This course is designed to help you gain a deeper understanding of literary analysis, introduce you to assignments and lessons similar to those in IB / AP courses, and your standard English Literature curriculum. It includes texts from a wide range of genres and literary periods, aiming to improve your skills in organizing, writing, and editing essays and other writing assignments.

The course is 15 weeks long, covering 3 separate texts:
1. Lord of the Flies by William Golding)  - Jan 15 to Feb 12
2. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - Feb 19 to Mar 19
3.The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - Mar 26 to Apr 23

Overview:
The Great Writing provides clear explnations, academic writing models, and focused practice to help students write great sentences, paragraphs, and essays. Every unit has expanded vocabulary building, senetence development, and more structured final writing tasks.

Content:
Unit 1 Paragraphs
Unit 2 Features of Good Writing
Unit 3 Types of Paragraphs
Unit 4 Classification Essays: Moving from Paragraph to Essay
Unit 5 Cause-Effect Essays
Unit 6 Comparison Essays
Unit 7 Problem-Solution Essays, 

This course is designed to help you gain a deeper understanding of literary analysis, introduce you to assignments and lessons similar to those in IB / AP courses, and your standard English Literature curriculum. It includes texts from a wide range of genres and literary periods, aiming to improve your skills in organizing, writing, and editing essays and other writing assignments.

The course is 15 weeks long, covering 3 separate texts:

1. Lord of the Flies by William Golding)  - Jan 17 to Feb 14
2. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - Feb 21 to Mar 21
3.The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - Mar 28 to Apr 25

Course Overview:

Part Two will focus on revision skills, looking at structure and style in various genres. Students will improve their organization of ideas, sentence structure, diction, rhetorical and literary devices, grammar, and punctuation. During the course, they will write four essay drafts (persuasive, synthesis, personal, and literary) and get feedback from the teacher on each. They will write three content tests and one grammar quiz. They will finish the course by revising one of their essay drafts, showcasing what they’ve learned about structure and style.

Overview:
Reading Explorer series prepares learners for academic success with highly visual, motivating National Geographic content that features real people, places, and stories.

Unit 1 Sports and Fitness
Unit 2 Skin Deep
Unit 3 Animals in Danger
Unit 4 Violent Earth
Unit 5 Isaland and Beaches
Unit 6 Global Addictions
Unit 7 Energy Solutions
Unit 8 Epic Engineering
Unit 9 High-Tech Solutions
Unit 10 All in the Mind
Unit 11 Visual Pioneers
Unit 12 Far Out

This course is designed to help you gain a deeper understanding of literary analysis, introduce you to assignments and lessons similar to those in IB / AP courses, and your standard English Literature curriculum. It includes texts from a wide range of genres and literary periods, aiming to improve your skills in organizing, writing, and editing essays and other writing assignments.

We will delve into three captivating books:  Harry Potter 1st Book; BFG; Holes - Louis Sachar
Each of these literary works has been adapted into a movie, providing not only additional engagement for readers but also opportunities to compare various narrative techniques.

Harry Poter 1st book : Jan 17 to Feb 14   
BFG: Feb 21 to Mar 21  
Holes: Mar 28 to Apr 25  

Overview:

Reading Explorer, a six-level reading series, prepares learners for academic success with highly visual, motivating National Geographic content that features real people, places, and stories.

Unit 1 Rise and Fall
Unit 2 High Achievers
Unit 3 Science and Progress
Unit 4 Saving Cities
Unit 5 Energy Choices
Unit 6 Survivial and Protection
Unit 7 Human Body
Unit 8 Social Behavior
Unit 9 Creativity
Unit 10 New Discoveries
Unit 11 Cultural Encounters
Unit 12 Precious Resources