Upon successful completion of the exam, students will be able to: express their thoughts and opinions in writing about a variety of subjects in a structured and organized way; write accurate simple and compound sentences using the grammatical structures studied in the course to their own writing; use critical and logical methods of thinking to demonstrate skills in inductive, deductive, and analogous reasoning; move from a general idea to specific topic; explain the seriousness of violating the principles of plagiarism and become thoroughly knowledgeable in source documentation using the MLA format; communicate effectively through reading and writing; generate ideas and prepare to write using simple writing strategies using the information obtained through source readings;identify and focus on a particular essay topic; conduct research in an honest and skillful manner, building coherent paragraphs and observing grammatical conventions; and respond critically after synthesizing information from source readings.
- Teacher: Ron Mandel
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: interpret literary texts discussing themes and conflicts and expressing their own personal ideas and opinions about these texts; identify and organize a written analysis of different literary modes that they encounter, for example: compare/contrast, distinguish different perspectives; sequence; identify and assess any cultural, political, or philosophical intents of the author; write clearly and effectively through analysis of different modes and models of literature; write an essay using various rhetorical modes in English using different expository approaches such as comparison/contrast and argumentation; identify the theme of a literary piece as well as other literary elements; effectively read a piece and analyze its components in order to write a thoughtful analytical essay of that particular piece; address opposing viewpoints using evidence from the text itself as supports; write and in-depth research paper on a particular piece identifying a thesis and supporting it with evidence from the text itself as well as other written sources on that particular piece or author; recognize various forms of plagiarism; and correctly use the MLA format and its specific requirements for citing references.
- Teacher: Ron Mandel
Upon successful completion of this proficiency examination, students will be able to: access, evaluate and use information in an academic or work environment; research efficiently and find relevant information by developing appropriate research questions and using library resources as well as other sources; effectively access information electronically and be able to identify and evaluate information found on the internet; make an assessment of different aspects research sources including currency, relevancy, authority, and accuracy; help others who do not possess the same information-literacy skills to access information; organize information effectively and ethically; and utilize various methods which take into account different formats and audiences in order to share what has been learned through research.