English Language Arts
ENGLISH 9
Course Code: 01001G1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
In Grade 9, students understand the importance of aesthetic decisions by the author and note how choices of syntax and diction shape and clarify meaning. standards are organized under types of literacy (critical, digital, language, and research) to reflect the applications of literacy in a rapidly changing world. This format represents an effort to show that successful communication requires multifaceted receptive and expressive skills, emphasizing the literature of varied times and places. Both ninth-grade standards emphasize world literature to give students a broad and deep foundation. Students learn and practice active listening, read a variety of workplace and literary texts, learn and practice essential digital skills, utilize a process to create and modify written work, implement conventions of language and usage, and utilize context to decipher word meanings, all through reading, listening, writing, and speaking. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.
HONORS ENGLISH 9
Course Code: 01001H1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Credit: 1
Local districts develop an enriched course that dives deeper into the content knowledge of context through a multicultural diversity of text and types of text, and it provides an extension of the regular grade course work in relation to expression and reception. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. This course earns an additional .5 quality point of weighted credit.
ENGLISH 10
Course Code: 01002G1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Credit: 1
In Grade 10, students learn and practice active listening, read a variety of workplace and literary texts, learn and practice essential digital skills, utilize a process to create and modify written work, implement conventions of language and usage, and utilize context to decipher word meanings. Tenth-grade standards emphasize world literature to give students a broad and deep foundation. Students learn and practice active listening, read a variety of workplace and literary texts, learn and practice essential digital skills, utilize a process to create and modify written work, implement conventions of language and usage, and utilize context to decipher word meanings, all through reading, listening, writing, and speaking. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.
HONORS ENGLISH 10
Course Code: 01002H1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Local districts develop an enriched course which dives deeper into the content knowledge of context through a multicultural diversity of text and types of text, and it provides an extension of the regular grade course work in relation to expression and reception. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. This course earns an additional .5 quality point of weighted credit.
Credit: 1
Local districts develop an enriched course which dives deeper into the content knowledge of context through a multicultural diversity of text and types of text, and it provides an extension of the regular grade course work in relation to expression and reception. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. This course earns an additional .5 quality point of weighted credit.
ENGLISH 11
Course Code: 01003G1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Credit: 1
In Grade 11, students will explore the literature of America before, during, and after European arrival. A year of specific attention because of literature’s deep ties to all aspects of culture, and its study encourages a cross-curricular understanding and appreciation of qualities that distinguish American literature specifically and American culture in general, with a primary focus on American literature. Students learn and practice active listening, read a variety of workplace and literary texts, learn and practice essential digital skills, utilize a process to create and modify written work, implement conventions of language and usage, and utilize context to decipher word meanings all through reading, listening, writing, and speaking. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.
HONORS ENGLISH 11
Course Code: 01003H1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Local districts develop an enriched course that dives deeper into the content knowledge of context through a multicultural diversity of texts and text types, and it provides an extension of the regular grade course work in relation to expression and reception. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. This course earns an additional .5 quality point of weighted credit.
Credit: 1
Local districts develop an enriched course that dives deeper into the content knowledge of context through a multicultural diversity of texts and text types, and it provides an extension of the regular grade course work in relation to expression and reception. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. This course earns an additional .5 quality point of weighted credit.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) ENGLISH 11 - LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION
Course Code: 01005E1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Credit: 1
Fee: Cost of AP Test (approx. $100)
The AP English Language and Composition course focuses on the development and revision of evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing, the rhetorical analysis of nonfiction texts, and the decisions writers make as they compose and revise. Students evaluate, synthesize, and cite research to support their arguments. Additionally, they read and analyze rhetorical elements and their effects in nonfiction texts—including images as forms of text— from a range of disciplines and historical periods, all through reading, listening, writing, and speaking. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. This course will be taught as an ACCESS course and may fulfill the AP component of the honors endorsement. This course earns an additional 1.0 quality point of weighted credit.
ENGLISH 12
Course Code: 01004G1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
In Grade 12, students focus on the literature of the British Isles, which provides both a linguistic and cultural starting point that more fully contextualizes the eventual forming of the United States and informs a sophisticated understanding of the connections between American and British literature, contrasted with the unique character of each. British literature in the twelfth grade should read, analyze, and evaluate a play by William Shakespeare, including an examination of its contributions to the English language and his influences on other works of literature. Students learn and practice active listening, read a variety of workplace and literary texts, learn and practice essential digital skills, utilize a process to create and modify written work, implement conventions of language and usage, and utilize context to decipher word meanings, all through reading, listening, writing, and speaking. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.
Credit: 1
In Grade 12, students focus on the literature of the British Isles, which provides both a linguistic and cultural starting point that more fully contextualizes the eventual forming of the United States and informs a sophisticated understanding of the connections between American and British literature, contrasted with the unique character of each. British literature in the twelfth grade should read, analyze, and evaluate a play by William Shakespeare, including an examination of its contributions to the English language and his influences on other works of literature. Students learn and practice active listening, read a variety of workplace and literary texts, learn and practice essential digital skills, utilize a process to create and modify written work, implement conventions of language and usage, and utilize context to decipher word meanings, all through reading, listening, writing, and speaking. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.
HONORS ENGLISH 12
Course Code: 01004H1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Credit: 1
Local districts develop an enriched course that dives deeper into the content knowledge of context through a multicultural diversity of text and types of text, and it provides an extension of the regular grade course work in relation to expression and reception. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. This course earns an additional .5 quality point of weighted credit.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) ENGLISH 12 - LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
Course Code: 01006E1000
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Credit: 1
Fee: Cost of AP Test (approx. $100)
The AP English Literature and Composition course focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about imaginative literature (fiction, poetry, drama) from various periods. Students engage in close reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature to deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure. As they read, students consider a work’s structure, style, and themes, as well as its use of figurative language, imagery, and symbolism. Writing assignments include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays that require students to analyze and interpret literary works. NOTE: THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. This course will be taught as an ACCESS course and may fulfill the AP component of the honors endorsement. This course earns an additional 1.0 quality point of weighted credit.
CREATIVE WRITING
Course Code: 01104G10CW
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
NOTE: DOES NOT FULFILL ANY OF THE FOUR ENGLISH CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. Composing poetry, short stories, and critical responses. This course may be taught as an ACCESS course.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
NOTE: DOES NOT FULFILL ANY OF THE FOUR ENGLISH CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. Composing poetry, short stories, and critical responses. This course may be taught as an ACCESS course.