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Journalism Advanced Newspaper – 215515 Intensive English Language Development, Year One –
10 Credits Grade(s) 10-12 216300
1 Year Course 10 credits Grades(s) 9-12
UC Requirement g 1 Year Course
CSU Requirement Elective School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MCHS,
School Site(s) BCHS MHS, THS
Description: This course is designed to produce the Description: This is the first year of a two year stand
student newspaper. Students will be responsible for alone, intensive, accelerated reading/language arts
developing and publishing of the paper. Duties will program. This is the second period of a two period
include all functions of the newspaper; interviewing and course for students who are two or more years below
reporting; writing of news, features, sports, and grade level in reading.
editorials; editing; advertising responsibilities; and
business procedures. Applications for editor positions Intensive Reading Intervention, Year Two
are open to those who have worked on the school (Read 180) 211100
newspaper previously or who have successfully
completed Introduction to Journalism. This course may 10 credits Grades(s) 9-12
be repeated for credit. This English curriculum is based 1 Year Course
on the California Content Standards for English- School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MCHS,
Language Arts. MHS, THS
Description: This is the second year of a two year stand
Competitive Speech– 212210 along, intensive and accelerated reading/language arts
15 Credits Grade(s) 9-12 program. This is the first period of a two period course
1 Year Course for students who have successfully completed year one.
UC Requirement g This course meets high school graduation requirements
CSU Requirement Elective for English credit. This course fulfills English
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS graduation requirement. Mandatory pairing with
Description: This course is open to any grade level and Intensive English Language Development.
may be repeated for credit through the senior year.
Debate students work on researching the annual debate Intensive English Language Development, Year Two –
topic and organizing the research to be used in 216400
competition. Students are expected to work daily in 10 credits Grades(s) 9-12
class and must compete in a majority of the 1 Year Course
tournaments scheduled. Tournament speech deals with School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MCHS,
individual competitive units. The class offers up to MHS, THS,
7 1/2 units (per semester) for class work and Description: This is the second year of a two year stand
competition. Students excelling in certain events have alone, intensive, accelerated reading/language arts
the opportunity to compete in statewide and possibly program. This is the second period of a two period
nationwide tournaments. League competition meets on course for students who have successfully completed
Saturdays and usually occurs every three weeks. year one.

Intensive Reading Intervention, Year One English Language Support 213700, 213800
(Read 180) 211000 10 credits Grades(s) 9-12
10 credits Grades(s) 9-12 1 Year Course
1 Year Course School Site(s) BCHS, IHS, LHS, MCHS,
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MCHS, MHS, THS
MHS, THS Description: This is a course designed for English
Description: This is the first year of a two year stand Learners who have completed Intensive Reading
alone, intensive, accelerated reading/language arts Intervention Year one and two and have reached grade
program. This is the first period of a two period course level lexile proficiency. This courses main curriculum
for students who are two or more years below grade focus on reading writing, written and oral language
level in reading achievement and whose academic conventions, listening and speaking. Must be
achievement is two or more years below grade level. concurrently enrolled in grade level English CP.
This course fulfills English graduation requirements.
Mandatory pairing with Intensive English Language
Development.

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