Read opposing viewpoints about contemporary issues, practice close reading, notetaking, and summarizing, and become a critical reader.
This is an introduction to critical reading and writing. Genres include short stories, journalistic writing, essays, and poetry.
Classroom exercises develop important literary analytical tools including compare/contrast, cause/effect, and prediction.
Students write a variety of compositions on the results of their analyses and the literary themes expressed in the texts. They also write an original work.
Session | Dates | Location | Time | |
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Session II | 6/27/2022 - 7/8/2022 | Dulles | Morning | |
Session II | 6/27/2022 - 7/8/2022 | Tysons | Afternoon | |
Session III | 7/11/2022 - 7/22/2022 | Vienna | Afternoon | |
Session IV | 7/25/2022 - 8/5/2022 | Ashburn | Morning | |
Session IV | 7/25/2022 - 8/5/2022 | Chantilly | Afternoon |