Course Description
The small group class is designed to complete the whole curriculum by early April 2026 and leave the rest of April for tests and reviews of the complete curriculum as listed below. The class will include homework, quizzes, practice tests and reviews.

The course covers the following big ideas:
■ Rhetorical Situation: Individuals write within a particular situation and make strategic writing choices based on that situation.
■ Claims and Evidence: Writers make claims about
subjects, rely on evidence that supports the reasoning that justifies the claim, and often acknowledge or respond to other, possibly opposing, arguments.
■ Reasoning and Organization: Writers guide understanding of a text’s lines of reasoning and claims through Mr. Kouts
that text’s organization and integration of evidence.
■ Style: The rhetorical situation informs the strategic stylistic choices that writers make.The course content will also cover the following skill sets that are tied to the big ideas:
■ Rhetorical Situation – Reading: Explain how writers’ choices reflect the components of the rhetorical situation.
■ Rhetorical Situation – Writing: Make strategic choices in a text to address a rhetorical situation.
■ Claims and Evidence – Reading: Identify and describe the
claims and evidence of an argument.
■ Claims and Evidence – Writing: Analyze and select evidence to develop and refine a claim.
■ Reasoning and Organization – Reading: Describe the reasoning, organization, and development of an argument.
■ Reasoning and Organization – Writing: Use organization and commentary to illuminate the line of reasoning in an argument.
■ Style – Reading: Explain how writers’ stylistic choices contribute to the purpose of an argument.
■ Style – Writing: Select words and use elements of composition to
advance an argument.

Mr. Rutkowski

SAT English, AP Language, AP US History Teacher

Mr. Rutkowski is the best SAT teacher you can find. He is a world class teacher
who is certified with over 20 years of experience on SAT/ACT, AP English and
AP US History. Mr. Rutkowski knows SAT in and out. He knows the most
difficult questions on the SAT English section, and he is well-versed in teaching
students the proper methods to attain top scores. He discusses key SAT
questions on vocabulary, writing, sentence correction, and reading
comprehension, in addition to the fundamentals of grammar, critical reading,
essay writing, and test-taking skills. He focuses on evidence-based reading, words
in context, grammatical writing, passage analysis, and many other necessary skills.
Furthermore, students are frequently evaluated on their reading/writing
capabilities. Numerous tests, reviews, and homework assignments are standard
for his classes. Mr. Rutkowski’s SAT students have shown significant
improvements, and sometimes as much as 300 to 400 point increases.