Advanced Senior English
The Fine Print

Course Goals

To provide structure and suggestions for students to choose and read engaging, quality fiction and non-fiction in a wide range of genres
To offer a venue for weekly student-led discussions of topics of interest and importance
To help students hone their writing skillfulness and develop their writer's voice
To provide a variety of writing opportunities--both formal and informal--in preparation for college
To provide a dedicated timeframe for students to plan, write, and refine their college admissions and scholarship essays
To offer seven different types of writing tasks, including literary analysis, rhetorical analysis, argument essay, expository essay, research paper (5-10 pp.), book review, and critique
To offer instruction and practice in three different formatting conventions: MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian
To include a small creative project of the student's choice related to the final book of the year
To help students improve their organization and time-management skills
To encourage growth in working vocabulary and refinement of writing syntax and mechanics

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