This course will focus on language, both the use of language for everyday communication plus the appreciation of the artistic use of language. The goals are for the student to improve and refine his/her own use of language through practice in reading, writing, thinking, viewing, speaking and listening, and also for the student to develop an appreciation of language used by others through a study of short stories, novels, poetry, drama, plus selections of non-fiction. Students will read and consider aspects of short stories, novels, plays, poems and non-fiction selections. They will also research topics for presentation, plus will write a variety of pieces including short quick writings, longer edited pieces and experiment with artistic pieces.
