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Core Curriculum
English
The St. Margaret's Episcopal
School English department seeks
to develop in each student the
ability to write clear and
persuasive prose, the skills
required to read and interpret
literature, and the power to
make full use of his or her
written
and spoken language. We are
consistent in our use of the
process approach to writing. We
help students put their written
work through a thoughtful and
often time-consuming process
of drafting and revision.
Through repeated emphasis on
critical thinking and writing,
students encounter both
themselves and differing voices
in small group environments
that encourage discussion; they
thereby gain a lifelong
appreciation for the complexity
of the human condition.
Through the study of literature,
students experience diversity
in voice and develop empathy for
the alternative narratives of
the human experience. In the
end, the study of literature
invites the ongoing questions:
who am I in the world, and what
does it mean to be human?
Consequently, the English
Department seeks to impart to
its
students through its K-12
curriculum an enduring
understanding
of specific knowledge,
principles, and habits of mind
such as:
- Expand vocabulary and master
skills in reading, writing,
speaking
- Analyze texts, interpret, and
read for subtext, hidden
meaning, paradox
- Develop art of communication
and personal expression
- Read actively and connect to
previous knowledge and
experience
- Understand one's own process
of learning
- Empathize with the stories of
others and alternative
narratives of human expression
- Discover and develop insight
and personal identity through
literature
- Think critically and utilize
research as a life-long tool |
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