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English 1 Honors Course Description

Honors Courses extend and deepen opportunities provided by courses at the high school level. They are designed for students exhibiting superior abilities in the particular content area. The Honors curriculum places emphasis on critical and analytical thinking, rational decision making, and inductive and deductive reasoning. One half of a quality point (.5) is added to the CP weighting for Honors Courses that meet the required criteria.

English 1 Honors is a course for academically gifted students who have the ability to pursue an accelerated English program. These students may be preparing for Advanced Placement English - college level courses - in high school; therefore, the coursework will reflect more rigor than English I CP.

Note: This course carries Honors GPA weighting. Prerequisites: Identified as GTA (eligible for Gifted and Talented programs) in middle school English-Language Arts, 7th or 8th Grade MAP RIT score of 244 or above in Reading, unsuccessful attempt at English I Honors in the 8th grade (earned 80 or below), high level of performance in reading and writing skills, ability to think critically and demonstrated enthusiasm for language arts, teacher recommendation.

A copy of the South Carolina College and Career-Ready Standards can be downloaded at http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/emmemo/emm150324/english.pdf