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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

9th Grade: 10th Grade: orientation, and reading strategies are integral parts of
English 9 English 10 this program. Major works have included To Kill a
Honors English 9 Honors English 10 Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet, Fahrenheit 451, Of Mice
Journalism 1 Newspaper and Men.
11th Grade:
English 11 Production Fee: Student will purchase paperbacks not to exceed
AP English: Language & Science Fiction $35.00.
Speech
Composition (11&12) Senior Literature HONORS ENGLISH 9
AP English: Literature & Yearbook Production
12th Grade: (Full year, 1 credit)
Composition (11&12) Classics to Contemporary
WRLA 10101: Writings In Honors English 9 is an advanced course designed for
Literature highly motivated students who have strong writing skills
American Literature AP English: Language & and an interest in an in-depth study of literature.
Journalism 1 Newspaper Special emphasis is placed on analyzing fiction and non-
Composition (11&12) fiction, as well as oral communication, developing
Production AP English: Literature & writing and research skills, and expanding vocabulary.
Journalism 2 Newspaper This course is preparation for Honors English 10.
Composition (11&12)
Production WRLA 10101: Writings In Summer reading and writing are required. Movement
Science Fiction to a regular English 9 class MAY NOT occur until the end
Speech American Literature of the first quarter.
Senior Literature WRLA 10101: Writings In Fee: Student will purchase paperbacks not to exceed
Yearbook Production $35.00.
British Literature
Service Learning ENGLISH 10
New Dimensions
(Full year, 1 credit)
Journalism 1 Newspaper
Production
Journalism 2 Newspaper
Production
Journalism 1, 2 or 3
Newspaper Production
Science Fiction
Speech
Senior Literature
Yearbook Production

ENGLISH 9 The tenth grade English course involves the study of
selected world literature. Stressing the importance of
(Full year, 1 credit) language proficiency, the course advances students in
grammar and complex sentence forms, syntax, levels of
This ninth grade English course is intended to serve as a usage and vocabulary enrichment. Writing includes
transition to the senior high school curriculum, narrative, literary analysis, and an intensive research
emphasizing language and literature strategies paper unit. Major works include Julius Caesar or Much
necessary for successful experiences not only in English Ado About Nothing, All Quiet on the Western Front and
courses but also in all instructional areas. Because the a choice-novel unit. Students also study units of short
demands of written language performance increase at story, poetry, and non-fiction.
the high school level, this course places greater
emphasis on written work. Initially focusing on the basic Fee: Student will purchase paperbacks not to exceed
strategies of composition as a process, the course $35.00.
moves into the study of short stories, novels, dramas,
poetry, and speech. Vocabulary development, library

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