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 * ORAL COMMUNICATION **

By the end of this course, students will: 1. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes; 2. Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.


 * READING AND LITERATURE STUDIES **

By the end of this course, students will: 1. Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of informational, literary, and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning; 2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they communicate meaning.

By the end of this course, students will: 1. Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience; 2. Using Knowledge of Form and Style: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience.
 * WRITING **


 * MEDIA STUDIES **

By the end of this course, students will: 1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; 2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning.