Dates: June 22 – July 31
Grade Level: Incoming 11th-12th
Prerequisite: none
UC/CSU Subject Area: B
RBUSD Graduation Credit Category: Electives
This credit-based class is an online, self-paced, independent study course in partnership with EdOptions Academy (formerly Apex Virtual Learning), a WASC-accredited online school. RUHS Teachers of Record monitor student progress, grade some of the tests/assignments, unlock new course sessions, and are available for consultation during their designated office hours.
Length: One semester (5 credits). Expository Writing does not replace a required 9th-12th English course
- Students will have six (6) weeks to complete this course. It compacts an entire semester into six (6) weeks, and it takes students, on average, 15 hours per week to complete the work before the final. Students must take the final before they can receive a grade for the course.
- When a student completes a section of the course, the teacher will unlock the next section for the student to proceed. This ensures that students follow the correct pathway through the materials. While you are welcome to email the teacher at any time, responses and/or unlocking new sections should only be expected during office hours. Any response outside those hours is a courtesy, but not guaranteed.
Syllabus: LINK (Coming Soon)
Course Description:
- In Expository Writing, students delve into the power and potential of the English language. Reading and writing assignments explore relevant and universal themes, including war, human rights, cultural awareness, and humans’ relationships with the environment, the media, and technology. By reading and evaluating seminal speeches, essays, and stories, students learn how writing is used to explain, persuade, and entertain. Students develop and practice expressing their own ideas in four types of essays: compare/contrast, persuasive, evaluative, and explanatory. Additional assignments will focus on narrative writing, research projects, and speeches.
