The Beekman School's Second Year English Class for Sophomores
The English program at The Beekman School concentrates on the development of four integral skills that are keys to success across the curriculum: reading, written communication, oral communication, and critical thinking.
Your sophomore year will focus on “Culture”, which influences everything from who you are as an individual to how you communicate, relate and interact with other people. You can understand your own culture better when you see it in comparison with other cultures.
We will explore different cultures and perspectives by reading texts that reflect on the connection between cultural heritage and sense of identity. Our examination of culture will include how culture affects people’s perspectives on political and social changes. We will further explore cultures in conflict and how every culture must deal with justice and injustice. Different cultures may have different methods for arriving at justice, but every society must explore the complex questions of right and wrong, just and fair.
We will continue to cover all fundamental principles of the writing process. Essays will be written to generate text analysis and persuasive writing as well as to study models for structure and style. This class also requires students to conduct and compose a social justice research paper. We will also work on improving grammar skills and expanding the acquisition of SAT level vocabulary.