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04/12/08
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The English Department at
Chaminade Middle School embraces a belief in the fundamental power of
language to define, shape, and enrich lives. In today’s climate of
instant information, critical language competencies and thinking
skills empower students to discern the credible, the reasonable, and
the valuable. The successful language skills curriculum, therefore,
must build upon traditional foundations of grammar and composition to
provide students with the tools to discover "truth" in an
information-saturated society and the skills to communicate clearly as
effective citizens.
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addition, the literature curriculum must maintain a broad, inclusive
canon that recognizes the realities of an ethnically diverse
population without abandoning classic literary selections. Through an
intensive reading, writing, speaking, and listening program, the
department provides students with a solid body of knowledge and
critical thinking skills. The program offers students the opportunity
to confront important human issues, and to develop a strong sense of
personal, social, and aesthetic values.
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