English Courses
Journalism I (Yearbook) 23.0320008
Pre-requisite: None
Recommended Grade Level: Description: Explores journalistic writing through analysis of newspapers, yearbooks, literary magazines and broadcast journalism publications; concentrates on purpose, influence, structure and language use through reading, writing, and critical thinking. Covers news gathering, ethics, copy writing, editing and revising. May include typesetting, circulation and production as minor aspects if a publication is produced.
Journalism II (Rain Dance Review Literary Magazine) 23.0330008
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Pre-requisite: Approval of application with work sample and a minimum of two teacher recommendations
Recommended Grade Level: 11 & 12, Advanced
Description: The Rain Dance Review is a student-produced literary magazine developing both business and creative writing skills. Students raise money to produce the magazine through patrons and magazine sales; evaluate creative writing and art submissions to be considered for publication; type, edit, and proofread creative writing to prepare for layout; and design final layout of the magazine. Students will engage in the writing process to compose both prose and poetry.
American Literature/Composition 23.0510028/23.0510038/23.8510008
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Pre-requisite: 10th Grade Lit/Comp
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Description: American Literature/Composition for eleventh-graders is a course which offers opportunities to improve reading, writing, speaking/listening, and critical thinking skills through the study of American literature. The class covers a variety of literary genres and multicultural writers in a chronological or thematic pattern. Students develop control in expository writing (thesis support), moving toward precision in personal narrative, descriptive and persuasive writing, and refining research skills. Grammar, mechanics, and usage are covered as well.
Pre-AP American Literature (10th) 23.0510048
Credit: 1 unit
Level of Instruction: AP
Pre-requisite: Approval for participation in AP program
Recommended Grade Level: 10
Description: Pre Advanced Placement for tenth-graders is an advanced-level introductory course leading into the AP program. Students are offered opportunities to improve reading, writing, speaking/listening, and critical thinking skills through the study of American literature. The course covers a variety of literary genres and multicultural writers in a chronological or thematic pattern. Students develop control in expository writing (thesis support), moving toward precision in personal narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writing and refining research skills. The course also covers grammar, mechanics, and usage.
English Literature Composition 23.0520028/23.0520038/23.8520008
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Pre-requisite: 11th Grade American Lit/Comp
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Description: English Literature/Composition for twelfth-graders is a course which offers opportunities to improve reading, writing, speaking/listening, and critical thinking skills through the study of literary selections from British/English writers organized chronologically or thematically. Students develop control in expository writing (thesis support), moving toward precision in personal narrative, descriptive and persuasive writing, and refining research skills. Grammar, mechanics, and usage are covered as well.
9th Grade Literature/Composition 23.0610028/23.0610038/23.0610098/23.8610008
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Description: Ninth-Grade Literature and Composition is a course for ninth-graders. The course integrates writing, grammar and usage, literature, speaking, and listening. This class covers the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing and proofing. Students study form in personal narratives, descriptions, and expository papers as well as grammar for writing, and they read a variety of multicultural literature: short stories, novels, tales, poetry, mythology, drama, and nonfiction. The course emphasizes oral and written response to literature, distinguishing characteristics of various genres, and vocabulary study.
10th Grade Literature/Composition 23.0620028/23.0620038/23.8620008
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Pre-requisite: 9th Grade Lit/Comp
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Description: Tenth-Grade Literature and Composition is a course for tenth-graders. The course emphasizes descriptive, personal narrative, and expository writing, and includes grammar, mechanics, and usage. Students read a variety of authors and selections from world literature, including poetry, short stories, novels, drama, and classical mythology. The course stresses vocabulary development and requires written literary analysis and personal narrative, and helps students to develop thinking, organizing, and speaking skills.
Advanced Placement Literature/Composition 23.0650048
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Pre-requisite: Adv. Place. Lan/Comp
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Description: Advanced Placement Literature/Composition for twelfth-graders is an advanced-level class which conforms to the College Board recommendations for the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Examination. The course covers the study and practice of writing and the study of literature, and it stresses modes of discourse, assumptions underlying rhetorical strategies, connotation, metaphor, irony, syntax, and tone. Students write critical analyses of literature, and they read essays in exposition and argument as well as poetry, drama, prose fiction, and expository literature.
English ESOL IV 23.0940008
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Description: Emphasizes effective oral and written communication with various audiences on a wide-range of familiar and new topics. Builds comprehension of concrete and abstract topics, as well as recognition of language subtleties (registers) in a variety of communicative settings. Develops reading at or near grade level with a limited number of comprehension difficulties. Stresses full participation at or near grade level in all content areas. Emphasizes the process of writing, including planning, drafting, and revising. Includes assignments on different modes of discourse, expository, persuasive, narrative, and descriptive. Reviews grammar, mechanics, usage, and spelling. Develops vocabulary and comprehension intensively and extensively.
Basic Reading/Writing I 23.1830008
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Description: Provides fundamental skills development in all areas of English/Language Arts in a language lab setting; includes drill and practice opportunities in writing, organizing, speaking, reading, and critical thinking.
9th Grade Literature/Composition Gifted 23.2610048
Credit: 1 unit
Level of Instruction: Gifted
Pre-requisite: Gifted Program
Recommended Grade Level: 9
Description: Gifted Ninth-Grade Literature and Composition is a course for identified-gifted ninth-graders. Moving at a rapid pace, the course integrates writing, grammar and usage, literature, speaking, and listening. This class covers the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofing. Students study form in personal narratives, descriptions, and expository papers as well as grammar for writing, and they read a variety of multicultural literature: short stories, novels, tales, poetry, mythology, drama, and nonfiction. The course emphasizes oral and written response to literature, distinguishing characteristics of various genres, and vocabulary study.
Pre-requisite: None
Recommended Grade Level: Description: Explores journalistic writing through analysis of newspapers, yearbooks, literary magazines and broadcast journalism publications; concentrates on purpose, influence, structure and language use through reading, writing, and critical thinking. Covers news gathering, ethics, copy writing, editing and revising. May include typesetting, circulation and production as minor aspects if a publication is produced.
Journalism II (Rain Dance Review Literary Magazine) 23.0330008
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Pre-requisite: Approval of application with work sample and a minimum of two teacher recommendations
Recommended Grade Level: 11 & 12, Advanced
Description: The Rain Dance Review is a student-produced literary magazine developing both business and creative writing skills. Students raise money to produce the magazine through patrons and magazine sales; evaluate creative writing and art submissions to be considered for publication; type, edit, and proofread creative writing to prepare for layout; and design final layout of the magazine. Students will engage in the writing process to compose both prose and poetry.
American Literature/Composition 23.0510028/23.0510038/23.8510008
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Pre-requisite: 10th Grade Lit/Comp
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Description: American Literature/Composition for eleventh-graders is a course which offers opportunities to improve reading, writing, speaking/listening, and critical thinking skills through the study of American literature. The class covers a variety of literary genres and multicultural writers in a chronological or thematic pattern. Students develop control in expository writing (thesis support), moving toward precision in personal narrative, descriptive and persuasive writing, and refining research skills. Grammar, mechanics, and usage are covered as well.
Pre-AP American Literature (10th) 23.0510048
Credit: 1 unit
Level of Instruction: AP
Pre-requisite: Approval for participation in AP program
Recommended Grade Level: 10
Description: Pre Advanced Placement for tenth-graders is an advanced-level introductory course leading into the AP program. Students are offered opportunities to improve reading, writing, speaking/listening, and critical thinking skills through the study of American literature. The course covers a variety of literary genres and multicultural writers in a chronological or thematic pattern. Students develop control in expository writing (thesis support), moving toward precision in personal narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writing and refining research skills. The course also covers grammar, mechanics, and usage.
English Literature Composition 23.0520028/23.0520038/23.8520008
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Pre-requisite: 11th Grade American Lit/Comp
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Description: English Literature/Composition for twelfth-graders is a course which offers opportunities to improve reading, writing, speaking/listening, and critical thinking skills through the study of literary selections from British/English writers organized chronologically or thematically. Students develop control in expository writing (thesis support), moving toward precision in personal narrative, descriptive and persuasive writing, and refining research skills. Grammar, mechanics, and usage are covered as well.
9th Grade Literature/Composition 23.0610028/23.0610038/23.0610098/23.8610008
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Description: Ninth-Grade Literature and Composition is a course for ninth-graders. The course integrates writing, grammar and usage, literature, speaking, and listening. This class covers the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing and proofing. Students study form in personal narratives, descriptions, and expository papers as well as grammar for writing, and they read a variety of multicultural literature: short stories, novels, tales, poetry, mythology, drama, and nonfiction. The course emphasizes oral and written response to literature, distinguishing characteristics of various genres, and vocabulary study.
10th Grade Literature/Composition 23.0620028/23.0620038/23.8620008
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Pre-requisite: 9th Grade Lit/Comp
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Description: Tenth-Grade Literature and Composition is a course for tenth-graders. The course emphasizes descriptive, personal narrative, and expository writing, and includes grammar, mechanics, and usage. Students read a variety of authors and selections from world literature, including poetry, short stories, novels, drama, and classical mythology. The course stresses vocabulary development and requires written literary analysis and personal narrative, and helps students to develop thinking, organizing, and speaking skills.
Advanced Placement Literature/Composition 23.0650048
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Pre-requisite: Adv. Place. Lan/Comp
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Description: Advanced Placement Literature/Composition for twelfth-graders is an advanced-level class which conforms to the College Board recommendations for the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Examination. The course covers the study and practice of writing and the study of literature, and it stresses modes of discourse, assumptions underlying rhetorical strategies, connotation, metaphor, irony, syntax, and tone. Students write critical analyses of literature, and they read essays in exposition and argument as well as poetry, drama, prose fiction, and expository literature.
English ESOL IV 23.0940008
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Description: Emphasizes effective oral and written communication with various audiences on a wide-range of familiar and new topics. Builds comprehension of concrete and abstract topics, as well as recognition of language subtleties (registers) in a variety of communicative settings. Develops reading at or near grade level with a limited number of comprehension difficulties. Stresses full participation at or near grade level in all content areas. Emphasizes the process of writing, including planning, drafting, and revising. Includes assignments on different modes of discourse, expository, persuasive, narrative, and descriptive. Reviews grammar, mechanics, usage, and spelling. Develops vocabulary and comprehension intensively and extensively.
Basic Reading/Writing I 23.1830008
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Description: Provides fundamental skills development in all areas of English/Language Arts in a language lab setting; includes drill and practice opportunities in writing, organizing, speaking, reading, and critical thinking.
9th Grade Literature/Composition Gifted 23.2610048
Credit: 1 unit
Level of Instruction: Gifted
Pre-requisite: Gifted Program
Recommended Grade Level: 9
Description: Gifted Ninth-Grade Literature and Composition is a course for identified-gifted ninth-graders. Moving at a rapid pace, the course integrates writing, grammar and usage, literature, speaking, and listening. This class covers the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofing. Students study form in personal narratives, descriptions, and expository papers as well as grammar for writing, and they read a variety of multicultural literature: short stories, novels, tales, poetry, mythology, drama, and nonfiction. The course emphasizes oral and written response to literature, distinguishing characteristics of various genres, and vocabulary study.