8th Graders


Reading

  • Reading lists increase in difficulty and are accompanied by Common Core nonfiction articles
  • Students learn comprehensive cultural literacy 
  • The 8th grade program prepares students for high school reading and writing, including honors and AP courses

Vocabulary

  • Students master 500 academic vocabulary words 
  • Students apply this word power to delve into literature and enhance their writing skills

Writing
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  • Students gain experience writing different types of papers
    • ​Research papers
    • Literary analysis
    • Persuasive essays
    • Personal narratives
  • The students develop and expand thesis building
  • Students learn to find and incorporate evidence and analysis ​

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WORD POWER IS KEY

​9th Grade

​START HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT​
  • ​Our semester-long enrichment classes are offered at multiple levels 

  • Students learn the tools and strategies they need to succeed in high school English classes

  • Classroom discussion and debate provide students with active engagement

  • Ninth graders practice finding and correcting common grammar errors

  • Students write full-length essays in response to fiction and nonfiction
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  • Students will be able to build their cultural literacy skills—their knowledge of mythology, history, and society—with direct instruction and practice
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  • All classes include intensive, context-rich vocabulary study with regular tests to build their word power

10th Grade

  • 10th grade students learn critical reading in context 

  • Students practice the analysis skills needed for the SAT and ACT

  • Classes will engage in complex thesis development and an introduction to literary devices and secondary materials

  • A focus on texts in comparison readies students for AP Language/Literature or American Lit Honors

  • As writers, students learn to self-evaluate, correct their own errors, and write drafts that show continual improvement
SKILLS THAT TRANSFER TO TEST PREP AND AP CLASSES

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email

[email protected]
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phone

408.490.4315

address

21801 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Suite 201
Cupertino, CA
​95014