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[Global Admission Web] My High School: AP Classes

Sophomore year (2nd year) I took AP European History and AP English Language and Composition. This English class is about analyzing rhetorical devices and literary devices and how they affect the reader. We read a lot of speeches, letters, and novels. However, we do not discuss themes in this class; rather, we discuss how the language of a text conveys the meaning or purpose of a text. It’s a very analytical class and most of us hated it. However, it’s considered the easier of the two AP English classes because there is less freedom in the analysis. Once we learn a certain way to analyze a text, we can apply it to pretty much every text.    To read the full article, you need to join GAW (Global Admission Web).

My High School: AP Classes

Sophomore year (2nd year) I took AP European History and AP English Language and Composition. This English class is about analyzing rhetorical devices and literary devices and how they affect the reader. We read a lot of speeches, letters, and novels. However, we do not discuss themes in this class; rather, we discuss how the language of a text conveys the meaning or purpose of a text. It’s a very analytical class and most of us hated it. However, it’s
considered the easier of the two AP English classes because there is less freedom in the analysis. Once we learn a certain way to analyze a text, we can apply it to pretty much every text.

2020年度大学入試ー帰国枠/AOの出願準備は万全ですか?

By hiros on 2019/05/13(Mon) - 21:22

多くの大学では夏休みが終わった9月以降に帰国枠やAO入試の出願期間が来ますが、出願条件の一つである英語資格については5月から6月が実質的に最後の受験チャンスとなります。

「スクラッチ」でゲームを創るプログラミング講座

By hiros on 2019/03/22(Fri) - 07:28

3月31日(日)にGLICCで小中学生対象のプログラミング講座を開催します。スクラッチという子ども向けのプログラミング言語を利用し、オリジナルのゲームを創ります。市販のゲームに「遊ばされる」ことから、ゲームを「創る楽しみ」に目覚める機会です。ぜひご参加ください。

Raspberry Piを使ったプログラミング講座

By hiros on 2019/03/10(Sun) - 17:48

2020年より小学校でプログラミング教育が必修化されます。何を目的にして、どんな授業が行われるようになるのか。昨年11月に出された文科省の資料「プログラミング教育の手引き(第2版)」などからだいぶ見えてきました。GLICCでも今年の春期講習でプログラミング講座を導入します。

Creating a Global Society Based on Sustainability- Fujimigaoka High School

By stephanie_11237 on 2019/02/22(Fri) - 15:53

At the “Creating a Global Society Based on Sustainability” event, the Senior students at Fujimigaoka High School hosted presentations about local and global issues that are in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the world has become more globalized over the past few decades, we have seen new opportunities and problems appear in society.