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students to take the Advanced Placement English/Literature exam.) Students must maintain a grade of “A” or “B” to remain in the class.
COURSE: EXPOSITORY READING AND WRITING/IV (P) COURSE CODE: EXRC
PREREQUISITE: NONE
YEAR COURSE: 10 credits Grade 12
UC/CSU – Subject B
To develop fluency with an array of reading materials provided by the CSU system that is more characteristic of post-secondary education in multiple disciplines and the globalizing world of work. This course allows seniors to experience a different style of writing than found in traditional literature based courses. The course prepares students for college-entrance writing exams. It allows CHS students who took Expository Reading and Writing in the junior year to continue with the program.
COURSE: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY IV COURSE CODE: ESFF
PREREQUISITE: NONE
AGOURA ONLY
YEAR COURSE: 10 credits Grade 12
UC/CSU – PENDING
This is a year-long course designed to prepare seniors for the rigor and depth of college-level reading and writing requirements. This coursework requires a synthesis of the skills taught through the first three years of the high school English program, emphasizing increasingly sophisticated skills in analysis, discussion, and writing. Students will continue to build writing skills through process draft writing, grammar review and vocabulary development embedded within texts. The course provides extensive and challenging science fiction and fantasy readings and includes the Documented Critical Essay focused on texts within these genres. Classroom discussions will tackle challenging themes, philosophical views, and contemporary issues. Students should expect continuous, independent reading and writing at a level appropriate for college-bound students.
COURSE: SENIOR PROJECT: INQUIRY, RESEARCH & PRACTICE
COURSE CODE: ESSP YEAR COURSE: 10 credits PREREQUISITE: NONE Grade 12
UC/CSU – PENDING
Senior Seminar is a senior level English Course intended to serve as an alternative offering to the traditional offering of English IV. The course serves a diverse community of active learners and is dedicated to fusing the traditional academic subjects covered in English IV with real-world technical applications and problem solving skills. Students will become productive, self-directed learners, engaged in rigorous, relevant work. The course is project-based, and assessment in the course will be centered more on the completion and presentation of projects as opposed to the traditional English class assessment methods via essays and exams. Course Deliverables include a Senior Project Research Paper, Project Management Documents, Presentations of Learning, Milestone Deadline Checklists, journal entries and additional assignments. All students will be encouraged to pursue projects they feel are relevant, rigorous, and deepen their understanding of the relevance of literature and writing in today’s modern world.
COURSE: ENGLISH IV (P) YEAR COURSE: 10 credits