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课程简介
本课程专为帮助学生进入AP英语课程（AP English Language）而设计，重点涵盖AP语言课程的核心内容，内容同时适用于AP文学（AP English Literature）课程。
课程核心目标是通过精读非虚构文本培养学生的修辞分析能力。学生将学会通过审视文本的论点、主张、证据和风格选择，深入解析每篇文章的修辞情境；以文章为范本，学生还将练习撰写具有修辞说服力的自主论证。课程同时涉及文学分析训练：通过细读短篇文学作品，探索批判性分析方法，学习以证据为基础的文本阐释技巧，并在写作与讨论中清晰表达。
每堂课前，学生需完成指定文本阅读，并准备参与师生研讨式课堂讨论；此外，还需提交一份写作作业，给导师批改与反馈。
Mr. Kemick老师：获奖诗人、记者、小说家。他的新书《I Am Herod》带领读者深入幕后、揭开全球最宏大的宗教事件之一的真相。他还出版过诗集《Caribou Run》。Mr. Kemick老师从事诗歌、纪实文学和小说三体创作，还在英加两国出版过不同的文选。获奖众多，包括两届国家优秀杂志文学奖。Mr. Kemick老师现在是卡尔加里大学庞巴迪学者、英语文学/创意写作在读博士。
授课老师：Dr. Prusko
英语文学博士
荣获高校杰出教学奖
莎士比亚、近代戏剧、儿童文学专家
Dr. Prusko老师现任教于阿尔伯塔大学英语文学和电影系，开设文学、写作和传媒各类人文课程。教书育人逾二十载，屡获文学院颁发的“杰出教学奖”殊荣。Dr. Prusko教学和科研齐头并进，专研莎士比亚、近代戏剧和儿童文学，频发著作。
开设课程
《分析文写作精要》、《人文之光照亮科技》、《深入经典》、《世界短篇小说巡礼》、《佳作磨坊》及《解锁莎士比亚》
教学大纲
第一单元 修辞情境分析
第二单元 论点与证据解析
第三单元 修辞策略分析：叙事作为论证手段
第四单元 修辞策略分析：说服诉求手法
第五单元 短篇小说赏析
第六单元 诗歌鉴赏
学生家长评价
"At first I thought my writing skills were really bad because for all of 8th grade I had no idea what I was doing whenever we had a writing assignment, but I think this course helped me practice my writing and made me feel a bit better about writing. I've always been a slow reader, but having reading assignments every week helped me learn how to read faster and helped prepare for high school. Also, if I hadn't taken this course, my writing would've been really rusty going into 9th grade (since I wouldn't have done any English-related things otherwise during the summer), so it helped me transition into the new school year. Dr. Prusko was also really nice and patient."
“Dr. Prusko embraces and celebrates innovative and novel ideas, which allows her students to truly thrive in their own explorations of literature. She has been a huge inspiration in both the academic and personal facets of my life.”
"I liked the open-ended discussions about the different topics of technology intersecting with humanities. The instructor listened to all I had to say, and tried to get me to elaborate on what I thought, and try to challenge the views (to help me think through them), which I really enjoyed."
“The writing methods she introduced have proven to be invaluable across a variety of subjects and situations; when my friends are struggling with their writing, I recommend the techniques I learned from Dr. Prusko. Her enthusiasm and skill are truly remarkable.”
“I absolutely loved this course. Dr. Prusko is an amazing teacher who really cares about her students and takes time to make sure they understand the material. She is always willing to help and provide constructive feedback and is great at promoting class community and discussion.”
“Dr. Prusko is an incredible teacher and clearly knowledgeable and passionate about literature. Her class was challenging, but she provided constructive and helpful feedback and really encouraged us to do our best. She encouraged class discussions which were always interesting and helpful to the topic we were discussing.”
“I found myself working hard in this class because I felt compelled by the topic, and because I felt Dr. Prusko was very invested in our advancement in the class.”
“I think that the way Dr. Prusko is prepared, honest, humorous, and knowledgeable made learning more interesting and I enjoyed it. She was easily my best teacher.”
"I liked Dr. Prusko teaching method because she would use lots of figurative language which helped with my learning."
"I noticed that my daughters writing skills improved significantly and she seemed more interested in the subject too."
"Great class. My child said it was very interesting, and thought-provoking."