Language Arts
Now offering a new middle school writing/literature class!
ABOUT LTT'S LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM- What makes us unique?
All of LTT’s language arts courses are taught from a distinctly Christian and classical worldview. The compositions in the LTT writing classes are generally synthetical, while the writing in the LTT literature classes is more analytical. High school students absolutely need to learn both analytical and synthetical writing to be well prepared for higher education.
All of LTT’s language arts courses are taught from a distinctly Christian and classical worldview. The compositions in the LTT writing classes are generally synthetical, while the writing in the LTT literature classes is more analytical. High school students absolutely need to learn both analytical and synthetical writing to be well prepared for higher education.
The Introductory Writing class for middle school students uses writing level B from Institute for Excellence in Writing (www.iew.com) which teaches writing through the classical method of imitation. The Foundational Writing class (formerly Writing B) and the Advanced Writing class (formerly Writing C) both use some stylistic techniques and structural concepts from IEW but go much further in developing composition skills in high school students, placing more emphasis on the content and clarity of a student’s papers. Many students will remain in the Introductory and Foundational writing classes for two consecutive years to master the concepts presented, giving them the confidence to move to a higher level of writing. The writing and grammar concepts in the Introductory and Foundational classes do not change from year to year, but the content of the writing assignments rotates every other year within the level, creating little repetition for second year students. Although the Introductory and Foundational writing classes are offered every year, the Advanced writing class is only offered every other year.
The literature classes focus on textual engagement and close reading, along with honoring authorial intent and historical context. Although the classes are taught from a Christian perspective, students are not taught to judge a text through a critical lens, but instead are encouraged to appreciate the text as the author intended while considering what the book might have to say about biblical and universal truths, no matter what the author’s beliefs were. Stories written by non-Christians include the truths of the scriptures because they are representations of spiritual realities written on every human’s heart by our creator. Since reading and writing are closely related, most of the literature classes are writing intensive. Each year there is a literature option for 9th/10th and 11th/12th although the literature options rotate. Balancing instructor guided reading with class discussion, the 9th/10th grade literature options teach students to read metaphorically, make connections, and give students the background knowledge they need so that they are well prepared when they encounter the great books from Ancient and British literature in the 11th/12th grade. There are no separate literature classes currently offered for middle school students at LTT; however, the Introduction to Writing class is highly recommended as it exposes students to a wide variety of traditional stories such as fables, fairy tales, and legends. These are the stories that the novels studied in high school have grown out of, so elementary and middle school students should be reading these classic tales.
The literature classes focus on textual engagement and close reading, along with honoring authorial intent and historical context. Although the classes are taught from a Christian perspective, students are not taught to judge a text through a critical lens, but instead are encouraged to appreciate the text as the author intended while considering what the book might have to say about biblical and universal truths, no matter what the author’s beliefs were. Stories written by non-Christians include the truths of the scriptures because they are representations of spiritual realities written on every human’s heart by our creator. Since reading and writing are closely related, most of the literature classes are writing intensive. Each year there is a literature option for 9th/10th and 11th/12th although the literature options rotate. Balancing instructor guided reading with class discussion, the 9th/10th grade literature options teach students to read metaphorically, make connections, and give students the background knowledge they need so that they are well prepared when they encounter the great books from Ancient and British literature in the 11th/12th grade. There are no separate literature classes currently offered for middle school students at LTT; however, the Introduction to Writing class is highly recommended as it exposes students to a wide variety of traditional stories such as fables, fairy tales, and legends. These are the stories that the novels studied in high school have grown out of, so elementary and middle school students should be reading these classic tales.
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