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ENGLISH
English 12 CP
CP English 12Êis designed according to Common Core State Standards with a focus on media literacy. Students will examine the strategies used to communicate ideas in various media, as well as, how an audience or reader interprets those ideas. Students will also analyze contemporary media for use of bias and rhetoric and be able to utilize these devices in their own work. Although literary analysis writing is stressed, narrative pieces will also be assigned. In addition, vocabulary development and communications skills are important facets of this course.
English 12 Honors Composition
Honors English Composition 12 is a 12th grade course in academic writing for students planning to pursue some level of post-secondary education (Associate, Bachelor degrees etc.). The course helps students develop effective processes and strategies for writing for different audiences and contexts. By emphasizing critical thinking, evidence-based inquiry, and self-reflection, the course prepares students to participate in the ongoing discourse of the academic community at the collegiate level.The course has a two-fold goal of developing rhetorical understanding of communicative acts and practical writing abilities. By moving from personal essay writing through the analysis and integration of texts to the synthesis of academic research into one’s own perspective, students will see how the academic community values the ability to make a meaningful claim in a well-developed, organized, and clear way. **This course offers a dual enrollment option for students interested in earning college credit while completing the course during senior year. **
English 12 Honors Literature
Honors English 12 is designed for highly motivated seniors with above-average ability. To succeed in this course, a student must be capable of substantial independent study and must spend approximately one hour out of class for each hour in class. In addition to intelligence and diligence, prerequisites for success include self-discipline, initiative, and the ability to budget time. Students are expected to demonstrate above-average writing skills and to have mastered all the basics of English grammar and mechanics. In addition, students are expected to complete and comprehend frequent, lengthy, independent reading assignments in classic and contemporary literature. Reading and assignments encourage both analysis and appreciation of literature as a meaningful reflection of the human experience. Class discussion and vocabulary study are also integral components of the course. A summer reading list will be distributed in May; required works must be completed by the date of the first class meeting in August.
Philosophy & Literature CP
CP Philosophy and Literature is a course designed to introduce students to the essential questions of western philosophy through the vehicle of literature. Through this course, students will identify philosophical issues in both fiction and non-fiction text, and develop an understanding of their own viewpoints in light of these readings. Students in this course will develop the cognitive tools to think deeply about important issues, and the meta-cognitive tools to understand how and why they arrive at their own philosophies. Students in this course will develop tools to effectively convey a thesis in various forms of writing, including argumentative, persuasive, informative, and narrative. Students will read, analyze, and interpret fiction and non-fiction text, and draw conclusions and connections based on these readings.
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grade: 12
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grade: 12
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grade: 12
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grade: 12
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