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NSO Course Catalog

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American Literature
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Course Number: 32010
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Creative Writing
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Course Number: 33210
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English 1
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Course Number: 30910-20
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English 2
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Course Number: 31010-20
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English 3
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English 4
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Course Number: 34410-20
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English Test and College Prep
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Film Studies
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Course Number: 31710
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Journalism
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Course Number: 33310
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Media Literacy
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Course Number: 31610
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Speech & Communications
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Course Number: 31510
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World Literature
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Course Number: 32110
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Writing Process
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Course Number: 33010
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American Literature
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American Literature is a semester long course in which students will explore the creation of a uniquely American voice in literature by studying themes, forms, and writing styles across literary periods.  They will read speeches, essays, short stories and poems online from the Colonial Period, the Romantics, the Realists, the Moderns, and contemporary American Writers.   Central themes that travel across all of these literary periods are the American dream, nature, religion, war and death.  The course also includes several online videos, discussion forums, multimedia projects, and short writing assignments. Students will consider these essential questions:  What makes a literary voice uniquely American?  How have generations of American writers influenced each other?

Syllabus

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Course Number: 32010
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Creative Writing
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This course is intended for students who have an undeniable interest in learning to write poetry, description, and narration for an audience of both peers and the public. It includes a rigorous study of the qualities of good writing, including figurative language, content, focus, organization, and style as well as the reading and interpretation of various types of poetry, fiction and non-fiction that are considered models of good writing. The students will also read pieces that will be modeled in writing creatively.

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Course Number: 33210
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English 1
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Course Description: This course is designed for high school students looking to individualize an English credit. There are four modules in each  course, and students need to complete two modules for a semester credit.  Students and their counselors should determine which modules best suit their academic needs. It meets the general requirements for 9th grade English.

Syllabus

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Course Number: 30910-20
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Course Description: This course is designed for high school students looking to individualize an English credit. There are four modules in each  course, and students need to complete two modules for a semester credit.  Students and their counselors should determine which modules best suit their academic needs. It meets the general requirements for 10th grade English.

Syllabus

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Course Number: 31010-20
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English 3
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Students will learn about early American Literature, beginning with the pre-Colonial writings, Native American myth, and Colonial writings through the significant literary periods including the Age of Reason, the Romantic, Transcendentalist, and Realist movements and into the Modernist/Post-Modernist movement and Contemporary Literature. Students will be able to interact with the literature through various writings and critical thinking while developing an electronic portfolio.

It meets the general requirements for 11th grade English.

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Semester A:

This course is meant to connect the earliest forms of human writing to the kinds of stories we tell and where we might be heading.

Students will work on reading early human literature; exposure to Greek Mythology and British Romanticism. They will also work on the processes of preparing, evaluating, and delivering multiple forms of written communication.

It meets the general requirements for 12th grade English.

Sem A Syllabus

Semester B:

How will we interact with the world around us which is changing faster than many people can keep up? This course will use a mixture of old stories (Norse Myth and Othello) as well as the most recent events of the day to determine a balance between technology and humanity.

Students will work on the processes of preparing, evaluating, and delivering multiple forms of written communication using the the most current technologies available. Students will work both individually and in groups for class assignments.

Sem B Syllabus

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Course Number: 34410-20
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English Test and College Prep
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This course is designed to help learners striving to meet college entrance requirements. The course integrates and compresses the standard developmental English curriculum — reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary building, grammar, punctuation and usage skills — and allows learners to accelerate into college-credit courses. This sequence enables learners to make predictions about their reading, analyze rhetorical structures, build vocabulary, and improve writing mechanics. For an overview of the course structure/navigation, watch this 7 min. video.

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Film Studies
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In Film Studies, the student will learn how to appreciate movies in depth and on a variety of levels.  To accomplish this, students will develop criteria for aesthetic awareness.  They will increase their vocabulary and their understanding of the language of films.  These goals will be accomplished by studying: film terminology, art direction, sound and music, animation, genres, and directors.

Syllabus

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Course Number: 31710
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Journalism
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This course examines the history, principles, and practices of varied genres of journalism with emphasis on writing news, features, interviews, and editing.

Course Goals and Objectives:

  1. Understand and appreciate the fundamentals and varied aspects of journalism.
  2. Analyze and practice the philosophy of ethical high school journalism and legalities within high school journalism.
  3. Understand and compare/contrast the importance of the business aspects of a news publication and other media sources.
  4. Investigate and produce various types of news writing and present the finished product in a concise and professional manner.
  5. Review good interviewing techniques and the proper ways to publish interviews.
  6. Develop creativity in the design process and layout using various forms of media.
  7. Appreciate the importance of photojournalism and develop skills of editing and story telling.
  8. Develop the fundamental vocabulary of journalism.
  9. Develop skills of researching and writing of varied journalistic pieces.

Syllabus

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Course Number: 33310
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Media Literacy
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Young people today are swamped with images—thousands of advertisements each day, music videos, games, websites and more. Media Literacy encourages students to examine these images with many of the same literacy skills they use when reading a word-based text.  Students will have the opportunity to explore media relevant to their daily lives–music videos, blogs and web sites, digital photography, for example–in critical ways.

Syllabus

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Course Number: 31610
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Speech & Communications
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Course Description:
Speech Communications is an elective course that will provide students with the basic skills needed in a variety public and daily interaction within society. We will study historical and famous speeches, types of speeches, and speech skills. Students will learn the essentials parts of speech. Students are expected to deliver speeches to the instructor via various modes every week. Students may use:  Screencast-o-matic, Skype, Face Time, Google vtalk, Yahoo Messenger, or recording yourselves with a video camera or phone.

Course Goals and Objectives:
Students will be able to understand and apply the following:

  1. Develop the basic fundamentals of speech and non-verbal communication
  2. View a variety of speeches and analyze them
  3. Understand and develop fundamental speech skills
  4. Create a sense of confidence in the delivery of both themselves and the topic in which they are presenting
  5. Evaluate the speaker and delivery, not just the message of the speech, including gestures
  6. Proper technique in writing and delivering a speech.

Syllabus

Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 31510
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World Literature
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Students in this course will explore the literature of world cultures through short stories, epic poetry and novel forms. The course will explore universal themes and work to foster an understanding of the commonalities shared by all people as well as differences created by cultures. Students will hone critical thinking skills through analytical assignments as well as compare and contrast writing.  In addition, they will make and support assertions about different texts and extend their thinking to related ideas.

Students will complete coursework in an online community and will have scheduled online meetings with the instructor as needed.

Syllabus

Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 32110
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Writing Process
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Students work with their teacher through a process of brainstorming ideas, planning with an audience and purpose in mind, drafting, revising, and final editing on essay topics of the student’s choice. In addition to the general feedback they receive about each step of the process, students also identify their own particular concerns about their writing. The teachers use the students’ questions about writing to individualize the writing process and help students discover ways to make their writing more clear and effective.

 

Course Syllabus

Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 33010
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American Literature Image
American Literature
American Literature is a semester long course in which students will explore the creation of a uniquely American voice in literature by studying themes, forms, and writing styles across literary periods.  They will read speeches, essays... Read More
Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 32010
Detailsn
Creative Writing Image
Creative Writing
This course is intended for students who have an undeniable interest in learning to write poetry, description, and narration for an audience of both peers and the public. It includes a rigorous study of the qualities of good writing, inc... Read More
Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 33210
Detailsn
English 1 Image
English 1
Course Description: This course is designed for high school students looking to individualize an English credit. There are four modules in each  course, and students need to complete two modules for a semester credit.  Students and the... Read More
Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 30910-20
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English 2 Image
English 2
Course Description: This course is designed for high school students looking to individualize an English credit. There are four modules in each  course, and students need to complete two modules for a semester credit.  Students and the... Read More
Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 31010-20
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English 3 Image
English 3
Students will learn about early American Literature, beginning with the pre-Colonial writings, Native American myth, and Colonial writings through the significant literary periods including the Age of Reason, the Romantic, Transcendental... Read More
Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Detailsn
English 4 Image
English 4
Semester A: This course is meant to connect the earliest forms of human writing to the kinds of stories we tell and where we might be heading. Students will work on reading early human literature; exposur... Read More
Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 34410-20
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English Test and College Prep Image
English Test and College Prep
This course is designed to help learners striving to meet college entrance requirements. The course integrates and compresses the standard developmental English curriculum — reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary building, grammar,... Read More
Tags: Summer
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Film Studies Image
Film Studies
In Film Studies, the student will learn how to appreciate movies in depth and on a variety of levels.  To accomplish this, students will develop criteria for aesthetic awareness.  They will increase their vocabulary and their understan... Read More
Tags: Summer
Course Number: 31710
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Journalism Image
Journalism
This course examines the history, principles, and practices of varied genres of journalism with emphasis on writing news, features, interviews, and editing. Course Goals and Objectives: Understand ... Read More
Tags: Summer
Course Number: 33310
Detailsn
Media Literacy Image
Media Literacy
Young people today are swamped with images—thousands of advertisements each day, music videos, games, websites and more. Media Literacy encourages students to examine these images with many of the same literacy skills they use when rea... Read More
Tags: Summer
Course Number: 31610
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Speech & Communications
Course Description: Speech Communications is an elective course that will provide students with the basic skills need... Read More
Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 31510
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World Literature Image
World Literature
Students in this course will explore the literature of world cultures through short stories, epic poetry and novel forms. The course will explore universal themes and work to foster an understanding of the commonalities shared by all peo... Read More
Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 32110
Detailsn
Writing Process Image
Writing Process
Students work with their teacher through a process of brainstorming ideas, planning with an audience and purpose in mind, drafting, revising, and final editing on essay topics of the student’s choice. In addition to the general feedbac... Read More
Tags: NCAA Eligible, Summer
Course Number: 33010
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