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Students are required to take four years of English during grades 9 through 12. The required sequence of courses provides students with instruction in each basic area of language arts: reading, composition, literature, oral communication, and research skills. **The descriptions for English courses are temporary until the curriculum committee creates permanent descriptions.** (NEW) ENGLISH 9 ACCELERATED (HONORS) 1.0 credit (1.04 weight) Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation. This course provides students, advanced in the area of language arts skills, the opportunity to experience an enriched and advanced curriculum as they continue to develop reading, writing, listening, thinking, and speaking skills. The focus is on development of analytical skills as students read and write about a variety of literary selections including short stories, nonfiction selections, novels, poems, and plays. Students analyze literary concepts and devices within the literature and strive to incorporate these into their own writing. Writing includes narrative, informative, and persuasive modes. Research papers that include a works cited page and parenthetical citations are required. Vocabulary development and the study of grammar and usage are ongoing. Students are expected to integrate technology, such as Power Point, into oral presentations throughout the year. Students must be self-motivated as independent learning experiences are fundamental in this course. (124) ENGLISH 9 1.0 credit Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation. This course continues the development of students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Students read short stories, nonfiction selections, novels, poems, and plays that focus on three major themes: “Live and Learn,” “Portrait of a Hero,” and “Life and Death.” Students respond to the literature through narrative, informational, and persuasive writing and speaking assignments. Students also have the opportunity to respond to reading selections through media other than writing. Vocabulary development and the study of grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling continue. Students are introduced to a research project that includes a works cited page and parenthetical citations. Learning each language arts skill is essential for success in everyday living plus success on tests such as ASVAB, PSAT, SAT, ACT and the PSSA. (NEW) ENGLISH 10 ACCELERATED (HONORS) 1.0 credit (1.04 weight) Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation. Students who have demonstrated exceptional mastery in previous English courses and who are strongly motivated in academic study may be asked to consider this course. This course aids students in discovering recurring themes in literature that have been developed by a variety of world authors. Students analyze the literary selections and relate themes to contemporary situations that provide the basis for both critical and creative writing. Students identify literary terms and study vocabulary through context and word structure. They also investigate the development of the English language and practice speaking skills in a variety of forms: drama, debate, and public speaking. -17-
(133) ENGLISH 10 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation. This course combines vocabulary development with extensive reading and writing. Students read for common themes that permeate literature from Early Greece and Rome to contemporary literature. Students also practice the writing process in activities designed to assist them in finding their own voice in writing and in developing a mature style. An emphasis on description produces writing that demonstrates the importance of color, sound, and movement. (NEW) ENGLISH 11 ACCELERATED (HONORS) 1.0 credit (1.04 weight) Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation. Students who have demonstrated exceptional mastery in previous English courses and who are strongly motivated in academic study may be asked to consider this course. Students engage in the study of classic and contemporary American literature, college preparatory vocabulary, and SAT strategies. Emphasis is placed on the writing process; modes include narratives, informational papers, and persuasive essays including literary analyses. Through read ing, speaking, thinking, listening, and writ ing, students (1) sharpen their awareness of language and their understanding of the writer’s craft; (2) develop critical standards for the independent evaluation of liter ary works; (3) develop a sense of how style, struc ture, subject, purpose, and audience are related; (4) state, organize, and develop ideas in clear and co herent essays; (5) develop a writing style of their own adaptable to dif ferent writing occasions. (132) ENGLISH 11 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation. Students focus on vocabulary development and engage in specific reading, writing, and thinking skills to prepare for testing and college-level experiences. Students learn to evaluate critically what they read and write: they explore representative works of American literature and respond to readings through discussion and writing. Emphasis is placed on the writing process; modes include narratives, informational papers, persuasive essays, comparison/contrast compositions, and literary analyses. The research process is also explored. (110) ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) ENGLISH (LITERATURE & COMPOSITION) 1.0 credit (1.07 weight) Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation, examination of portfolio, and application process. Students are required to complete a summer reading assignment. Students in this college level course experience extensive readings of major authors, periods, genres, and themes. Analytical reading of prose and poetry texts demands a prior knowledge of liter ary techniques and style. Students reflect on readings through exten sive discussion, writing, and revi sion. Students respond to these imaginative and discursive selections through journal entries, practice AP exams, timed essays, and critical writings. All students should take advantage of the opportunity to take the AP examination in the spring. Students achieving a designated level on this test may receive college credit. Students must successfully complete the Senior Research Graduation Project in senior English class in order to graduate. -18- (NEW) ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) ENGLISH (LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION) 1.0 credit (1.07 weight) Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation, examination of portfolio, and application process. Students are required to complete a summer reading assignment. Students in this college level course will engage in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way genre conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing. All students should take advantage of the opportunity to take the AP examination in the spring. Students achieving a designated level on this test may receive college credit. Students must successfully complete the Senior Research Graduation Project in senior English class in order to graduate. (NEW) ENGLISH 12 ACCELERATED (HONORS) 1.0 credit (1.04 weight) Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation. The content of this course is very similar to the AP English Literature program except that time is not devoted to practice required for the exam. A “college level” reader is used in addition to the texts of British and World Literature. Continued emphasis is given to vocabulary and composition revision to prepare the student for college level work. Students must successfully complete the Senior Research Graduation Project in senior English class in order to graduate. (131) ENGLISH 12 1.0 credit Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation. The writing program consists of personal, impromptu, and formal essays. Forms of writing may in clude the college application essay, critical review, literary analysis, and a research paper. Writing techniques emphasize style and tone appropriate to a particular purpose and audience. Students practice stylistic exercises in clarity and variety. Vocabulary is college preparatory and includes the study of derivatives, connotations, and word origins. The students study representative works of British literature and incorporate thinking and writing skills to analyze literary selections. Students must successfully complete the Senior Research Graduation Project in senior English class in order to graduate. (191) TRANSITIONAL ENGLISH 2 1.0 credit Prerequisites: 12th grade status and teacher recommendation. This course integrates eleventh and twelfth grade English curriculum connecting content to real world situations. The focus is on building reading and writing skills. (NEW) ENGLISH PROFICIENCY DEVELOPMENT This course focuses on PSSA Preparation/Extension as taught by our own educators. This course would occur during the student’s school day and be in addition to their grade level English course requirement. Students would be placed in this course based upon assessment data of basic or below basic scores. It will be mandatory and could count as an elective credit. -19-
(161) SENIOR INSTITUTE ENGLISH 1.0 credit Prerequisites: Senior status and enrollment in Senior Institute Art. Academic, attendance and discipline standards must be met in order to enroll (see page 6). Must have at least an 83% in English 11-CP or Honors English 11. The English component of Senior Institute stresses literature, research, composition and rhetoric. Like English 12-CP, Honors English 12 and AP English, Senior Institute takes its readings from the classics of British Literature. Students engage in literary criticism for their Senior Research Projects. Senior Institute, however, is under the direction of two teachers and meets two periods daily. Students explore connections between art and literature. Emphasis is also placed on problem solving and leadership skills. Students conduct a philanthropy to benefit the community or a local individual. Students must successfully complete the Senior Research Graduation Project in senior English class in order to graduate. This course may involve fundraising. (141) JOURNALISM 1.0 credit Prerequisites: Successful completion of previously taken English courses and/or computer courses with a minimum of a B average, instructor’s permission. This class focuses on reading and writing the news. Students also study matters of journalistic ethics and responsibility. The class works as a team to publish the school newspaper, providing input on story ideas, writing and editing articles and columns, taking pictures, and laying out the Red & White. Directory: cms -> lib2 lib2 -> Chem I honors Unit 2 Notes: Numbers in Chemistry Measurement lib2 -> Class of 2018 9th Grade Mrs. Zuckerberg & Mrs. Slawitsky lib2 -> 2014 Climate Resilience Aff lib2 -> Whap – Era 1 & 2 Packet lib2 -> The Hurricane Project lib2 -> Young Adult Fiction/Nonfiction Bibliography Fall 2010 lib2 -> The Hurricane Project lib2 -> 1. 2 Histograms The following table presents the average points scored per game (ppg) for the 30 nba teams in the 2012–2013 regular season. Make a dotplot to display the distribution of points per game lib2 -> The Hurricane Project lib2 -> Introduction to Computer Programming Syllabus Download 0.51 Mb. Share with your friends:
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