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Course Title: Language Arts Credit Value: 2.0

Course Number: 101102 Grade 9 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

101104 Grade 10 Full Year

101106 Grade 11 Full Year

101108 Grade 12 Full Year

Prerequisite(s): Teacher recommendation Open To 9, 10, 11, 12

Grades:

Description: Language Arts is a full-year, double-period course that emphasizes the development of reading and writing

skills through the use of a combined reading and English curriculum. Emphasis will be placed on comprehending and

analyzing a variety of fiction and nonfiction genres as well as composing organized and well-developed essays. All students

completing Language Arts Grade 10 may be required to take the Keystone Literature Exam as mandated by the

Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Keystone Exam score is not calculated in the student’s final course grade.

Course Title: Applied English Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 601115 (9th), 601125 (10th), 601135 (11th), 601145 (12th) Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): Placement in Life Skills Support (LSS) or Autistic Support (AS)

classroom and previously qualified for Pennsylvania

Alternative Standards Assessment (PASA)

Description: Applied English is a course for students whose IEP reflects the use of alternate standards. A

functional curriculum that is aligned with the alternate standards is utilized in this course. The class is designed for

students enrolled in the Life Skills Support (LSS) and Autistic Support (AS) programs.

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