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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 (H) - 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 (H) - 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. A.P. 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: None 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. | |
