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CONTENTS | Writing/Lit. | Fine Arts/Languages | Comp.Sci. | Math | Soc.Sci. | Sciences |
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 2600.1 The Writing Process (AM)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 8:30-12:00 | Dagny Dingman | $410 |
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FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 7 OR 8. This course will explore the purposes for which authors write and will ask students to become purposeful readers and writers. Lessons and activities will focus on the process of writing--pre-writing, drafting, editing, and revising. Students will work in editing groups, help each other revise drafts, and learn the qualities of good writing. They will learn techniques for crafting well-written sentences, logical paragraphs, and coherent essays. Students will read, study, and discuss writing styles, and they will practice what they have learned in numerous writing assignments. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours | |||
| 2600.2 The Writing Process (PM)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 1:00-4:30 | Dagny Dingman | $410 |
| (Same as course #2600.1, except for the schedule.) | |||
| 2600.3 The Writing Process (AM)
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| 5 units | T/F, 8:30-12:00 | Maria Hsing | $410 |
| (Same as course #2600.1, except for the schedule and instructor.) | |||
| 2600.4 The Writing Process (PM)
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| 5 units | T/F, 1:00-4:30 | Maria Hsing | $410 |
| (Same as course #2600.1, except for the schedule and instructor.) | |||
| 2600.6 The Writing Process (PM)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 1:00-4:30 | Jason Tarn | $410 |
| (Same as course #2600.1, except for the schedule and instructor.) | |||
| 2602 Reading for Creative Writing
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| 5 units | T/Th, 1:00-4:30 | Laura Shefler | $410 |
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FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 7 OR 8. This class will focus on reading critically and passionately, and on fostering creative writing skills. Students will read poetry, short stories and other works of literature, and write responses to the readings. They will visualize the imagery and explore the themes of literature in relation to their own lives. For more inspiration, class activities may include drawing and art, campus explorations, and a visit to a local museum. They will share their insights into the mind of the author and seek to understand their own writing processes. Through improvisation, class discussion, and writing exercises, students will learn to identify and experiment with various narrative techniques. They will develop a portfolio of their own creative writing and will also write one analytic essay that will reflect their growing expertise as readers and writers. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours | |||
| 2603.1 Writing for High School (AM)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 8:30-12:00 | Maria Ashot | $410 |
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This class will provide a vehicle for students to learn to mold facts, speculations, beliefs, and opinions into cogent, powerful statements. Through reading, class discussions, and group work, students will investigate different styles and forms of writing that provide a range of models for approaching thinking and writing. Emphasis will be on learning to refine thinking and on improving writing through editing and rewriting. Students will be assigned approximately 2-4 pages of writing, in addition to regular reading assignments, per class. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours | |||
| 2603.2 Writing for High School (PM)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 1:00-4:30 | Maria Ashot | $410 |
| (Same as course #2604.1, except for the schedule.) | |||
| 2603.3 Writing for High School (AM)
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| 5 units | T/F, 8:30-12:00 | Suzy Wright | $410 |
| (Same as course #2604.1, except for the schedule and instructor.) | |||
| 2603.4 Writing for High School (PM)
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| 5 units | T/F, 1:00-4:30 | Suzy Wright | $410 |
| (Same as course #2604.1, except for the schedule and instructor.) | |||
| 2603.5 Writing for High School: Exploring Immigrant Narratives (New Selves in a New World) (AM)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 8:30-12:00 | Agnes Mazur | $410 |
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Through reading, class discussion, group work, and writing, students will analyze memoirs, essays, short stories, and poems written about the immigrant experience in the United States. Students' understanding of this literature will be enriched as they examine the historical contexts of different waves of immigration and various views of cultural identity. While reading both fiction and non-fiction, students will explore how newcomers and first generation Americans negotiate multiple identities, languages, and cultures, while "becoming American." Through their own expository, persuasive and creative writing, students will critically examine contemporary depictions of immigrant experiences as well as imagine new possibilities for such narratives.
Throughout the course, students will work on refining their thinking and writing skills, with an emphasis on improving writing through editing and rewriting. Students will be assigned approximately 2-4 pages of writing, in addition to regular reading assignments, per class. Homework per class meeting: 4-6 hours | |||
| 2603.6 Writing for High School: Exploring Immigrant Narratives (New Selves in a New World) (PM)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 1:00-4:30 | Agnes Mazur | $410 |
| (Same as course #2603.5, except for the schedule.) | |||
| 2606.1 Writing for College (AM)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 8:30-12:00 | Matt Livesey | $410 |
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In this course students will become better prepared for college work by developing their critical reading, thinking, speaking, listening, and writing skills. They will learn the process of producing well-organized, well-written, well-developed, and intellectually complex essays. They will perform the stages of writing from clarification of the assignment to final revision, working on grammar, composition, and editing. In addition to learning how to organize and present their ideas persuasively, students will also develop their time-management skills. They will study a wide range of engaging fiction and nonfiction texts on a range of issues. Homework per class meeting: 4-6 hours | |||
| 2606.2 Writing for College (PM)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 1:00-4:30 | Matt Livesey | $410 |
| (Same as course #2606.1 except for the schedule.) | |||
| 2606.3 Writing for College (AM)
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| 5 units | T/F, 8:30-12:00 | Alex James | $410 |
| (Same as course #2607.2 except for the schedule and instructor.) | |||
| 2606.5 Writing for College: Reading for Truth in Fiction (Searching for the Reliable Narrator)
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| 5 units | M/Th, 8:30-12:00 | Flossie Lewis | $410 |
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In this course, we will concentrate on a book, The Life of Pi, reading circles around it in order to determine whether a work of fiction can speak the truth, even as it tells lies. We will read passages from Robinson Crusoe and the whole of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and The Yarn of the Nancy Bell by W.S. Gilbert in order to examine ideas like paradox, point of view, and the unreliable narrator who is nonetheless reliable. There will even be time for a film or two.
But mostly we will be writing in class, writing at home, learning how to move in our composition from a subject area, to a topic, to a thesis statement. We will also concentrate on recognizing in our composition the reference error, the run-on sentence, and awkward diction.
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| 2609.1 AP English Literature and Composition
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| 5 units | M/Th, 8:30-12:00 | JoAnn Stewart | $410 |
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The Advanced Placement English examination asks the student to be a skilled reader and writer. While such reading requires knowledge of the terminology of literary criticism, it requires, even more, that students can identify what an author says, how he or she says it, why he says it as he does, and can evaluate the result. A good reader, like a good writer, has the tools for thinking clearly. Giving students these tools is the main goal of an AP English class.
In this class, students will read a short story, a play, and a novel, all related both by their excellence and by their varied treatments of the relationship between the private and the public self. In Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby the Scrivener," a quiet and almost powerless man takes action against the depersonalization of the work by which he earns his bread. In William Shakespeare's play The Tempest, Prospero and his daughter happily benefit from what he has learned about how to balance his family life and his duties as a citizen with his talent and love for magic. The talented Mr. Stevens in Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Remains of the Day also learns that it might not be too late to grow to be a good man and a good citizen as well as a good butler.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least freshman year of high school or permission of the Director. Completion of at least sophomore year is recommended.
* IMPORTANT NOTE: After the ATDP summer session, students who successfully complete 2609.1 AP English (first semester) will receive the first five units of recommended credit. To earn credit for the full 10-unit AP English course, students must also enroll in 2609.2 AP English (second semester). 2609.2 consists of eight additional class meetings to be arranged during the 2006-07 school year and includes additional reading and writing assignments, student-instructor feedback conferences, and practice in multiple-choice questions and essay writing. To enroll in the full ten-unit option, list both 2609.1 and 2609.2 under Course Selections (Section II) on the application form. List only 2609.1 if you want just the first semester (five units). Students may not register for 2609.2 by itself; however, they may decide to add 2609.2 during the summer. If you are applying for 2609.1 and 2609.2, you need not submit a letter petitioning for two courses. | |||
| 2609.2 AP English Literature and Composition
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| 5 units | (to be arranged during school year) | JoAnn Stewart | $190 |
| (Same as course #2609.1, except for the tuition fees and additional meetings scheduled during the school year. Please read the above course description carefully.) | |||
| 2680 Study Lab
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| 0 units | By Arrangement | Staff | $235 |
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Study Lab is offered in tandem with the student's academic course in order to provide assistance with learning a specific subject, organizing course materials, managing time, understanding and completing assignments, and reviewing for tests. Students will develop study skills which they can also apply to other courses in the future. In Study Lab, students will gain social skills to use in presenting themselves with confidence in class and in meetings with instructors.
The Study Lab meets twice each week and will be scheduled on the same days as the student's academic course. If the student is enrolled in an afternoon class, the Study Lab will be held in the morning, and vice versa. Check the box under Course Selections (Section II) on p. 1 of the application form to receive more information and to apply. ATDP will send more information upon acceptance. The Study Lab is not available as a stand-alone course. | |||
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