High English General Paper AS

Students examine and research a broad range of topics to prepare them with the necessary material to answer questions provided on the AICE exam. These broad topics are woven through the course and include economics, ethics, government, politics, the environment, science, technology, the arts, culture, social interactions, and relationships.

Segment 1:

•Understand the requirements of the official AICE English General Paper AS exam.

•Analyze and respond to questions and prompts using multiple perspectives.

•Analyze current event topics related to politics, government, economic, environment, ethics, science, technology, relationships, and social interactions.

•Investigate arguments from various perspectives with peers.

•Apply AICE skills and peer evaluation to essay writing.

•Analyze and apply supporting evidence when making an argument.

•Understand the importance of point of view, audience, and purpose in argumentative writing.

•Analyze sources for explicit and implicit bias.

•Identify informative, persuasive, and argumentative writing styles.

•Apply appeals, counterarguments, and rebuttals in Paper 1 prompts.

•Select a prompt based on personal knowledge and understanding of the content.

•Construct a thesis statement to present an argument.

•Apply argumentative and discursive structure, rhetorical appeals, and transitions to Paper 1 writing.

•Organize Paper 1 writing using scope and PEEL.

•Understand the use of commentary in Paper 1 writing.

•Understand how to avoid local fallacies.

•Analyze prompts from a first-person stance.

•Apply elements of effective conclusions in Paper 1 writing.

•Understand the steps and importance of proofreading, revising, and editing.

•Apply command words to Paper 2 prompts.

•Analyze literary, academic, and current media sources using annotation.

•Analyze and respond to literary, academic, and current media sources from multiple perspectives.

•Understand figurative and satirical language in Paper 2 sources.

Segment 2:

•Understand the requirements of the official AICE English General Paper AS exam.

•Analyze current event topics related to culture and the arts.

•Construct a cohesive argument supported by evidence.

•Apply personal perspective to support an argument.

•Apply meaningful examples to essay writing.

•Collaborate with peers on module topics.

•Review the skills required on Paper 2: annotation, bias, point of view, and perspective.

•Understand how to answer specific questions on Paper 2.

•Apply multiple perspectives to AICE exam topics.

•Discuss Paper 1 and 2 readiness.

•Research sources from different themes using multiple perspectives.

•Apply APA formatting to research writing.

•Apply planning and organization to Paper 1 writing.

•Assess writing for effective arguments and strong supporting evidence.

•Apply planning and organization to Paper 2 writing.

•Analyze literary, academic, and current media sources using annotation.