Student Spotlight
Declan Bell
Saunderstown, Rhode Island
Class of 2009
What do you enjoy most about The Prout School academic experience?
I have definitely enjoyed the teachers. They are all very knowledgeable and truly care about the students’ well-being. I am also very impressed with the recent addition which includes the new science wing. As a result of the addition, the school is able to maintain a wide array of challenging courses while at the same time keeping the class sizes small, enhancing the educational experience.
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English
"Literature transmits incontrovertible condensed experience...from generation to generation. In this way literature becomes the living memory of a nation." Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn
The English Department incorporates the mission statement of the school in conjunction with the standards set forth by the National Council of Teachers of English. The goals and objectives of the department reflect these two philosophies. The department views the role of the teacher as a modeling facilitator guiding students to develop effective reading, writing, thinking, listening, and speaking skills. Students are encouraged to link these language art skills across the content area subjects.
The English Department emphasizes both content and process in its curriculum. Students are given opportunities to explore our world's literary heritage by studying a wide range of writings by men and women of many racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. Through literary analysis, students are taught higher level thinking skills in an integrated manner, rather than in isolation.
Finally, the English Department places strong emphasis on analytical thesis writing in response to literary works studied. With a movement towards portfolio assessment, the department attempts to guide students in process writing. With an understanding of the various learning, cognitive, and metacognitive skills of each student, the department members work to meet the individual needs of their students.
The Prout School’s English curriculum requires all students to:
1) Utilize a portfolio based system for writing,
2) Read and do written responses to outside reading texts during the academic year,
3) Read and do written responses to assigned texts during the summer.
English Courses
235 & 235 IB Theory of Knowledge I, II
For more information about The Prout School 's curriculum, write or call:
Mrs. Louise Pearson
The Prout School
4640 Tower Hill Road
Wakefield, R.I. 02879-2277
(401) 789-9262 ext. 516
E-mail: lpearson@theproutschool.org