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The letter listed in red represents
the A- G UC requirement the course meets.
English Introduction to Composition - B Ten Credits Open to Grade 9 PREREQUISITES: None
DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to strengthen a
student’s writing ability by bolstering his skills in grammar, vocabulary, sentence
development, paragraph development, and formal composition development. By the end of the
course, students will have composed descriptive, narrative, argumentative, and expository
essays. Students will read some non-fiction pieces to highlight quality expository
writing. Introduction to Literature - B Ten Credits Open to Grade 9 PREREQUISITES: None DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to enhance a student’s
appreciation of literature: the novel, the short story, drama and poetry. Special emphasis is placed
on enhancing reading comprehension and analytical skills. Students will read a broad selection of
novels, short stories, and a play to learn how to analyze components of literature, such as plot,
symbolism, conflict, and characterization. Students will also be introduced to poetry in order to
analyze the elements of the art’s many forms. Students will compose analytical, comparative,
persuasive, and narrative essays. Introduction to Literature Honors - B Ten Credits Open to Grade 9 PREREQUISITES: Honors grades in English and Social
Science; top scores on the entrance exam, standardized testing, and writing sample. DESCRIPTION: This course is the first of a four-year English
honors program designed for students who demonstrate superior reading and writing skills.
Students will read a variety of literature such as novels, short stories, drama, poetry,
and non-fiction pieces while learning to analyze the components of literature. In addition,
students will continue to enhance their reading comprehension and writing skills by learning
new reading strategies and by reviewing and composing analytical essays. World Literature/Composition - B Ten Credits Open to Grade 10 PREREQUISITES: None DESCRIPTION: This survey course samples the extraordinary
body of literature created by the many world cultures. The class begins with ancient epics and runs
through the course of recorded history to find what themes are common to humans of all races and
places. Close attention will be paid to major literary genres: poetry, short story, the novel,
and drama. In addition, students will strengthen their writing skills by reviewing important
grammar concepts and continuing the practice of composing analytical, comparative, persuasive,
and narrative essays. World Literature/Composition Honors - B Ten Credits Open to Grade 10 PREREQUISITES: “B” or higher in previous English
Courses and teacher recommendation DESCRIPTION: This survey course for advanced tenth grade
English students will examine literature from an array of ancient and modern civilizations. A key
objective will be to explore themes that are applicable to people throughout the world. Students
taking this class are expected to read and write at a higher level than sophomores in the non-honors
courses and to deal with complex themes from cultures not familiar to them. Composition types will
include narrative, analytical, persuasive and descriptive writing. American Literature/Composition - B Ten Credits Open to Grade 11 PREREQUISITES: None DESCRIPTION: This college-preparatory course is designed
to build on the reading and writing skills developed in the previous two years of English.
Students will survey the poetry and literature of North America and the United States from
the pre-Columbian era to the present. Teachers will continue to develop grammar and usage
concepts and review those learned in lower division English. The continued focus of the
writing portion of this class is on the major types of essays: analytical, persuasive, and
comparative, as well as research papers or projects. AP English Language /Composition - B Ten Credits Open to Grade 11 PREREQUISITES: “B” or higher in previous English
Courses and teacher recommendation DESCRIPTION: This is an Advanced Placement course designed to
prepare students to pass the Advanced Placement English Language exam offered in May. Some novels and short
stories will be read, but the core of this college-level course focuses on various modes of rhetorical
expression: analytical, persuasive, narrative, descriptive, and comparative writing. Twentieth Century Novel - B Ten Credits Open to Grade 12 PREREQUISITES: None DESCRIPTION: Historians have expressed for many years that the
twentieth century was by far the bloodiest in history. Despite this, or perhaps because of it,
a spirit of innovation thrived, inspiring artists and writers to radically redefine form and style
and reconsider subject. In this course, students will closely read some of the most important
novels of the century, beginning with the premise that literature mirrors its time even if it
tries not to. Students will write analytical essays in order to explore important ideas, themes,
and patterns found in the literature of the twentieth century. Ten Credits Open to Grade 12 PREREQUISITES: “B” or higher in previous English
Courses and teacher recommendation DESCRIPTION: This is an Advanced Placement course designed to prepare
students to pass the Advanced Placement English Literature exam offered in May. Students in this
college-level class will read a selection of great literature from a broad range of authors as
prescribed by the College Board. Students will write analytical essays to explore important ideas,
themes, and patterns found in great literature, as well as compose “college essays”
and research papers. Students who pass the AP exam receive college credit. Journalism/Desktop Publishing - G Ten Credits / Elective Open to Grade 10, 11, and 12 PREREQUISITES: Independent Study and prior approval by Moderator DESCRIPTION: This is an introductory course to print
journalism in which students learn the skills necessary to produce a newspaper. The students
in the class function as the staff of the school paper, The Crusader, and as such,
are responsible for the entire process of creating the paper: brainstorming ideas and topics,
background research, interviews, news writing, editing, photography, and layout. Students
discuss current events, especially as they may relate to the responsibilities, standards,
and ethical considerations of journalists or relate to a topic they want to cover in the
paper. Students in this class will learn how to use the professional desktop publishing
program Adobe Indesign to produce the school paper and will also work with other software
programs such as Adobe Photoshop and MS Office. | |
