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“The book to read is not the one that thinks for you, but the one which makes you think.” -Harper Lee.
Words have the power to inspire, guide, persuade, inform, and heal. Come explore a variety of genres as you learn how written words have meaning that goes beyond the page. Learn from great authors as you expand your writing abilities and find your voice. Our English Department offers courses with a variety of assessment options to help you push your critical reading and writing skills. Please note that individual assignments and grading rubrics may change each semester. Students will be asked to meet the requirements for each class, during the semester they register for the class.
High School Graduation Requirements: Eight credits of English (English 9, 10, 11 and 12 or their equivalent), One credit of Speech.
9 total semester credits for Language Arts
Anchor English classes
*English 9A & B
*English 10A & B
English 11/12: American Literature A & B
English 11/12: Creative Writing (One semester)
English 11/12: Novella in a Semester (one semester)
English 12: Senior project (One semester)
English 11/12: Technical and Applied Writing (one semester)
English 11/12: Film as Literature (one semester)
English 11/12: Composition 1 & 2
Speech (one semester)
*All classes marked with a * are also available as Honors.
All Anchor English classes are designed to be completed with the resources provided in the course. For English 9 and 10, they will need access to a novel and non-fiction book for those specific units. Please see the syllabi for the most updated book requirements. Students are given weekly assignments to complete that should take several hours. They are encouraged to practice their language arts skills outside the required assignments through reading and writing activities of their choice. We also highly recommend students use Supplemental Learning Funds to order a Vocabulary or Grammar workbook for additional practice.
English 10: Portfolio Option English 10 Portfolio Anchor Option
English 9 Portfolio Option for TTA Anchor ClassesEnglish 9 Portfolio Anchor Option
For families wanting more flexibility in their English 9 or English 10 courses we offer a Portfolio Anchor course which requires more planning and effort on the families, but allows students to personalize the course to fit their chosen resources to a higher degree than the regular Anchor courses. Please reach out to IHLAhighschool@malad.us if you are interested.
BYU English classes
Besides Anchor courses, students may choose to take a guided English course, overseen by an IHLA teacher and offered in the IHLA Schoology platform. There are limited BYU English courses offered, please see the course Catalog for more information. These courses have a fee (for the 2025-2026) school year of $60. This is per course and is automatically deducted from Supplemental Learning Funds.
All BYU courses require students to take a proctored Final exam.
IDLA English Classes
The IDLA website has a course catalog which can be searched by subject and grade level. IDLA offers Dual Credit classes as well as regular English classes and English electives, like Creative Writing. IDLA courses usually take at least one hour per day on the computer in order for a student to be successful. IDLA classes generally have a $100 fee unless taken as an overload or a Dual Credit class.
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