◎ 题干
阅读理解。
(     )1. Mike spent his children mostly in his father's study, where he read novels by British and American
writers. Next term he will become a senior student. He thinks it's time that he read more of their works
andlearned to write about them.
(     )2. Joseph is good at the language arts, and in his spare time he likes to write short stories. It is his wish
that his stories would be printed in local newspapers. So he is thinking of taking a course to develop his
writingskills, such as wording and paragraph organization.
(     )3. A lively and caring girl, Anna takes an active part in social activities. She is trying to write reports
fornewspapers about what she sees and hears. But few of them are accepted because of poor organization
ofinformation. She feels the need to improve her writing and communication skills next term.
(     )4. Ian traveled worldwide with his parents when he was very young. Under their influence, he becomes
greatly interested in stories of travel and adventure.He hopes to write his own stories in the future. So next
term, he will choose a course to study the best writing of this type.
(     )5. Susan comes from China. As a junior back home, she wrote quite a lot of short stories, some of
which were published in newspapers. Her parents suggest she read some classics by Asian and Western
writers. She thinks it helpful in her writing. So she is going to take a course of this kind next term.
THOMSON HIGH SCHOOL
                                   A                            
                         Creative Writing                        
                     —by Mrs.A McClellan
Creative writing is a course in which we
study and apply the methods used in various
forms of fiction writing. Writing is a skill of
art in itself. We are guided by Ezra Pound’
sopinion:“Make it new.” Creative writing does
not only provide us with an opportunity to
express ourselves, but also holds our attentionto
word choice, paragraph development, and other
skills useful in writing.
                                       D                           
                           Technical Writing                           
                            —by Mr.J.Allen
What is technical writing? It is the course
devotedto improving your communication
skills in, for, and through technology.
Activities for this course will help you develop
communication skills that arenecessary for
writers and speakers working with technology
or in business.


                                    B                                 
                             Journalism                            
                        —by Dr.E.Brandt
Journalism is a course for seniors, in which
we will cover how to gather, write, and
reportthe news. We will discuss how information
is,or can be, organized.This course also aims
todevelop communication skills required of
journalists.


                                       E                               
                                 Non-fiction                         
                            —by Dr.M.Timm
The course is a study of non-fiction through
reading many different types of non-fiction.
The course will also be about the possible
changes injournalistic reporting and the sharing
of personalstories of various people on various
topics such as travel and adventure.We will
examine some ofthe best writing in the world
and deal with thetechniques used in this text type.
                                    C                     
         American & British Classics                            
                 —by Dr.E.Walter
A classic is a literary work that has stood
thetest of time. Generations of readers have
turned to classics to discover that which is
ever-lasting.Through both the works themselves
and the peoplethey mirror, we may better be
able to see ourselves.In this course, we will read
words in both British and American literature
(文学). We will write reviewsof what we read.


                                     F                            
                          World Literature                       
                               —by Mrs.
A.McClellanWorld Literature examines the
common people found in quality literature
worldwide, from Europe to America, from
Asia to Africa, andintroduces a variety of
culture of background or different paints in
history.In these worlds, we find not only what
is unique to each culture, but what is universal.
We are also able to tell what makes for a good
story, no matter fromwhere or whom the story
springs.
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