Writing and Literature Courses, 2007 ATDP

2700.1
2700.2
2700.3
2700.4
2700.6
2702
2703.1
2703.2
2703.3
2703.4
2703.5
2703.6
2706.1
2706.2
2706.3
2706.5
2709.1
2709.2
The Writing Process (AM)
The Writing Process (PM)
The Writing Process (AM)
The Writing Process (PM)
The Writing Process (PM)
Reading for Creative Writing
Writing for High School (AM)
Writing for High School (PM)
Writing for High School (AM)
Writing for High School (PM)
Writing for High School: Exploring Immigrant Narratives
Writing for High School: Exploring Immigrant Narratives
Writing for College (AM)
Writing for College (PM)
Writing for College (AM)
Writing for College (AM)
AP English Lit. & Comp. (1st 5 units)
AP English Lit. & Comp. (2nd 5 units)
M/Th, 8:30-12:00
M/Th, 1:00-4:30
T/F, 8:30-12:00
T/F, 1:00-4:30
M/Th, 1:00-4:30
T/Th, 1:00-4:30
M/Th, 8:30-12:00
M/Th, 1:00-4:30
T/F, 8:30-12:00
T/F, 1:00-4:30
M/Th, 8:30-12:00
M/Th, 1:00-4:30
M/Th, 8:30-12:00
M/Th, 1:00-4:30
T/F, 8:30-12:00
M/Th, 8:30-12:00
M/Th, 8:30-12:00
(TBA during sch.yr.)

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2700.1 The Writing Process (AM)
5 units	M/Th, 8:30-12:00	Diana Black	$460
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

2700.2 The Writing Process (PM)
5 units M/Th, 1:00-4:30 Diana Black $460
(Same as course #2700.1, except for the schedule.)

2700.3 The Writing Process (AM)
5 units T/F, 8:30-12:00 Maria Hsing $460
(Same as course #2700.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2700.4 The Writing Process (PM)
5 units T/F, 1:00-4:30 Maria Hsing $460
(Same as course #2700.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2700.6 The Writing Process (PM)
5 units M/Th, 1:00-4:30 Staff $460
(Same as course #2700.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2702 Reading for Creative Writing
5 units T/Th, 1:00-4:30 Laura Shefler $460
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

2703.1 Writing for High School (AM)
5 units M/Th, 8:30-12:00 Emily Kim $460
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

2703.2 Writing for High School (PM)
5 units M/Th, 1:00-4:30 Emily Kim $460
(Same as course #2704.1, except for the schedule.)

2703.3 Writing for High School (AM)
5 units T/F, 8:30-12:00 Michael Jones $460
(Same as course #2704.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2703.4 Writing for High School (PM)
5 units T/F, 1:00-4:30 Michael Jones $460
(Same as course #2704.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2703.5 Writing for High School: Exploring Immigrant Narratives (New Selves in a New World) (AM)
5 units M/Th, 8:30-12:00 Agnes Mazur $460
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

2703.6 Writing for High School: Exploring Immigrant Narratives (New Selves in a New World) (PM)
5 units M/Th, 1:00-4:30 Agnes Mazur $460
(Same as course #2703.5, except for the schedule.)

2706.1 Writing for College (AM)
5 units M/Th, 8:30-12:00 Maria Ashot $460
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

2706.2 Writing for College (PM)
5 units M/Th, 1:00-4:30 Maria Ashot $460
(Same as course #2706.1 except for the schedule.)

2706.3 Writing for College (AM)
5 units T/F, 8:30-12:00 Alex James $460
(Same as course #2706.1 except for the schedule and instructor.)

2706.3 Writing for College (AM)
5 units M/Th, 8:30-12:00 Kelly Mogilefsky $460
(Same as course #2706.1 except for the schedule and instructor.)

2709.1 AP English Literature and Composition
5 units M/Th, 8:30-12:00 Flossie Lewis & JoAnn Stewart $460
Prerequisite: Completion of at least freshman year of high school or permission of the Director. Completion of at least sophomore year is recommended.
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.
It is a far cry from William Shakespeare's MacBeth, one of Shakespeare's mature tragedies to Arthur Miller's melodrama, All My Sons, a play Miller wrote before Death of a Salesman. We, however, are going to show how these plays are related and how students can write intelligently and sensitively about each play, in preparation for an Advanced Placement examination as well as a paper for a course in freshman English. We will be reading some modern poetry to help us appreciate the ideas that these plays present us with. At the same time, we will learn how one navigates a poem or a difficult line in a play by remembering the mysteries of syntax and grammar. Together as a class, we will be defining and redefining the meaning of tragedy.
Preparation for the AP Exam will continue throughout the Fall of 2007 and Spring of 2008 for those who would like to finish the AP course.
* IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT AP ENGLISH:
After the ATDP summer session, students who successfully complete 2709.1 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 2709.2 AP English (second semester). 2709.2 consists of eight additional class meetings to be arranged during the 2007-08 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 2709.1 and 2709.2 under Course Selections (Section II) on the application form. List only 2709.1 if you want just the first semester (five units). Students may not register for 2709.2 by itself; however, they may decide to add 2709.2 during the summer. If you are applying for 2709.1 and 2709.2, you need not submit a letter petitioning for two courses.

2709.2 AP English Literature and Composition
5 units (to be arranged during school year) Flossie Lewis & JoAnn Stewart $220
(Same as course #2709.1, except for the TUITION FEES and ADDITIONAL MEETINGS SCHEDULED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. Please read the above course description carefully.)

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2700.2 The Writing Process (PM)
5 units	M/Th, 1:00-4:30	Diana Black	$460
(Same as course #2700.1, except for the schedule.)

2700.3 The Writing Process (AM)
5 units	T/F, 8:30-12:00	Maria Hsing	$460
(Same as course #2700.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2700.4 The Writing Process (PM)
5 units	T/F, 1:00-4:30	Maria Hsing	$460
(Same as course #2700.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2700.6 The Writing Process (PM)
5 units	M/Th, 1:00-4:30	Staff	$460
(Same as course #2700.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2702 Reading for Creative Writing
5 units	T/Th, 1:00-4:30	Laura Shefler	$460
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

2703.1 Writing for High School (AM)
5 units	M/Th, 8:30-12:00	Emily Kim	$460
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

2703.2 Writing for High School (PM)
5 units	M/Th, 1:00-4:30	Emily Kim	$460
(Same as course #2704.1, except for the schedule.)

2703.3 Writing for High School (AM)
5 units	T/F, 8:30-12:00	Michael Jones	$460
(Same as course #2704.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2703.4 Writing for High School (PM)
5 units	T/F, 1:00-4:30	Michael Jones	$460
(Same as course #2704.1, except for the schedule and instructor.)

2706.1 Writing for College (AM)
5 units	M/Th, 8:30-12:00	Maria Ashot	$460
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

2706.2 Writing for College (PM)
5 units	M/Th, 1:00-4:30	Maria Ashot	$460
(Same as course #2706.1 except for the schedule.)

2706.3 Writing for College (AM)
5 units	T/F, 8:30-12:00	Alex James	$460
(Same as course #2706.1 except for the schedule and instructor.)

2709.2 AP English Literature and Composition
5 units	(to be arranged during school year)	Flossie Lewis & JoAnn Stewart	$220
(Same as course #2709.1, except for the TUITION FEES and ADDITIONAL MEETINGS SCHEDULED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. Please read the above course description carefully.)