December 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Curriculum, Assessment & Professional Practices Committee Meeting

Key Points of the Briefing: 

• We are bringing forward the Literary Arts Publications curriculum for approval.

• This course is designed to introduce students to the process of taking content acquisition to publication and distribution.

• Central elements of the course include: elements of and quality of writing, photography, art, and digital media, editing skills, image editing, book creating and publishing.

• Students produce the award-winning, Mirage, art and literary magazine.

•  Units include:

  • Unit 1: Marketing and Promotion

  • Unit 2: Curation

  • Unit 3: Designing Using Industry-Standard Software

• Unit 4: Editing

Key Points of the Briefing: 

• We are bringing forward the English 31 honors curriculum and English 32 college prep curriculum (Grade 11) for approval.

• These courses require application of our global competency skills along with a high level of reading and writing skills.

• English 31 Units include:

  • Unit 1: The Classic Approach: Patterns in Literature 

  • Unit 2: Timeless Concepts and Cultural Connections in Literature 

  • Unit 3: The Art of the Argument 

  • Unit 4: Diverse American Voices through Verse

  • Unit 5: American Dreams: Theirs and Mine 

• English 32 Units include:

  • Unit 1: The Art of Rhetoric

  • Unit 2: Examining Life through Various Lenses 

  • Unit 3: The Power of Storytelling

  • Unit 4: Inquiry/Memoir
     

Key Points of the Briefing: 

• We are bringing forward the Creative Writing curriculum for approval.

• This is an elective course for students in Grades 10-12.

• Students are exposed to various genres of creative pieces and work on their own expression through writing.

• Units include:

  • Unit 1: Entering the World of Creative Writing

  • Unit 2: Exploring Genres

  • Unit 3: Revision to the Publication Process