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Art Meets Science: Nonfiction
In this course, we’ll read works inspired by science and art and use them as models to write and revise personal essays that explore the genre of nonfiction. You’ll reflect on personal experiences ...
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September 8, 2025
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Crafting Fiction
Learn to master the core elements of fiction writing, such as plot, theme, dialogue, and character development by reading and analyzing short works of fiction and writing your own. Assignments are ...
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September 8, 2025
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Crafting Poetry
An introduction to poetry and poetic concepts, this course covers musical aspects of poetry, the patterns and conventions of sound, and the effects they have on readers. Imagery in poems is also ...
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September 8, 2025
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Crafting the Essay - Independent (NCAA Approved)
Deepen your understanding of sentence structure, narrative voice, and storytelling to bring experiences to life on the page in this personal-essay course. Through 10 assignments, you will experiment ...
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Crafting the Essay - Workshop
Bring your experiences to life on the page in this personal essay course. Through 10 assignments, we will experiment with different essay forms to describe scenes, illustrate conflicts, narrate events ...
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September 8, 2025
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Excursions in Pre-algebra
Explore how mathematics relates to food, art, and history in this interactive pre-algebra course. Through weekly meetings, collaborative activities, and hands-on projects, you’ll sharpen your ...
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September 8, 2025
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From Structure to Style
Develop your writing style and study advanced English mechanics in this rigorous grammar course. Guided by a college-level textbook and multicultural reading excerpts, you will deepen your ...
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September 8, 2025
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Household Chemistry
Discover the role that chemistry plays in your everyday life in this experiment-intensive course. Through hands-on chemistry activities, you’ll learn about the states of matter, explore different ...
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September 8, 2025
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Intermediate Chess
In Intermediate Chess, you will expand your knowledge of tactics and strategies in the game of chess. Starting with opening goals, you will learn tactical motifs and strategies to employ through a ...
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September 8, 2025
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Introduction to Chess
Introduction to Chess provides new or beginning students with a strong foundation in the game’s rules and strategies, and a community of enthusiasts to learn alongside. You’ll begin with a brief ...
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September 8, 2025
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Inventions in Engineering
Calling all inventors! CTY’s Inventions in Engineering course introduces young students to the imaginations, habits, and characteristics of successful inventors, and the history and impact of their ...
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September 8, 2025
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Master Class II: Writing, Editing, and Publishing
Get a taste of the publishing world by working with your classmates to create, edit, and publish Lexophilia, CTY’s student literary magazine! Building on the skills you learned in Master Class I ...
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September 8, 2025
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Race Matters
Throughout history, the concept of race has been used to perpetuate issues and systems of social inequality. In this course, you’ll study race as a social construct, examine the historic development ...
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The Process of Writing – Workshop
This course explores the craft of writing, including techniques like brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revision that effective writers use across multiple genres. You will write a family ...
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September 8, 2025
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The Young Historians - Continents: Europe and the Americas
Explore the history, culture, traditions, and beliefs of world civilizations across Europe, North America, and South America. This course emphasizes commonalities and differences among civilizations ...
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September 8, 2025
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Writing Analysis and Persuasion - Independent (NCAA Approved)
Want to strengthen your ability to persuade an audience? In this course you’ll learn to do just that by reading critical and literary texts that will sharpen your ability to think and write critically ...
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Writing Analysis and Persuasion – Workshop
Want to strengthen your ability to persuade an audience? In this course, you’ll read critical and literary texts that will sharpen your ability to think and write critically about yourself and the ...
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September 8, 2025
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Writing for an Audience – Workshop
In this course, you will use the drafting and revision skills you learned in The Process of Writing to practice clearly communicating your ideas to an audience. You will reflect on your relationship ...
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September 8, 2025
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Young Adult Readers: A Study of Sherlock
Journey to Victorian England, where mysterious figures and deceptive disguises abound on and around Baker Street. You’ll join iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusty assistant, Dr. Watson, as ...
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September 8, 2025
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Young Adult Readers: Monsters, Magic, and Mayhem
This course will transport you to fantastical worlds where monsters and magic cause all sorts of mayhem. We’ll follow teen protagonists’ journeys through magical lands inspired by diverse, real-world ...
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September 8, 2025
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Young Readers Series: Greek Myths Revisited
In this course, you will become familiar with traditional Greek myths and examine how modern authors draw upon Greek sources to create exciting new adventures. Along the way, you will learn critical ...
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September 8, 2025