Core Course Descriptions
Core Courses - Level 1a and 1b
Designed to introduce students to literacy by introduction and habitual practice, core courses establish a foundation from which students will acquire skills and build themselves into adept critical thinkers and coherent writers.
(LitQuest recommends all new students complete one or more terms per each Core Course to instill and solidify habits before enrolling in Special or Advanced courses)
Level 1a - Critical Reading
To begin transforming new students into "text-detectives", this program serves to provide a foundation in critical thinking for analysis by imparting students with strong annotative abilities, an understanding of literary elements, and reading practices like inference, referencing alluded source-materials, identifying style devices, tracking character development, identifying and analyzing motifs and themes.
Publicly Available to Grades 3-8 for all terms. *
* Exceptions may apply to Summer terms.
Level 1b Writing Workshop
After establishing a foundation of critical thinking, LitQuest's intensive writing workshop delivers a process-oriented class in which students learn to draft, edit, revise, rewrite, and refine their writing. This course will not only prepare students with the core habits and skill-building in mechanics, usage, and construction necessary to excel in high school and college level composition, but will also lay the foundation for their success in writing across multiple subjects throughout their academic careers.
Publicly Available to Grades 3-8 for all terms. *
* Exceptions may apply to Summer terms.