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Acceptance into STEAM at AHS is a required prerequisite for all STEAM courses .

English 11 for STEAM Intended Audience : Grade 11 Credit : Two Trimesters = 1 credit Major Outcomes :

• Establish a variety of workplace reading and writing strategies

• Use situated literacy to ground real world skills

• Apply skills such as writing , reading , and collaboration in practical ways

• Connect American literature ( all eras ) to contemporary issues

• Cultivate reading strategies for technical reading as well as literature

• Use research in an effective and informative way

• Acquire writing skills to create an effective Argumentative Essay

• English 11 for STEAM meets the prerequisite requirements for ARCC course 1121 , College Writing and Critical Reading Projects , Activities , etc .: Reading literature , writing an Argumentative essay , research project , creating literature for a scaffolding project , applying new reading and writing strategies . Instructional Focus : Application of practical literacy skills in real-world situations and connection of literature to real-world experiences .

English 12 for STEAM Intended Audience : Grade 12 Credit : Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major Outcomes :

• Establish a variety of workplace reading and writing strategies

• . Use situated literacy to ground real world skills

• Apply skills such as writing , reading , and collaboration in practical ways

• Deepen analysis through the use of lenses

• Analyze media bias

• Write in an effective narrative structure

• Use research in an effective and informative way

Projects , Activities , etc .: Reading literature and media through different lenses , strategies to effectively communicate research , reading and writing strategies , creating manuals , blueprints , recipes , etc . and using reading strategies to create a final product Instructional Focus : Application of practical literacy skills in real-world situations and connection of literature to real-world experiences

Honors Design & Development for STEAM Prerequisite / Selection Process : Completion of 2 years in the STEAM program . Intended Audience : Grade 12 Credit : Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major Outcomes :

• Teams of students work together guided by a teacher and community mentor using the Design Thinking Process to research , design and construct an innovative solution to a problem .

• Students will enhance design and manufacturing skills to help in the development of their creative / innovative project

• Teams will participate in an end of course presentation event at AHS

Projects , Activities , etc : Use Design Thinking ^® to aid in problem solving ; write and develop a final presentation using technology presentation skills

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