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HONORS ENGLISH 9 Course fees include a $30.00 lab fee, as well as
$20.00 for travel expenses.
(Full year, 1 credit)
Students will purchase paperbacks not to exceed
Honors English 9 is an advanced course designed $35.00.
for highly motivated students who have strong
writing skills and an interest in an in-depth study of
literature. Special emphasis is placed on analyzing ENGLISH 10
fiction and non-fiction, as well as oral (Full year, 1 credit)
communication, developing writing and research
The tenth grade English course involves the study
skills, and expanding vocabulary. This course is of selected world literature. Stressing the
preparation for Honors English 10.
importance of language proficiency, the course
Summer reading and writing are required. advances students in grammar and complex
Movement to a regular English 9 class MAY NOT sentence forms, syntax, levels of usage and
occur until the end of the first quarter. vocabulary enrichment. Writing includes narrative,
literary analysis, and an intensive research paper
Fee: Student will purchase paperbacks not to
unit. Major works include Julius Caesar or Much
exceed $35.00.
Ado About Nothing, All Quiet on the Western Front
and a choice-novel unit. Students also study units
H2BE: Honors Biology & Honors English of short story, poetry, and non-fiction.
(Full year, 2 honors level credits: 1 Honors Biology, Fee: Student will purchase paperbacks not to
1 Honors English, Grade 9) exceed $35.00.
Prerequisite: Evaluation of student application,
interview
HONORS ENGLISH 10
This co-taught Honors Biology and Honors English 9
(Full year, 1 credit)
is a research-based course focusing on critical
Prerequisite: A consistent “B+” average in English
thinking and application. The course integrates
biological concepts (cells, genetics, ecology, 9/Honors 9 and a recommendation from the
English 9 team are strongly recommended.
evolution, and related ethical issues) with literature
that complements these topics and meets state Focusing chiefly on writers from countries other
standards. Students will read a variety of works, than America, this advanced course consists of an
including poetry, plays, and nonfiction, to learn in-depth study of literature and composition,
about biological issues while using these sources as including formal research. While writing and
a springboard for discussion. For example, students reading are emphasized, the course is designed to
could create proposals offering solutions for some also include speaking and study skills. Major works
of today’s most compelling scientific dilemmas. have included All Quiet on the Western Front; A
Reading selections include, but are not limited to, Separate Peace; Strength in What Remains; Julius
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Hour of Caesar; and/or A Tale of Two Cities; Cry, the
Land by Terry Tempest Williams, selections from Beloved Country, and assorted poems, short stories
Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan, selections from and films.
Walden by H.D. Thoreau, and others. The course
will include an outdoor component, utilizing Summer reading and writing are required.
Movement to a regular English 10 class MAY NOT
Hudson High School’s land lab and nearby parks,
and culminate in a backpacking trip in the spring, occur until the end of the first quarter.
with a possible overnight in the fall. Fee: Student will purchase paperbacks not to
exceed $35.00.
Summer reading and writing are required.
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