English Language Arts
ENGLISH 9
Course Code: 01001G1000
1 Credit
Prerequisite: None
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
1 Credit
Prerequisite: None
The purpose of this accelerated-paced course is to expose students to a variety of advanced fundamental learning opportunities that focus on the development of literature appreciation, formal grammar skills, reading composition, and world literature with an emphasis on English language, reading informational text, public speaking, and various academic writing types. This course earns an additional .5 quality points of weighted credit.
HONORS ENGLISH 9
Course Code: 01001H1000
1 Credit
Prerequisite: None
The purpose of this accelerated-paced course is to expose students to a variety of advanced fundamental learning opportunities that focus on the development of literature appreciation, formal grammar skills, reading composition, and world literature with an emphasis on English language, reading informational text, public speaking, and various academic writing types. This course earns an additional .5 quality points of weighted credit.
ENGLISH 10
Course Code: 01002G1000
1 Credit
Prerequisite: English 9
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
1 Credit
Prerequisite: None
The course is designed to strengthen the student’s background and foster creativity through the interpretation of early American literature from the beginning to 1900 by enhancing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This course emphasizes reading comprehension and grammar at an advanced level. This course earns an additional .5 quality point of weighted credit.
ENGLISH 11
Course Code: 01003G1000
1 Credit
Prerequisite: English 10
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.
ENGLISH 11 HONORS
Course Code: 01003H1000
1 Credit
Prerequisite: English 10
A course that links the concepts of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in practical ways. Students will conduct research projects, read classic literary works, and prepare projects that promote a deeper understanding of American literature from 1900 to the present. Independent reading of classic and current American authors, a Shakespearean play, composition, grammar, and vocabulary will be incorporated. This course progresses at a fast and rigorous speed. This course earns an additional .5 quality point of weighted credit.
ENGLISH 12
Course Code: 01004G1000
1 Credit
Prerequisite: English 11
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.