Educational Technology
This course introduces students to technology and media available for use in educational settings. The course provides opportunities for analysis, understanding suitable material usage, and development of productions skills for a variety of media formats. Students will develop an understanding of how media and technology serve purposes in the education of students. Offered every fall. […]
English Elective
(Minimum grade “C”)
Fundamental of Speech*
This course, accompanied by a lab, equips students with the fundamentals of skillful oral delivery. Students learn to prepare and present short informative and persuasive speeches. The selection and organization of material, methods of securing interest and attention, and elements of delivery are emphasized. Offered every semester. (Minimum grade “C”)
Adolescent Literature
A survey of adolescent literature from its beginning to the present time, including all types of literature except textbooks. Included will be criteria for evaluating, selecting, and presenting materials, which are applicable to the interests, needs, and abilities of children in the middle grades. Emphasis is on eliciting responses from children based on specific trade […]
Children’s Literature
A survey of children’s literature from its beginning to the present time, including all types of literature except textbooks. Included will be criteria for evaluating, selecting, and presenting materials, which are applicable to the interests, needs, and abilities of children in the elementary grades. Emphasis is on eliciting responses from children based on specific trade […]
English Composition II*
English 102 builds on skills learned in English 101 by further leading students to analyze and write critically about any variety of texts, including literature, and to apply research skills toward the production of a research paper. (Prerequisite: a grade of C or higher in ENG 101.) (Minimum grade “C”)
English Composition I*
This course is designed to help students understand and develop their writing, reading, and thinking abilities through writing and the examination of any variety of texts, including literature, with emphasis on the writing process, and to prepare students to develop analytical, interpretive, and synthesizing abilities. Students in this course will also be introduced to library […]
Creative Writing
A course emphasizing the writing of short stories, with study and practical application of the major elements of fiction, with attention to writing processes and projects appropriate to children in middle school through early high school. (Prerequisite: ENG 102 or 103.) (Minimum grade “C”)
Grammar of the English Language
A systematic and rigorous survey of the structure of contemporary English grammar. This course explores usage problems associated with contemporary grammar in both speech and writing. Some of the topics covered in the course will include the structure of clauses and phrases, word classes, linking clauses, punctuation, various usage problems (e.g. subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, […]
Reading/Language Arts Methods
This course is an examination of reading difficulties and their diagnosis and remediation applicable to the middle grades’ school curriculum. Also, a practical approach to teaching language arts will be emphasized in the areas of grammar, spelling, punctuation, penmanship, and the writing process. An emphasis on literacy in the content areas is a vital focus […]