This course is for ESL students in the beginning stages of learning English. Students will be introduced to and review basic English skills that include the alphabet, vowel sounds, consonant sounds and blends, parts of speech, verbs, and tenses. These skills will be taught in the context of conversation, reading and writing.
Selected works reflect both an interpersonal and multicultural point of view.
Emphases in the class also include strategic reading, critical thinking, descriptive writing and character analysis. Students read non-fiction, short stories, poems and contemporary novels chosen to reflect both a social issue theme and a multicultural perspective. Gatto Print Media Students will work together to produce the Upward Bound Literary Magazine. Students will also work on layout, design, and preparing copy for printing. Related literature study will parallel issues in journalism today reflecting both fiction and non-fictional works.