Page 22 - De Anza College Summer Academy Catalog 2023

July 17-28
GRADES 9-12
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
These classes will be taught in person on the De Anza College campus.
PLANETARIUM ASTRONOMY**
Entering Grades 9-12 – This introductory astronomy course will introduce the physical principles, logic and development of stellar astronomy from ancient times to the present, with emphasis on recent developments. Students will examine the relationship of earth to its deep-space environment and contrast the sun with other types of stars. The class will also cover earth and sky relationships, explore the solar system and study theories of its origin
as well as properties of other stars’ planetary systems. This course is held in the De Anza College Planetarium, providing access to state-of-the-art equipment and unique learning tools.
**Meets Next Generation Science standards
Register at deanza.edu/academy 408.864.8817 • communityeducation@deanza.edu
WRITING
*Meets Common Core Standards
EXPOSITORY READING AND WRITING*
Entering Grades 9-12 – Expository reading and writing skills will help students excel on the reading and writing portions of standardized tests, while also developing lifelong literacy and college readiness. In this course, students will learn to read critically, make predictions about texts, analyze content and rhetorical structures, and properly use materials from texts to support their own written arguments. Readings will be enhanced through expository writing, most often through timed essays. Students will learn to organize ideas and construct persuasive arguments that advance their own ideas with a developed voice.
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