2024 MS105-1 Summer Thursday Class-Rising G6

 

This course emphasizes exploring contemporary issues through fiction; the theme is similar to MS103 and MS104, but it takes a more advanced approach in that students will connect literary themes to specific contemporary issues. This semester’s main goal is to help students connect literary conflict to real life in a way that enables them to address conflict with respect. They will practice respectfully articulating their opinions and sharing perspectives in a constructive way. This theme takes inspiration from the “zoom in” and “zoom-out” principles often taught in upper-level writing (wherein “zoom in” is a careful analysis of literature and assigned texts and then a “zoom out,” is an analysis of how the text comments on broader societal trends). The course will cover academic, creative, and persuasive writing. In addition to in-class lessons, students also have access to a library of video lectures intended to supplement students’ learning.   In preparation for this course, there is a pre-class assignment!

 

Teacher: Yasmeen Abed 

MS105 Summer Book List（Rising 6th Grade –Term 3）