Page 29 - De Anza College Summer Academy Catalog 2023

ESSENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS PRINCIPLES** Entering Grades 10-12 – This course will help students prepare for high school physics. The instructor will emphasize conceptual understanding in describing natural phenomena, while introducing the use of mathematical reasoning in the central concepts of physics. The class will cover basic mechanics, including the properties of matter, motion, forces and energy. Students will examine basic physical laws as they apply to everyday physical phenomena. Students will use verbal logic, critical thinking and some mathematics in this course.
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.
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC HIGH SCHOOL WRITING STRUCTURES*
Entering Grades 9-10 – This course will teach students to engage in writing as a process, with particular attention to diction, argumentation and thoughtful integration of evidence. Students will learn to craft a basic, five-paragraph essay – emphasizing structure, clarity and argument – in response to informational texts and fictional short stories. Students will also
learn to recognize and correct grammatical errors involving subject-verb agreement, verb form, verb tense, pronouns, modifiers, fragments, run-ons and basic punctuation. This highly interactive class includes peer review, drafting and workshops.
PERSUASIVE WRITING AND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ARGUMENT*
Entering Grades 9-12 – This course emphasizes rhetorical study and evidence-based analytics and argumentation in clear and efficient writing. Students will analyze and discuss literary, historical and expository texts, while learning about the creation of a clear
and arguable thesis, interesting introductions and conclusions, thoughtful outlining and correct mechanics. Students will also practice writing persuasive essays that employ rhetorical strategies and sound principles
of argument. The course is designed to help students develop the depth and scope of their writing, while improving their research skills.
Register at deanza.edu/academy 408.864.8817 • communityeducation@deanza.edu
These classes will be taught online.
**Meets Next Generation Science standards
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June 20-July 28
GRADES 9-12
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