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Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, and The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. College credit (3 cr) is available for this course through Seton Hill University. Click h ere for more information on Dual Enrollment.
PREREQUISITE: Student must have the following:
● A final grade of a B or higher in English 9 Honors Or an A in English 9.
● Composite score of Proficient or Advanced on PSSA Reading (8th grade)
Or
● Teacher recommendation.
AP English Language and 122 11-12 2 1 Composition
AP English Language and Composition is designed for highly motivated and extremely capable students who are interested in earning Advanced Placement credit though taking the AP Language and Composition Exam. The course provides a college level study of American literature primarily through the exploration of fiction and nonfiction works in the American literary canon. Special emphasis is placed on critically reading and writing of expository, argumentative, and analytical prose in order to prepare students for the AP English Language and Composition Exam administered in May. Units are designed to reflect a literacy-based approach to English instruction; therefore, students will read works from a variety of genres focused on a major American literary themes. In order to receive weighted grading credit for the class, students must earn a B or better in the class (click here for AP policy).
NOTE: Each AP course is equivalent to one Literature and one Writing course
REQUIRED SUMMER READING: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and The Awakening by Kate Chopin PREREQUISITE: Student must have all of the following:
● A final grade of B or higher in English 10 Honors; A in English 10; B or higher in AP Literature Composition.
● Composite score of Proficient or Advanced on the Keystone Literature exam.
Or
● Teacher recommendation.
AP English Literature and 132 11-12 2 1 Composition
This course is designed for student who has demonstrated a high aptitude and proficiency in the language arts and are interested in earning AP credit and/or College in High School through taking the English Literature and Composition Exam and completing the course with a B or higher. Students have an opportunity to study a wide variety of traditional and contemporary works, including novels, plays, poetry and short stories, with emphasis on critical thinking, discussion and analytical writing skills. In order to receive weighted grading credit for the class, students must earn a B or better in the class (click here for AP policy).
NOTE: Each AP course is equivalent to one Literature and one Writing course
REQUIRED SUMMER READING: Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Hardy and How to Read Literature Like a Professor b y Thomas C. Foster. College credit (3 cr) is available for this course through Seton Hill University. Click h ere for more information on Dual Enrollment.
PREREQUISITE: Student must have all of the following:
● A final grade of B or higher in English 10 Honors; A in English 10; B or higher in AP Language and Composition.
● Composite score of Proficient or Advanced on the Keystone Literature Exam. Or
● Teacher recommendation.
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