The American Academy

In this course, students will engage in reading and writing exercises that promote vocabulary development, using connotative evaluation to better ascertain meaning through analogy and antonym context clues. Reading instruction focuses on electronic text, using explicit and implicit information to evaluate informational text, and on complex figurative language, including simile, metaphor, pun, symbolism and personification. Reading assignments will focus on how politics, history, and culture contribute to great literature. Writing assignments will focus on analysis and interpretation of multiple ideas and perspectives, with an emphasis on persuasive writing.