Level 2 - Reading/Writing Combo*

Focusing on critical thinking for exclusively analytical writing, a Combo course will task students with interrogating a short text, or novella, before approaching analytical essays, examining core themes and or character realizations. To gain the most from this course, prior completion of Critical Reading and Writing Workshop is recommended but not required.

* Not available to Grades 3-4. Publicly Available to Grades 5-8 for all terms. Exceptions apply to Summer terms.

Level 2 - Newspapers in Education

Focusing on critical thinking for exclusively analytical writing, students a Newspapers in Education course students will recognize the difference between empirical facts, and authoritative opinions, enabling them to contend with core topics before allowing ideas to compete in their head—leading students to fully formulate their own opinion on a given topic. To gain the most from this course, prior completion of Critical Reading and Writing Workshop is recommended but not required.

* Not available to Grades 3-4. Publicly Available to Grades 6-8 for all terms.