ENGLISH, HIGHSCHOOL selene Wakid ENGLISH, HIGHSCHOOL selene Wakid

Creative Writing

SEMESTER: 0.5 CREDITS - NCAA Eligible

Creative Writing is a course in which students discover, analyze, and apply the methods and styles used in various forms of fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, and poetry.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL, ENGLISH Daniela Brown MIDDLE SCHOOL, ENGLISH Daniela Brown

English Language Arts 6

FULL YEAR: 1 CREDIT
English Language Arts 6 introduces and builds the fundamental skills of English language arts, including reading, writing, speaking, listening, and using language. This course helps transition students from an elementary setting to the middle school learning environment.

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ENGLISH, MIDDLE SCHOOL Daniela Brown ENGLISH, MIDDLE SCHOOL Daniela Brown

Middle School U.S. History

Semester: 0.5 Credits | Full year: 1 Credit
Middle School U.S. History explores the history of the United States from before the arrival of Europeans in North America to the events of the 2016 presidential election. Students begin the course by examining North America before the arrival of European explorers and the establishment of colonies. Students learn about life in the colonies, British rule, and the events that led to the Revolutionary War. After learning about the American Revolution, students explore early U.S. government, westward expansion, the influence of the Industrial Revolution, and the Civil War. Then, they study life after the Civil War, Progressivism, Imperialism, and the onset of World War I. Next, students analyze the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II. Finally, students examine the Civil Rights movement, the Cold War, life in the 1960s and 1970s, and modern-day policies and events.

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ENGLISH, MIDDLE SCHOOL Daniela Brown ENGLISH, MIDDLE SCHOOL Daniela Brown

Middle School U.S. History to 1877

Semester: 0.5 Credits | Full year: 1 Credit

Middle School U.S. History to 1877 encompasses the discovery of North America by European explorers, colonization, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War. Students will begin the course by learning about Native American tribes that existed in North America before the arrival of European explorers and colonization. Students will then examine colonial life and the French and Indian War, as well as the events that preceded the Revolutionary War, the development of the U.S. government, and westward expansion. Finally, students will study the events and circumstances that inspired the Civil War, key aspects of the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era.

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