The term humanities is derived from the Renaissance term humanism – meaning the study of human thought, human acts and human culture. Humanities class blends Language Arts and Social Studies with a key focus on the moral and ethical development of society, more commonly known as Social Responsibility.
These courses run through all three terms and classes occur every school day. The core sills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing are applied to literature, geography, history and current events. This course stresses independent and interactive learning through cooperative activities, creative problem solving, and student directed pursuits.
Students in this course will be working intensely on reading and writing for information, and entertainment with an emphasis on structure, analysis, vocabulary development, note taking, reading and thinking strategies. We will be using accelerating programs for reading and writing like Fast ForWord, Smart Reading and Words Their Way.
These courses run through all three terms and classes occur every school day. The core sills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing are applied to literature, geography, history and current events. This course stresses independent and interactive learning through cooperative activities, creative problem solving, and student directed pursuits.
Students in this course will be working intensely on reading and writing for information, and entertainment with an emphasis on structure, analysis, vocabulary development, note taking, reading and thinking strategies. We will be using accelerating programs for reading and writing like Fast ForWord, Smart Reading and Words Their Way.