9/10 English
Veritas Core
Course Description:
Our 9/10 English class is a dynamic course designed to help students develop skills as members of a community. Participating in Innovation STEM English will help students become better writers, readers and communicators in the academic world and beyond. We will focus on developing: communication, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. We will follow the Common Core State Standards.
Throughout the year we will work to develop and practice the following skills:
Content Focus for Semester 2:
Grading Period 4 (1/9 - 2/17): Fahrenheit 451 - How can science fiction help guide ethics in the age of technology?
Grading Period 5 (2/18 - 4/7): Romeo and Juliet - How can understanding the human condition help us become more productive problem solvers?
Grading Period 6 (4/8 - 6/2): Student Choice Book Clubs and Sentence Diagramming - How can precise language make us a more effective communicators?
Our 9/10 English class is a dynamic course designed to help students develop skills as members of a community. Participating in Innovation STEM English will help students become better writers, readers and communicators in the academic world and beyond. We will focus on developing: communication, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. We will follow the Common Core State Standards.
Throughout the year we will work to develop and practice the following skills:
- Building community through creatively and critically processing our human experience
- Reading and responding to informational text and literature
- Speaking and listening
- Language - grammar and vocabulary
Content Focus for Semester 2:
Grading Period 4 (1/9 - 2/17): Fahrenheit 451 - How can science fiction help guide ethics in the age of technology?
Grading Period 5 (2/18 - 4/7): Romeo and Juliet - How can understanding the human condition help us become more productive problem solvers?
Grading Period 6 (4/8 - 6/2): Student Choice Book Clubs and Sentence Diagramming - How can precise language make us a more effective communicators?