Literature & Academic Writing 11–12 十一至十二年级文学与学术写作

Course Objectives｜课程目标

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Develop critical and analytical reading skills
  培养批判性阅读与文本分析能力
  
• Move beyond plot summary to interpret themes, characters, language and authorial choices
  超越情节概括，深入分析主题、人物、语言及作者的创作选择
  
• Understand the historical contexts and theoretical ideas that shape different literary periods and significant cultural moments
  理解不同文学时期及重要文化事件背后的历史背景与思想观念
  
• Strengthen grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and academic language
  巩固语法、句子结构、标点符号及学术语言表达
  
• Understand the structure and organization of an effective academic essay
  掌握学术论文的基本结构与组织方式
  
• Develop clear arguments and support ideas with relevant textual evidence
  建立清晰的论点，并运用恰当的文本证据进行论证
  
• Explain how evidence supports an argument rather than simply inserting quotations
  学习深入分析引用内容，说明证据与论点之间的联系
  
• Explore texts through open-ended inquiry, discussion and associative learning
  通过开放式探究、讨论及联想式学习理解文本
  
• Build meaning by making connections among literature, history, culture, personal experience and contemporary society
  在文学、历史、文化、个人经验与当代社会之间建立联系，形成更深入的理解
  
• Plan, draft, revise and edit well-organized academic essays
  完成学术文章的构思、起草、修改与编辑
  

Text Focus｜选文方向

The course will focus primarily on:

• Science Fiction｜科幻文学
  
• Classic Young Adult Fiction｜经典青少年文学
  
• Selected short stories, essays and contextual readings
  精选短篇小说、评论文章及相关背景资料
  

Through these texts, students will explore themes such as identity, technology, power, freedom, social change, morality and the relationship between individuals and society.