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Pre-Algebra (Laurie Warren)

Aims to develop confidence and independence in the concepts and skills necessary to approach Algebra successfully.

Grade: 7, 8, 9 (placement test required)

Meets once a week (see Schedule​)

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Algebra I (Laurie Warren)

Using Elementary Algebra by Harold Jacobs, students will cover topics such as operations, square roots, graphing, linear, simultaneous and quadratic equations with plenty of practice. This is a dialect approach where illustrations as real life critical thinking problems help students understand why formulas work and how to apply them.

Grade: 7, 8, 9, 10 (placement test required)

Meets twice weekly (see Schedule)

 

NEW! Introduction to Literary Analysis (Debbie Goodale)

Literary analysis is taught through various skills: annotating, how to infer themes, identifying and learning how authors use literary devices to enrich meaning, character analysis, and identifying the narrative elements that make a story. These skills when practiced will help students grow in their capacity to read complex text. Socratic circles and learning how to question the text is another essential higher level reading skill.  Writing will be an essential component as students learn how to support their assertions about the text through strong textual evidence. 

Grade: 7, 8

Meets once a week (see Schedule)

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Creative Writing (Debbie Goodale)

In this course, students will explore different forms of creative writing, such as poetry, memoir/narrative pieces, creative nonfiction, and journaling. Students will analyze mentor texts (the writing of published authors) as models for improving and expanding their creative writing skills. Students can expect mini-lessons and practice in creative writing skills, including word choice, voice, tone, etc. In addition, students will read various texts by poets and writers that speak to the creative writing process.

Grade: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Meets once a week (see Schedule​)​

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NEW! Growth and Structure of the English Language II: English Language and Literature, Medieval to Modern (Joseph Leake)

Did you know that English boasts the oldest tradition of vernacular literature in Europe, reaching back over 1,300 years? English grammar and vocabulary have changed and developed over time to make, not only the language we know today, but also that of our greatest literary and historical monuments—from the Old English of the first Bible-translations and the Middle English of The Canterbury Tales to the Renaissance English of Shakespeare, from the neoclassical style of Jane Austen and the Declaration of Independence to the use of American dialect in the novels of Mark Twain. Students powerfully strengthen their understanding and use of English by studying the history of both the language and its literature together. This approach allows students to put down deep roots in English: instead of starting from abstract principles of grammar and usage and then applying those principles, students begin organically with the language and literature itself; they go “inside” the language and learn from its literary Masters, acquiring along the way enhanced vocabulary, greater skill in composition, and increased literary comprehension. Come find out why some characters say “thou” but others say “you” in Shakespeare’s plays, what the witches in Macbeth have to do with the dragon in Beowulf, why saying that Sir Lancelot “wept with heavy cheer” is not as contradictory as it looks, what the real difference is between “sit” and “set,” “lie” and “lay”; and much more! 

Grades: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Meets once a week (see Schedule)​

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