English
Course Descriptions
Comp Lit 1AB
Comp Lit I AB is designed to prepare students to engage a diverse array of classic and contemporary works in mediums ranging from text, video, audio, and other multimedia formats. Based on the Common Core Standards, this course provides students with the skills and knowledge to become critical readers and writers by analyzing key ideas and details, craft and structure, and the integration of knowledge and ideas in literature and informational text. Students will develop their writing skills by examining various text types and their functions and by crafting arguments, explanatory/informational texts, and narratives. Using the full writing process, students will learn how to produce and distribute quality writing using technology's capacity to produce, publish, and share writing products. Students will conduct short research projects and will participate in a range of collaborative discussions integrating multiple sources of information. This course will advance students' knowledge of the conventions of Standard English and will strengthen vocabulary acquisition and use.
Credit: 10.00
Graduation Requirement: English 9
A-G College Requirement: B
PreAP Comp Lit 1AB
This accelerated course is designed to prepare the student to function as an informed and effective citizen in a democratic society, to function effectively in the world, and to realize personal fulfillment through reading the language of great literature. The student will become actively involved in an integrated literature-based program designed to increase his/her proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking to meet the expectations for entry into Composition-Literature IIAB Honors. The student will delve into the core literature, work through the selection to gain understanding, and go beyond the literature to discover its relevance to his/her life experiences. In reading the core literary selections, the student will explore universal themes which connect human beings across cultures and experience a clearly communicated sense of traditional values as well as common goals including respect for diversity. It is assumed that the students enrolled in IAB Honors have a strong command of the conventions of the English language and reading abilities significantly above grade level
Credit: 10.00
Graduation Requirement: English 9
A-G College Requirement: B
Comp Lit 2AB
Comp Lit II AB is designed to prepare students to engage a diverse array of classic and contemporary works in mediums ranging from text, video, audio, and other multimedia formats. Based on the Common Core Standards, this course provides students with the skills and knowledge to become critical readers and writers by analyzing key ideas and details, craft and structure, and the integration of knowledge and ideas in literature and informational text. Students will develop their writing skills by examining various text types and their functions and by crafting arguments, explanatory/informational texts, and narratives. Using the full writing process, students will learn how to produce and distribute quality writing using technology's capacity to produce, publish, and share writing products. Students will conduct short research projects and will participate in a range of collaborative discussions integrating multiple sources of information. This course will advance students' knowledge of the conventions of Standard English and will strengthen vocabulary acquisition and use to prepare students for real life experiences.
Credit: 10.00
Graduation Requirement: English 10
A-G College Requirement: B
PreAP Comp Lit 2AB
This course provides the student with an advanced study of various genres: poetry, novels, drama, short stories, and essays. This survey course will continue the high level thinking skills, superior listening skills, independent reading, analytical written, and creative expression that are the hallmarks of an Honors English Program. The reading shall be very extensive (as many as 12 major texts per year) and of college level difficulty. The writing requirements for the course are rigorous including as many as 12 major writing assignments for the year. Also, preparation for vocabulary enrichment and test taking strategies will be addressed both to prepare the student for the College Boards and for the AP English Exam to be taken in the senior year. Each site may determine the structure of the course, i.e., some sites will integrate with the Honors World History class. In addition, students will be expected to complete projects, and to participate in field trips and other extra-curricular activities throughout the school term.
Credit: 10.00
Graduation Requirement: English 10
A-G College Requirement: B
Comp Lit 3AB
Comp Lit III AB is designed to prepare students to engage a diverse array of classic and contemporary works in mediums ranging from text, video, audio, and other multimedia formats. Based on the Common Core Standards, this course provides students with the skills and knowledge to become critical readers and writers by analyzing key ideas and details, craft and structure, and the integration of knowledge and ideas in literature and informational text. Using an integrated approach, students will explore literary criticism and study literature that represents great articulation in human communication, whether the thoughts and feelings come from ancient Greece or modern Japan, from Puritan New England or tribal Africa, or from Renaissance England or contemporary Mexico.Students will develop their writing skills by examining various text types, functions, and rhetorical structure. They will also improve their writing skills by crafting arguments, explanatory/informational texts, and narratives. Using the full writing process, students will learn how to produce and distribute quality writing using technology's capacity to produce, publish, and share writing products. Students will conduct short research projects and will participate in a range of collaborative discussions integrating multiple sources of information to develop ones own style and voice. This course will advance students' knowledge of the conventions of Standard English and will strengthen vocabulary acquisition and use to prepare students for real life experiences.
Credit: 10.00
Graduation Requirement: English 11
A-G College Requirement: B
AP English Language
Credit: 10.00
Graduation Requirement: English 11
A-G College Requirement: B
Comp Lit 4AB
Credit: 10.00
Graduation Requirement: English 12
A-G College Requirement: B
AP English Literature
Credit: 10.00
Graduation Requirement: English 12
A-G College Requirement: B
English Language Development 1,2,3,4AB
Credit: 10.00
Graduation Requirement: English
A-G College Requirement: None
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