through a series of simulations and real-world activities, students will sharpen their writing kills. Personal, subject, creative, reflective, academic, business, and technical writing will be explored. Credit Courses Information is provided for selected high school credit courses. The school guidance office registers students for all high school credit courses.