VHS Course Catalog

Description

Join us in a four-week summer adventure to enhance your English skills! Regular activities will revolve around the reading of a self-selected novel from a list of authors with various cultural backgrounds. Students will build basic literacy and vocabulary skills. The instruction is culturally relevant and embraces the technology rich world in which we live.

Please note that this course is an abbreviated course. Therefore, the course does not cover a full curriculum with the same depth that is covered in a semester-long course. Students are expected to work approximately 8-10 hours per week. In addition, if the student is taking this course for credit recovery or initial credit, it is strongly advised that you check with the student's school to confirm that the topics covered (see course syllabus) match those required by the school. You may also want to confirm with the school the process for receiving credits, which may involve an assessment administered separately by the school.

Prerequisites

Required Texts: This course requires students to obtain copies of a text. Details provided in the Additional Requirements field of this course description.

Course Objectives

Students will be able to:

Become acquainted with peers in online community.
Increase understanding of sentence diagrams.
Develop skill in use of Microsoft tools for creating diagrams using shapes and lines.
Select literature to read, summarize, and discuss with peers.
Create a plan for reading a novel over the final half of this course.
Read with comprehension.
Define appropriate communication for the online forum.
Develop and demonstrate understanding of vocabulary words.
Use communication skills to write clearly and effectively.
Use language to interact effectively and responsibly in a multicultural context.
Use skills and strategies to communicate interculturally.
Use communication skills and strategies to effectively present ideas and one’s self in a variety of situations.
Use knowledge of topic/theme, audience, and purpose to plan presentations.
Use media and other resources to support presentations.
Develop skill in use of Smart Draw or SenDraw applications for creating diagrams.
Learn to use Glogster.
Use knowledge of topic/theme, audience, and purpose to plan presentations.
Use media and other resources to support presentations.

Additional Requirements

Students will need to obtain a copy of one of the texts listed at the bottom of the course syllabus. These texts are available at many school or local libraries or for purchase online for a small fee.

*Students who plan to transfer credit from VHS Learning to their full-time high school should check with their school to confirm they will accept the credits before registering for a VHS Learning summer course.

Details

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Discipline: Language Arts

Level: High School Standard

Program: Available this Summer

Grade: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

When Offered: Summer

Duration: 4 weeks

Lab Kit Purchase Required: No

Accredited: Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges