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High School English Electives | Kansas E-School Academy

Description

Did you know that American Sign Language (ASL) is the third most commonly used language in North America? American Sign Language 1a: Introduction will introduce you to vocabulary and simple sentences so that you can start communicating right away. Importantly, you will explore Deaf culture – social beliefs, traditions, history, values and communities influenced by deafness.

Pre-Requisites:
Credits: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 1 segment / 16-18 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

  • Unit 1: The Basics
  • Unit 2: Let’s Introduce Ourselves!
  • Unit 3: Express Yourself: Feelings, Colors, & Questions
  • Unit 4: School’s in Session

Description

The predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States, American Sign Language is a complex and robust language. American Sign Language 1b: Learn to Sign will introduce you to more of this language and its grammatical structures. You will expand your vocabulary by exploring interesting topics like Deaf education and Deaf arts and culture.

Pre-Requisites: Please provide the course name as it appears in Agilix.EDL – American Sign Language 1a: Introduction v18
Credits: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 1 segment / 16-18 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

  • Unit 1: Who’s Who?
  • Unit 2: Well, It’s About Time
  • Unit 3: Taking the Stage By Storm!
  • Unit 4: Expanding Your Vocabulary

Description

Building upon the prior prerequisite course, emphasis in this course is placed upon comprehension and signing. Learners will also continue to establish their communication skills and foster their understanding of deaf culture. In addition to learning classifiers, glossing, and mouth morphemes, students will explore vocabulary for descriptions, directions, shopping, making purchases, and dealing with emergencies.

Pre-Requisites: ASL 1a and ASL 1b
Credits: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 1 segment / 16-18 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

  • Unit 1: Describe It!
  • Unit 2: Getting Around Town
  • Unit 3: Emergency Situations
  • Unit 4: Fun Activities
  • Unit 5: Everyday Activities

Description

Building upon the prior prerequisite course, students will increase their proficiency by learning about sequencing, transitions, role-shifts, and future tenses. Students will learn how to tell a story and ask questions, benefiting with greater exposure to deaf culture. Speed, conversations, signing skills, and cultural awareness are characteristic of this course.

Pre-Requisites: EDL – American Sign Language 2a: Communicating v18
Credits: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 1 segment / 16-18 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

  • Unit 1: Making Plans
  • Unit 2: What’s New?
  • Unit 3: Just A Story
  • Unit 4: Poetry in Motion
  • Unit 5: Get Outta Town!

Description

For many hundreds of years, literature has been one of the most important human art forms. It allows us to give voice to our emotions, create imaginary worlds, express ideas, and escape the confines of material reality. Through creative writing, we can come to better understand ourselves and our world. This course can provide you with a solid grounding in the writing process, from finding inspiration to building a basic story. Then, when you are ready to go beyond the basics, learn more complicated literary techniques to create strange hybrid forms of poetry and prose. By the end of this course, you can better discover your creative thoughts and turn those ideas into fully realized pieces of creative writing.

Pre-Requisites:
Credits: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 1 Segment/16-18 Weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

  • Unit 1: Starting the Path to Creative Writing
  • Unit 2: Finding Your Creative Light
  • Unit 3: Fiction First
  • Unit 4: A Fictional Place
  • Unit 5: Speech in Writing
  • Unit 6: When Truth Meets Imagination
  • Unit 7: Finding Your Inner Poet
  • Unit 8: Revision and Purpose

Description

For many hundreds of years, literature has been one of the most important human art forms. It allows us to give voice to our emotions, create imaginary worlds, express ideas, and escape the confines of material reality. Through creative writing, we can come to better understand ourselves and our world. This course can provide you with a solid grounding in the writing process, from finding inspiration to building a basic story. Then, when you are ready to go beyond the basics, learn more complicated literary techniques to create strange hybrid forms of poetry and prose. By the end of this course, you can better discover your creative thoughts and turn those ideas into fully realized pieces of creative writing.

Pre-Requisites:
Credits: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 segments/ 32-26 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

  • Unit 1: Starting the Path to Creative Writing
  • Unit 2: Finding Your Creative Light
  • Unit 3: Fiction First.
  • Unit 4: A Fictional Place
  • Unit 5: Speech in Writing
  • Unit 6: When Truth Meets Imagination
  • Unit 7: Finding Your Inner Poet
  • Unit 8: Revision and Purpose 1

Description

This course takes students on an inspiring “Superhero” journey where they develop confidence, build pride in their culture, achieve their goals, and help their peers succeed. Students learn how to take action to improve their own lives, manage their time, and resolve conflict by considering differences in personality. Along the way, students are coached by Mawi Asgedom, a former ELL (English Language Learner) student who earned a scholarship to Harvard and is now a student leadership expert who has trained over 1,000,000 students.

Pre-Requisites: Recommended for English Language Learners
Credits: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 5-10 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

Segment 1

  • Success
  • Taking Action
  • Failure Leads to Growth
  • Goal setting
  • Using Your Resources
  • Time Management
  • Habits that Lead to Success
  • Build Your Network
  • Join Activities
  • Communication Skills
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Making Healthy Choices
  • Overcoming Challenges
  • Pride
  • Developing Assets
  • Know Your Personality
  • Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Talents
  • Passions
  • Self-Value
  • Future Planning

Description

Give every ELL student the academic mindsets and study skills for success with this inspiring follow-up course to ELL Success I. Students will learn how to accelerate their language acquisition in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Students will learn how to get organized, prepare for their classes, and improve their test scores. By the time they finish, students will have new power to create a bright future in high school and beyond.

Pre-Requisites: ELL Success I
Credits: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 10-12 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

  • Confidence
  • Organization
  • Growth Mindset
  • Relationships
  • Self-Advocacy
  • Goal Setting
  • Grit and Resilience
  • Decision Making
  • Study Skills
  • Problem Solvin

Description

Vampires, ghosts, and werewolves have lived in our collective imagination since the 18th century, and they continue to influence the world of fiction even today. Gothic Literature: Monster Stories focuses on the major themes found in Gothic literature and demonstrates the techniques writers use to produce a thrilling psychological experience for the reader. The themes of terror versus horror, the power of the supernatural, and the struggle between good and evil are just a few of the classic Gothic subjects explored in this course. Are you brave enough to go beyond the fear and find an appreciation for the dark beauty of Gothic stories?

Pre-Requisites:
Credits: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 1 Segment/16-18 Weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

  • Traits of Gothic Literature
  • Gothic Works
  • Genre, Themes, and Traits
  • Frankenstein
  • Literature Comparison
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  • Gothic Poetry
  • Victorian Era and Theme
  • Physiognomy and Phrenology
  • Edgar Allan Poe

Description

The purpose of this course is to provide instruction that enables students to accelerate the development of reading and writing skills, and to strengthen those skills so they are able to successfully read and write grade-level text independently. Instruction emphasizes reading comprehension, writing fluency, and vocabulary study through the use of a variety of literary and informational texts that encompass a broad range of text structures, genres, and levels of complexity. Texts used for instruction focus on a wide range of topics, including content-area information, in order to support students in meeting the knowledge demands of increasingly complex text. Students enrolled in the course will engage in interactive text-based discussions, question generation, and research opportunities. They will write in response to reading and cite evidence when answering text-dependent questions orally and in writing. The course provides extensive opportunities for students to collaborate with their peers. Scaffolding is provided as necessary as students engage in reading and writing increasingly complex text, and is removed as the reading and writing abilities of students improve over time.

Pre-Requisites:
Credits: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 24-28 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

Segment One

Module 1

Concepts
  • Theme
  • Central idea
  • Domain-specific language
  • Precise language
  • Author’s purpose
Skills
  • Analyzing informational texts
  • Finding details
  • Compare/contrasting
  • Using context clues
  • Summarizing
  • Applying text features to aid comprehension

Module 2

Concepts
  • Writing process
  • Research
Skills
  • Collecting research
  • Evaluating reliable sources

Module 3

Concepts
  • Fiction
  • Short story
  • Genre
  • Plot structure
  • Theme
  • Characterization
  • Comprehension
Skills
  • Note-taking
  • Text-marking
  • Answering text-dependent questions

Segment 2

Module 4

Concepts
  • Central idea
  • Domain-specific language
  • Text structure
  • Tone
  • Mood
  • Diction
  • Connotation and denotation
Skills
  • Reading and analyzing informational text
  • Summarizing
  • Using context clues
  • Answering text-dependent questions

Module 5

Concepts
  • Drama
  • Poetry
  • Figurative language
  • Comparing/contrasting
Skills
  • Analyzing characters
  • Analyzing language
  • Comparing interpretations of source material
  • Writing an adaptation of source material

Module 6

Concepts
  • Compare and contrast
  • Argument analysis
  • Characteristics of an effective claim
  • Appeals to logic, emotion, and ethics
  • Domain-specific language
  • Precise language
Skills
  • Analyzing arguments
  • Stating a claim
  • Analyzing rhetorical devices
  • Answering text-dependent questions on argument
  • Understanding parts of an argument

Description

The purpose of this course is to provide instruction that enables students to accelerate the development of reading and writing skills, and to strengthen those skills so they are able to successfully read and write grade-level text independently. Instruction emphasizes reading comprehension, writing fluency, and vocabulary study through the use of a variety of literary and informational texts that encompass a broad range of text structures, genres, and levels of complexity. Texts used for instruction focus on a wide range of topics, including content-area information, in order to support students in meeting the knowledge demands of increasingly complex text. Students enrolled in the course will engage in interactive text-based discussions, question generation, and research opportunities. They will write in response to reading, and cite evidence when answering text-dependent questions orally and in writing. The course provides extensive opportunities for students to collaborate with their peers. Scaffolding is provided as necessary as students engage in reading and writing increasingly complex text, and is removed as the reading and writing abilities of students improve over time.

Pre-Requisites:
Credits: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 24-28 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

Module 1

Concepts
  • Theme
  • Central idea
  • Domain-specific language
  • Precise language
  • Author’s purpose
  • Tone and diction
Skills
  • Analyzing informational texts
  • Finding details
  • Compare/contrasting
  • Using context clues
  • Summarizing
  • Applying text features to aid comprehension

Module 2

Concepts
  • Writing process
  • Research
Skills
  • Collecting research
  • Evaluating reliable sources
  • Creating a thesis
  • Writing a research paper

Module 3

Concepts
  • Fiction
  • Short story
  • Genre
  • Plot structure
  • Theme
  • Characterization
  • Comprehension
Skills
  • Note-taking
  • Text-marking
  • Answering text-dependent questions

Module 4

Concepts
  • Central idea
  • Domain-specific language
  • Text structure
  • Tone
  • Mood
  • Diction
  • Connotation and denotation
Skills
  • Reading and analyzing informational text
  • Summarizing
  • Using context clues
  • Answering text-dependent questions

Module 5

Concepts
  • Drama
  • Figurative language
Skills
  • Analyzing characters
  • Analyzing language
  • Comparing interpretations of source material
  • Writing an adaptation of source material

Module 6

Concepts
  • Compare and contrast
  • Argument analysis
  • Characteristics of an effective claim
  • Appeals to logic, emotion, and ethics
  • Domain-specific language
  • Precise language
Skills
  • Analyzing arguments
  • Stating a claim
  • Analyzing rhetorical devices
  • Answering text-dependent questions on argument
  • Understanding parts of an argument

Description

Journalism I provides students with the fundamental basics of journalism. Students begin by exploring the history of American journalism, examining different media such as print, radio, television, and internet journalism. Students learn how to write a news story, a feature story, and an editorial, with a focus on research, analyzing the reliability of sources, conducting interviews, writing leads, revising, and self-editing. Students will also take a close look at different careers in journalism, ethics in journalism, and visual layouts using technology, including web 2.0 tools.

Pre-Requisites: MJ Language Arts 3 is recommended
Credits: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 16-20 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

Segment One

Module One

  • The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution
  • Freedom of press
  • History of American journalism
  • First amendment issues
  • Advancements in technology
  • Types of news mediums
  • Characteristics of a journalist
  • Gatekeepers of journalism
  • Different types of journalist

Module Two

  • Careers in journalism
  • How to conduct research
  • Analyzing the reliability of sources
  • Informative news reporting
  • The inverted pyramid and writing a lead
  • Elements of strong writing (grammar)
  • Interviewing a source
  • Formal vs. informal writing
  • Revision process and self-editing

Segment Two

Module Three

  • Feature story writing (narrative writing)
  • Code of ethics
  • Making ethical decisions in news reporting
  • Slander and libel
  • Narrative writing techniques
  • Using images and technology to enhance writing
  • Ethical sharing of images
  • Using details and anecdotes to tell a story
  • Writing effective conclusions
  • Revision process and self-editing
  • Giving a strong presentation

Module Four

  • Argument techniques and appeals
  • Pathos, ethos, and logos
  • How to recognize propaganda
  • Editorial story writing (argument writing)
  • Claim and counterclaim
  • Listening and speaking skills
  • Evaluating a speech for effectiveness
  • Identifying credible sources
  • Writing a rebuttal
  • Varying syntax
  • Revision process and self-editing

Description

Since the beginning of time, people have gathered around fires to tell stories of angry gods, harrowing journeys, cunning animals, horrible beasts, and the mighty heroes who vanquished them. Mythology and folklore have provided a way for these colorful stories to spring to life for thousands of years. Mythology and Folklore: Legendary Tales will illustrate how these famous anecdotes have helped humans make sense of the world. Beginning with an overview of mythology and different types of folklore, you will journey with age-old heroes as they slay dragons, outwit gods, defy fate, fight endless battles, and outwit clever monsters with strength and courage. You’ll explore the universality and social significance of myths and folklore and see how these powerful tales continue to shape society even today.

Pre-Requisites:
Credits: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 1 Segment/16-18 Weeks

Major Topics and Concepts

  • Introduction to Mythology
  • Warrior Women
  • The Heroic Monomyth in Mythology and Folklore
  • The Roles of Animals
  • The Social Significance
  • Myths of the World
  • Comparative Mythology
  • Modern Myths & Legends