Tuesday, October 25, 2011

WELCOME to the English Department!

Be sure to ask us about:

Our belief in our students and their English abilities
Open door policy for help, built-in learning tools
Encouragement for STUDENT-driven curriculum
Our focus on creativity and student voice
Group work and presentations
Acting projects and collaborative group work in the classroom
Open-ended, innovative projects with scaffolding
Our focus on critical thinking
Challenging, diverse reading list
Thematically organized book lists with focus on relevant topics
  Encouragement to argue, contradict, find voice
Our stellar writing program
How often are students writing?
How does our peer workshop model work?
What types of writing are we doing?

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