English Four years of English are required for graduation. Throughout the program, which is aligned with Common Core state standards, the important skills of critical thinking, problem solving, and textual analysis are developed. Electives in English are strongly recommended, especially for those students who are considering pursuing a college major in some area of the Liberal Arts. All courses meet five days per week and count for one credit unless noted otherwise. There will be a $12.00 course fee for all courses in the range of English 1-4 for the vocabulary program that will be used at each level.
English 1 (1113 - Regular / 1110 - Honors) Full Year Required Course – Freshmen Honors and Regular Credits = 1.0 (NCAA) English 1 focuses attention on the study of grammar, reading and vocabulary. The course also concentrates on developing writing skills with particular emphasis on the paragraph and short essay. Elements of the research paper are introduced. English 1 Honors reads additional texts and writes additional expository essays. English 2 (1123 - Regular / 1120 - Honors)
Full Year Required Course –Sophomores Honors and Regular Credits = 1.0 (NCAA)
English 2 broadens the perspectives and hones the abilities acquired in the previous year. The role of the author as an interpreter of culture is examined through a regional survey of world literature. Composition assignments stress analytical skills. One research paper is required. English 2 Honors reads additional texts and writes additional expository essays.
English 3 (1133 - Regular / 1130 - Honors)
Full Year Required Course – Juniors Honors and Regular Credits = 1.0 (NCAA)
English 3 offers significant works from the major periods of American literature and expands the number and applications of literary terms. Writing projects include expository essays, short fiction, poetry, and a research paper. English 3 Honors reads additional texts and writes additional expository essays.
Advanced Placement English 3 Language and Composition (1134)
Full Year Honors Course – Junior Elective in Place of English 3 Instructor Recommendation/Dept. Approval/Dir. of Academic Services Approval Credits = 1.0 (NCAA)
AP Language and Composition is a college-level course that offers students the opportunity to earn college credit and /or advanced college placement in English. This course will prepare the student to take the AP Language and Composition exam. This course focuses on rhetoric and writing, particularly analyzing how texts use rhetorical strategies to create meaning, purpose, and effect. Students will also study and compose essays integral to an introductory college composition course, such as narrative, analysis, argumentation, and a long-term research paper.
English 4 (1143) Full Year Required Course – Seniors Credits = 1.0 (NCAA) The senior year focuses on the writing of expository and argumentative essays. English 4 offers significant works from
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