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College Prep English 11-12

College Prep English 11/12 – 2020/21

$560.00

“The one thing I love about the subject of English is its versatility. The skills an English student learns apply universally. What aspect of life and study doesn’t include writing, word choice, and analysis? These are the very things English teaches along with critical thinking, comprehension, and rhetoric. Taking the time to incorporate English at the upper end of a school career is both interesting and lastingly beneficial.” ~”Prof.” Deborah

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Categories: Fall 2020, High School - Grades 9-12, Language - English, Year-Long Courses Tags: 2020 - Fall, English Language, Prof. Deborah Simon, Upper High School - Grades 11-12, Year-long
Offered By Instructor

Deborah Simon, M.Ed.

Content Level

Senior High School – 12th Grade

Course Length

Year-Long (32-Week) Course

Day & Time

Wednesdays & Fridays, 7 AM Pacific – 8/12/20 – 5/20/21

Enrollment

Enrollment Options Linked Below

  • Description
  • What to Expect
  • Materials & More

Description

English encompasses several subjects—grammar, vocabulary, writing, and literature. These can be successfully taught separately, but that method diminishes the benefit students can find in each. By keeping the four elements together, students can better see their interaction and interdependence. Athena’s College Prep English classes teach all four aspects of English study using increasing difficulty and complexity appropriate to high school ability levels. For more information on Scope & Sequence and Ability Levels, please see the
Upper Level Language Arts Information Page.

This 11/12 class is designed to conclude high school English and lead seamlessly into college-level English skills and concepts. Students will:

  • Review the function of literary elements and devices.
  • Learn to use literary elements and devices to analyze more complex pieces of literature.
  • Use literary devices to find the theme.
  • Express literary analysis in writing.
  • Polish academic writing skills, tools, and language.

Enrollment in this class unlocks Athena’s Academic Writing Resources Room packed full of academic writing resources and information  as well as one-on-one help.

Note to Parents:

  • This class features twice-weekly webinars.
  • This course is one of Athena’s Upper Level Language Arts courses. Click for more information.

This course leads into AP® English Literature & Composition.

“I just wanted to let you know that I received my AP Lit & Composition exam results and I got a 4!…I’m very appreciative of your guidance throughout the AP Lit course and thankful for all of your help over the past year. I am certain that the analytical skills I learned in your class will stick with me throughout my academic career.” Athena’s student, A.B., freshman

Offered by:

  • “Prof.” Deborah Simon

What to Expect

What to expect in the Required section in the classroom each week:

  • Forum posts or responses to others’ posts to explore and comment on a topic being discussed.
  • Outside essays to be completed for the specific literary focus and analysis.
  • Links, videos, and background information to be completed in preparation for the next week’s topic.
  • Grammar exercises that incorporate senior-high-school level concepts.
  • Vocabulary that consists of literary terms and senior-high-school level words.

What to expect in the Highly Suggested & Optional sections in the classroom each week:

  • Because of the nature of this class, all sections in the classroom are either required for the current webinar or required in preparation for the following week’s topic.

What to expect during the weekly webinar:

  • Teacher instruction in the analysis focus for the week.
  • Participation in discussions that demonstrate the student has read the material and done the preparatory work for that week’s topic.
  • Questions and answers from students as they complete readings and assignments.
  • Grammar and vocabulary instruction.
  • Group work and presentations in the analysis focus and literary terminology.

Expected time commitment:

  • Reading – 30-45 minutes per night
  • Writing – 2 hours per week
  • Weekly assignments – 30-60 minutes per week

College Prep English 11/12 Syllabus

Materials & More

Before taking this course, students should be able to:

  • Work independently at a 12th grade level.
  • Write an academic paper independently at a high school level.
  • Have previous high school level exposure and experience with literary elements, figurative language, rudimentary analysis, grammar, and vocabulary.
  • Have completed these classes or be operating at a level that includes the skills covered in these classes:
    • Literary class including reading and literary analysis taught at a 9-11th grade level
    • Academic writing class taught at a 9-11th grade level

Students should be willing to:

  • Participate in discussions in such a way that they demonstrate their preparation in advance of class.
  • Write multiple independent academic papers on chosen topics of assigned essay types.

Required books & materials:

  • Analytical Grammar: The British Authors – High School Grammar Reinforcement — Student Workbook
    Digital -or- Physical Edition
    ASIN: B008SXCVPS
    Publisher: Analytical Grammar
    AAA
  • Analytical Grammar: A Systematic Approach to Language Mastery — Student Workbook
    ASIN: B00tQWBE9O
    Publisher: Analytical Grammar (1996)
    AAA
  • The Norton Introduction to Literature (Shorter Twelfth Edition) – Norton -OR-
  • The Norton Introduction to Literature (Shorter Twelfth Edition) – Amazon
    ISBN-13: 978-0393623567
    Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 12th edition (November 4, 2016)**
    [Purchase this edition only]
    AAA
  • The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms
    Ross C. Murfin & Supryia M. Ray
    ISBN-13: 978-1319035396
    Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin’s; Fourth edition (December 29, 2017)**
    [Purchase this edition only]
    AAA
  • Six Characters in Search of an Author (any publisher)
    Luigi Pirandello
    ISBN-13: 978-0486299921
    Publisher: Dover Publications (1997)
    AAA
  • Dracula (any publisher)
    Bram Stoker
    ISBN-13: 978-1420952025
    Publisher: Digireads.com Publishing (2016)
    AAA
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (this edition only)
    Erich Maria Remarque, Author, A.W. Wheen, Translator
    ISBN-13: 978-0449213940

Enrollment Options

Live Webinars - Wednesdays & Fridays, 7 AM Pacific - 8/12/20 – 5/20/21

  • Register Your Student
  • Academic Calendar & Weekly Schedules

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