Optional
English Courses
Reading
Is Thinking 10S, 20S, 30S (RIT 10S, RIT 20S, RIT 30S)
Reading Is Thinking is a full credit option course designed to
help students improve their skills in reading and critical thinking. It is open
to all students regardless of their grade or reading abilities. Programming is
individualized, focusing on students’ needs and interests.
Students will have the opportunity to master strategies that will help
them become better readers in all their subject areas. Students who are
considering post-secondary education will find this course useful in preparing
them for the demands of university level texts. Students may earn up to three
credits in Reading Is Thinking over their years in high school. This course is
pass/fail; students receive credit based on their demonstrated achievement of
learning goals set with the teacher.
Public
Speaking (.5) 31G (PS (.5) 31G)
The
ability to communicate information orally to groups of people is a valued skill
in today’s world. This course offers students the opportunity to become more
convincing, compelling, and impressive speakers. This course will be
particularly invaluable for students interested in business or professional
careers.
Creative
Writing 31G (CRWR 31G)
Creative writing is a writing workshop that will focus on the
craft of fiction and poetry. Students will read and evaluate published texts, as
well as write, read, and evaluate their own and their peers’ original work. The
course will focus on the process of writing, and will develop students’ writing
skills as well as their understanding of the craft of creative writing. Students
will be expected to generate a portfolio, containing their original, polished
writing. Finished texts may be published in FRC’s literary and visual arts
anthology, The Scribbler.
Dedication, enthusiasm, and participation are required!
English Courses
Reading
Is Thinking 10S, 20S, 30S (RIT 10S, RIT 20S, RIT 30S)
Reading Is Thinking is a full credit option course designed to
help students improve their skills in reading and critical thinking. It is open
to all students regardless of their grade or reading abilities. Programming is
individualized, focusing on students’ needs and interests.
Students will have the opportunity to master strategies that will help
them become better readers in all their subject areas. Students who are
considering post-secondary education will find this course useful in preparing
them for the demands of university level texts. Students may earn up to three
credits in Reading Is Thinking over their years in high school. This course is
pass/fail; students receive credit based on their demonstrated achievement of
learning goals set with the teacher.
Public
Speaking (.5) 31G (PS (.5) 31G)
The
ability to communicate information orally to groups of people is a valued skill
in today’s world. This course offers students the opportunity to become more
convincing, compelling, and impressive speakers. This course will be
particularly invaluable for students interested in business or professional
careers.
Creative
Writing 31G (CRWR 31G)
Creative writing is a writing workshop that will focus on the
craft of fiction and poetry. Students will read and evaluate published texts, as
well as write, read, and evaluate their own and their peers’ original work. The
course will focus on the process of writing, and will develop students’ writing
skills as well as their understanding of the craft of creative writing. Students
will be expected to generate a portfolio, containing their original, polished
writing. Finished texts may be published in FRC’s literary and visual arts
anthology, The Scribbler.
Dedication, enthusiasm, and participation are required!