11th Grade

ENGLISH GRADE 11 

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1 Credit 

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This course is designed for students and involves written analytical responses to selected works of major American authors. Students should possess skills in grammar, writing, and reading comprehension. There is an emphasis on vocabulary. Students are also required to read outside of class. Each student is required to write a research paper using MLA format. Students at this level should be able to discuss coherently the important works of American literature as well as write about them in an appropriate manner. 

ENGLISH GRADE 11 Advanced (+0.2 grade weight) 

Course Code: 

1 Credit 

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This course includes all aspects of English 11 regular but additionally provides more rigor for the motivated students. Teachers employ Laying the Foundation strategies and materials to introduce skills, concepts, and assessment methods that prepare students for success when they take the other challenging courses.  This course focuses on developing students' ability to critically read, think, discuss, and write about literature. Students learn advanced terminology and literary terms and will be expected to perform on a more analytical level while also applying the many life lessons that are found in great works of literature. 

AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION (Grade 11) (+1.0 grade weight) 

Course Code: 

1 Credit 

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Course Fees:  TBD

 Course Description-

As described by the College Board, the AP English Language and Composition course, “focuses on the development and revision of evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing, the rhetorical analysis of nonfiction texts, and the decisions writers make as they compose and revise. Students evaluate, synthesize, and cite research to support their arguments. Additionally, they read and analyze rhetorical elements and their effects in nonfiction texts—including images as forms of text— from a range of disciplines and historical periods” (7).

Course Objectives

Students will master the objectives set forth by the Alabama Department of Education Course of Study for Eleventh Grade English, the objectives of the ACT, and the goals set forth by the College Board.  The four big ideas identified by College Board for AP Language are as follows:

1. RHETORICAL SITUATION (RHS)

Enduring Understanding RHS-1: Individuals write within a particular situation and make strategic writing choices based on that situation.

2. CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE (CLE)

Enduring Understanding CLE-1: Writers make claims about subjects, rely on evidence that supports the reasoning that justifies the claim, and often acknowledge or respond to other, possibly opposing, arguments.

3. REASONING AND ORGANIZATION (REO)

Enduring Understanding REO-1: Writers guide understanding of a text’s lines of reasoning and claims through that text’s organization and integration of evidence.

4. STYLE (STL)

Enduring Understanding STL-1: The rhetorical situation informs the strategic stylistic choices that writers make.

The AP Exam is mandatory for weighted course credit. (Based on student interest and/or teacher availability) 

ENG 101 English Composition I (Dual Enrollment) (+1.0 grade weight) 

Course Code: 903201 

HS: 1 Credit                     College: 3hrs 

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Course Fees: $497 

English Composition I provides instruction and practice in the writing of at least six extended compositions and the development of analytical and critical reading skills and basic reference and documentation skills in the composition skills.