课程时间:美东周六早上8:30-10:30,北京时间周六晚8:30-10:30The fall writing intensive is a class specifically designed for middle school students to enhance their overall writing abilities; focusing on fluid syntax, grammar instruction, and writing structure. Students will explore both personal and analytical essays, as well as work on their ability to respond to short literary works through their writing. Students will then learn the tenets of what it means to write a personal essay filled with descriptive language, sensory imagery, and literary devices.
美初分析写作和个人陈述,是专门为美初学生设计的写作课程,目的是提高学生的学术写作能力,提升学生在校写作表现。课程将重点关注学生写作的句法流畅度、语法教学和写作结构。学生将学习如何书写文学分析论文和个人陈述论文。如果想要在英语课上取得成功,分析论文写作可以说是最重要技能。这个培训课程将揭开五段式写作结构的神秘面纱——着重指导学生如何撰写一篇有思想性的、行文流畅、结构紧凑的文学分析论文,并了解如何准确地引用原文来进行论证和分析。学生会接着学习创作一篇充满语言描述、感官意象的个人论文。
莎士比亚戏剧欣赏-罗密欧与朱丽叶
课程日期:10月15号至1月28号
课程时间:美东周日早上8:30-10:30,北京时间周日晚上8:30-10:30
适合年级:6-8年级
总课时数:11周22课时(中间有假期停课)
授课形式:Zoom线上课程
课程简介:
In this class, students will preview the language of William Shakspeare and search for the layered meaning of his eternal storytelling prowess. We will focus on introducing Elizabethan English, as well as exposing students to the historical context of Shakespeare’s time in order to inform their reading of his work. Students will then experience reading from his famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Students will be able to expand their analytical reading and writing skills through an understanding of character development and an examination of the detailed plot. We will work on reading comprehension and theme tracking as a skillset to enhance critical reading strategies that are necessary for success in the English classroom. This class is a great way for students to be introduced to the rigor of a Jr. Boarding school curriculum and it is an excellent preview for required reading in their future English classes. 莎士比亚戏剧作品是美初美高必修课程。复杂冗长和晦涩的文学语言对学生具有很高的挑战性,也是英文学习的瓶颈。从希腊文化到学习莎士比亚,对提升学生的西方文学素养,理解西方人文文化有至关重要的作用。在莎士比亚阅读赏析这堂课里,学生将阅读莎士比亚的作品,并探索他作品里更深层的意义。 课程的重点会放在伊丽莎白时期的英文,并让学生了解莎士比亚时代的历史背景,以便更能理他的作品。学生将阅读著名的莎士比亚戏剧作品《罗密欧与朱丽叶》。学生将够通过对角色发展的理解和对故事情节的分析来扩展他们的分析阅读和写作技巧。 课程会着重于阅读理解和主题追踪,以提升学生的批判性阅读技巧,让学生在英语课堂上能取得成功。这门课可以说是顶尖寄宿美初严谨课程的一个演示,也是未来英语必读科目的一次绝佳预习。