ENGLISH 9 World Literature

Levels: 2, 3-Honors, 3-Gifted

• Expand knowledge of the western world
• Investigate themes in art, music, and literature
• Read selections that varies in time, place, and theme
• Study major writers, artists, and musicians
• Critique dramatic readings and give oral presentations
• Read and analyze a variety of literature
• Develop narrative, expository, and informational writings to inform, explain, analyze, and entertain
• Study the fundamentals of research
• Apply grammar and usage rules
• Apply the writing process to refine narrative, literary, expository, and informational writing
• Apply learning tools (word processing, note taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, problem-solving, etc.)
• Increase vocabulary and improve spelling
• Incorporate technology

ENGLISH 10

Levels: 2, 3-Honors, 3-Gifted

• Communicate in group activities
• Analyze literary works from a variety of cultures
• Refine writing skills
• Analyze printed consumer information
• Prepare a research report
• Apply grammar and usage rules
• Increase vocabulary and improve spelling
• Incorporate technology

ENGLISH 11 American Literature

Levels: 2, 3-Honors, 3-Gifted

• Develop and deliver a persuasive oral presentation
• Analyze persuasive presentations
• Identify prevalent themes and characterizations in American literature
• Asses the value of a variety of printed materials
• Recognize the contributions of other cultures to the development of American Literature
• Demonstrate mastery of persuasive, literary, expository and informational writing
• Create a documented research project.
• Apply grammar and usage rules.
• Increase vocabulary and improve spelling
• Incorporate technology

ENGLISH 12

Levels: 2, 3-Honors, 3-Gifted

• Plan and deliver an effective oral presentation
• Analyze British literature as well as literature from other cultures
• Asses the value of printed and electronic resources
• Produce technical and expository papers
• Produce a well-documented research project
• Apply grammar and usage skills
• Increase vocabulary and improve spelling
• Incorporate technology
• Fine tune learning/thinking/study skills for experiences beyond high school

AP ENGLISH 11

• Develop and deliver persuasive presentation
• Analyze the development of American literature from the 17th century to the present
• Analyze independent readings
• Refine critical listening skills
• Increase vocabulary
• Demonstrate mastery of persuasive, literacy, expository and informational writing
• Produce a documented research project
• Incorporate technology
• Students must take the AP English Literature exam

AP ENGLISH 12

• Review and demonstrate mastery of the Essentials of the Curriculum for English 12
• Focus on the historical and philosophical influence on literature
• Read various literacy forms to stimulate creativity & focus on literacy criticism
• Write assignments that require analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
• Present multimedia projects
• Apply knowledge of technology to writing
• Prepare for the AP English Examination
• Students must take the AP English Language exam

JOURNALISM I, II, and III

• Focus on writing skills and print media in the twentieth century
• Write news stories, features, sport stories, and editorials for publication of the school newspaper
• Develop skills in newspaper style, news, features, sports, editorials, captions, and editing/proof symbols
• Develop production/graphics skills in design, paste-up, advertising, circulation, photo cropping and sizing, and design elements
• Explore legal restraints on free speech that affects high school publications as well as metropolitan dailies
• Develop a newspaper vocabulary

ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING (Grades 11-12)

Prerequisite: Creative Writing or Teacher Recommendation

• Built on skills students have learned in Creative Writing
• Production of school literary magazine
  
  

PUBLIC SPEAKING (Grades 9-12)

• 1 semester class (1/2 credit)
• Improve skills in oral communication
• Organize and present ideas with self confidence
• Listening skills refined
  
  
  

ACTING I (Grades 9-12)

• 1 semester class (1/2 credit)
• Performance class
• Trains beginning dramatic students in use of voice and body in stage projection
  
  

ACTING II/DIRECTING (Grades 10-12)

Prerequisite: Acting I and Technical Drama

• Act in and direct several one-act plays
• Open to juniors and seniors who have successfully completed Acting I and Technical Drama
  
  

SAT VERBAL PREP (Grade 11)

Prerequisites: Algebra 1, Geometry, and a
college-bound course of study

• Classes meet every other day for 90 minutes (1/2 elective credit)
• 1 Semester Course: Half Math/Half Verbal & Writing
• Taught by a team of two teachers (Language Arts & Math)
• Students may elect to receive a pass/fail grade or letter grade
• Uses SAT Software & SAT Practice Tests