Bridge to College English

The Bridge to College Language Arts class is for Seniors who score a 2 on the Smarter Balanced 11th grade assessment. This course will develop students' college and career readiness by building skills in critical reading, academic writing, speaking and listening, research and inquiry, and language use as defined by the Washington State Learning Standards. Students will read a variety of complex non-fiction and fiction texts addressing both current and enduring issues. Students will learn to evaluate the credibility of information, critique the opinions of others, question the formation of ideas, and construct their own opinions based on evidence. By the end of the course, students will use tools for critical reading, argumentative writing, and independent thinking while reading unfamiliar texts and responding to them in discussion and writing. The course will also develop essential habits of mind necessary for student success including independence, productive persistence, and meta-cognition.