Flagler County Public Schools

English

"We cannot always prepare the future for our youth, but we can prepare our youth for the future." - FDR

About this course

**(This course is tailored for English I students.)**
Critical Thinking The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop learning strategies, critical-thinking skills, and problem-solving skills to enhance their performance in academic and nonacademic endeavors. LANGUAGE ARTS IS THE FOCUS ACCORDING TO THE SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS AND COURSE DESCRIPTION SET BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The content also includes the following: learning strategies strategies for acquiring, storing, and retrieving information strategies for oral and written communication time management and organizational skills critical-thinking operations, processes, and enabling skills problem-solving skills and strategies test-taking skills and strategies for linking new information with prior knowledge	CareerResearch and Decision Making The purpose of this component of the course is to enable students to make informed career choices and develop the skills needed to successfully plan and apply for college or a job. *The content includes the following:* goal-setting and decision-making processes self-assessment sources of career information occupational fields and educational requirements - postsecondary education and training opportunities - writing, listening, viewing, and speaking skills for applications and interviews sources of educational financial assistance career planning

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Course Description	Class Structure	Weekly Assignments
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“ We ot always prepare the future for our youth, but we can prepare our youth for the future.”
- FDR