Course descriptions/9th grade

Freshman Literature and Composition

Through the study of literature, students examine important issues in cultures at home and across the globe, read a myriad of genres — poems, plays, short stories, and novels — and write in a variety of modes (narrative, descriptive, expository, analytical, argumentative). They explore the meanings of what they have read and articulate their understanding of culture. The core question is “How do humans explore their world through stories?” The study of literature follows the regional approach of the Global Studies course and is aligned with the California State Standards of Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.


BIHS aims to provide a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum wherein all students are successful
and develop an international perspective that enables them to critically evaluate the human condition
and positively contribute to the growing global community.

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