English

Accelerated English 1

This accelerated course combines the analysis of challenging literature with the development and

refinement of vocabulary acquisition and writing skills through expanded English I reading list.

Designated summer and winter reading projects are required. Students are selected for this course

based upon standardized test scores, teacher recommendations, and samples of written work. Prerequisites: None Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 2

Course Code: 1st Semester - 2006 2nd Semester - 2007 Grade Level(s): 9

Academic Literacy 1

Academic Literacy I will be taken in addition to English I to address the literacy needs of freshman

students whose literacy skills are deemed below college and career readiness benchmarks.

Academic Literacy 1 will provide support for those students with reading and writing assistance as

they enter freshman year, equipping students with the additional literacy skills applicable across the

content areas. Students will be immersed in literacy through intensive reading, writing, speaking,

and listening activities that support the Common Core Standards and reinforce college and career

readiness skills. The students will be enrolled in this course for a full year with the opportunity to

test out mid-year. Those students who do not meet the exit requirements will remain in the course

for the duration of the year. Students who successfully pass the course will receive one elective

credit per semester.

Prerequisites: None Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 2

Course Code: 1st Semester - 2018 2nd Semester - 2019 Grade Level(s): 9

English 1

English I program provides an extensive introduction to skills essential to the English curriculum.

During semester 1, students analyze the short story and the novel as forms of literature and work on

grammar, paragraph development, and the construction of an essay. During semester 2, poetry,

mythology, and drama are studied and students continue composition practice with essay writing. Both

semesters provide intensive work with reading skills, vocabulary, sentence structure, and writing

intensive content.

Prerequisites: None Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 2

Course Code: 1st Semester - 5001 2nd Semester - 5002 Grade Level(s): 9

Accelerated English 2

This course helps students improve reading, writing, speaking, listening and analytical skills through

world literature and various genres, at a more in depth level. This rigorous course is designed to help

students prepare for Advanced Placement courses at the junior and senior level. Assignments will focus

on writing appropriately for different occasions, audiences, and purposes. Activities and assignments

will afford students the opportunity to expand their vocabulary, refine their responses to literature and

their understanding of various media (including media bias), and improve their speaking, listening,

and presentation skills. Writing assignments will continue to improve students' essay writing, research

and rhetorical skills. Suggested requirements for enrolling in Accelerated English 2 are a

recommendation from the English 1 instructor, Standardized test scores, and a possible writing

sample.

Prerequisites: English 1 or Accelerated English 1 Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 2

Course Code: 1st Semester 2008 2nd Semester 2009 Grade Level(s): 10

Academic Literacy 2

Academic Literacy 2 will be taken in addition to English 2 to address the literacy needs of sophomore

students whose skills are deemed below college and career readiness benchmarks. Academic Literacy

2 will provide literacy support equipping students with additional literacy skills applicable across the

content areas. Students will be immersed in literacy through intensive reading, writing, speaking, and

listening activities that support the Common Core Standards and reinforce college and career

readiness skills. The students will be enrolled in thiscourse for a full year with the opportunity to test

out mid-year. Those students who do not meet the exit requirements will remain in the course for the

duration of the year. Students who successfully pass the course will receive one elective credit per

semester.

Prerequisites: None Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 2

Course Code: 1st Semester 2023 2nd Semester 2024 Grade Level(s): 10

English 2

This course helps students improve reading, writing, speaking, listening and analytical skills through

world literature and various genres. Assignments will focus on writing appropriately for different

occasions, audiences, and purposes. Activities and assignments will afford students the opportunity to

expand their vocabulary, refine their responses to literature and their understanding of various media,

and improve their speaking, listening, and presentation skills. Writing assignments will continue to

improve students' essay writing, research and rhetorical skills.

Prerequisites: English 1 or Accelerated English 1 Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 2

Course Code: 1st Semester 5009 2nd Semester 5010 Grade Level(s): 10

American Heritage

This combined studies course fulfills the requirements for both U. S. History and English 3. In

addition to the traditional historical and literary content, the American Heritage course provides the

opportunity for interested students to further explore the cultural and artistic influences that helped to

shape our nation. This class will meet in a two-period block for two semesters.

Prerequisites: None Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 4

Course Code: 1st Semester 5193 2nd Semester 5194 Grade Level(s): 11

AP English 3- Language and Composition

The Advanced Placement section of this course will consist of the intrinsic elements of standard

American literature and composition as well as practice and preparation for the English Language

Advanced Placement Exam as outlined by the College Board. The selected literature of the class will

deviate little from the standard course, but throughout the year more challenging supplementary texts

and assignments will be utilized. Writing in this course will be focused more intently upon the subtle

mastery of tone, style and writer’s voice, and will be evaluated with appropriately elevated criteria.

Suggested requirements for enrolling in AP English 3 are a recommendation from the English 2

instructor, standardized test scores, and a possible writing sample.

Prerequisites: English 1 or Accelerated English 1 and English 2 or Accelerated English 2

Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 2

Course Code: 1st Semester 2013 2nd Semester 2014 Grade Level(s): 11

English 3

This two-semester course focuses on the study of American literature in combination with extensive

practice in composition. Students will explore works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama spanning

the course of American history from the colonial period to the present day. In addition, this course

offers students the opportunity to increase writing skills in order to meet greater success in freshman

college rhetoric classes.

Prerequisites: English 2 or Accelerated English 2 Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 2

Course Code: 1st Semester 5178 2nd Semester 5179 Grade Level(s): 11

AP English 4 - Literature and Composition

AP English Literature and Composition engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis

of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their

understanding of the ways writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure for their readers. As

they read, students will consider a work’s structure, style, and themes as well as smaller-scale elements

such as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. Suggested requirements for

enrolling in AP English 4 are a recommendation from the English 3 instructor, standardized test scores,

and a possible writing sample.

Prerequisites: English 1 or Accelerated English 1 and English 2 or Accelerated English 2, English 3 or AP

English 3 Semester(s): 2 Credit(s): 2

Course Code: 1st Semester 2027 2nd Semester 2028 Grade Level(s): 12

British Literature

This course focuses on fiction, drama, and poetry of authors such as Chaucer, Shakespeare,

Donne, Milton, Keats, Wordsworth, Bronte, Dickens, and others. Students will explore the development

of British literature in relationship to political, cultural, social, and religious trends.

Prerequisites: English 3, which may be taken concurrently Semester(s): 1 Credit(s): 1

Course Code: 5055 Grade Level(s): 11,12

20th Century Lit

This course focuses upon world literature of the Twentieth Century, revealing the human

predicament as viewed in short stories, poetry, drama, and novels. Students will choose books to read

outside of class in conjunction with skill-based reading instruction to prepare them for the demands of

college reading.

Prerequisites: English 3, which may be taken concurrently Semester(s): 1 Credit(s): 1

Course Code: 5045 Grade Level(s): 11,12

Theatre

This course is designed to increase a student’s knowledge about all aspects of theatre: acting,

makeup, costuming, scene design, publicity, theatre history, and play reading. Students are required to

attend current Fenton High School theatre productions.

Prerequisites: None Semester(s): 1 Credit(s): 1

Course Code: 5135 Grade Level(s): 9,10,11,12

Acting

This activity class teaches the fundamentals of acting: movement, improvisation, pantomime, and

ensemble performance. Students will memorize and perform monologues and scenes. Since this is a

performance class, student self-discipline is essential. Students are required to attend current Fenton

High School theatre productions.

Prerequisites: None Semester(s): 1 Credit(s): 1

Course Code: 5051 Grade Level(s): 9,10,11,12

Science Fiction

The body of literature and film known as science fiction takes students on an excursion into

imaginary worlds exploring social, political, and ethical issues to provide new perspectives with which

to consider the future. Readings and films for this class include works of pure fantasy and escapism as

well as possible positive and destructive implications of scientific achievements. In this way, the

science fiction elective gives students purpose as they slide at breakneck speed into the potential

wonders - and horrors - of the future.

Prerequisites: English 1 Semester(s): 1 Credit(s): 1

Course Code: 5095 Grade Level(s): 10,11,12

Creative Writing

Creative Writing is an elective course for students who wish to express themselves imaginatively

in writing. Reading models and keeping a journal furnish sources of ideas for expression; students work

with prose forms of description and narration and writing techniques such as the use of images,

sensory details, and symbols. Students work independently on completion of plays, short stories, and

poetry; therefore, student self-discipline is required. Students are encouraged to submit their work to a

publication.

Prerequisites: English 2 or Accelerated English 2 Semester(s): 1 Credit(s): 1

Course Code: 5105 Grade Level(s): 11,12

Film & Media 1

Film and Media Analysis is a course which covers the early years of film and media and introduces

students to the basics of cinematic formal elements, genre, and narrative structure. These skills help

students recognize, analyze, and think critically about the interrelationship between film & media. To

understand how films are constructed to make meaning and engage audiences, students will be

introduced to the basic “building blocks” of film technique: narrative, mise-en scene, cinematography,

sound and editing. Film and Media Analysis 1 and 2 are non-sequential: the student may elect either or

both semesters.

Prerequisites: English 2 or Accelerated English 2 Semester(s): 1 Credit(s): 1

Course Code: 5166 Grade Level(s): 11,12

Film & Media 2

Film Study II offers a variety of films from the 1940s to the present day, focusing on filmmaking

as a serious art form. Along with studying the role of film directors as the chief creative talent behind

the camera, a wide variety of film genres are explored. The emphasis is on analysis and understanding

of film to help develop in student’s evaluative criteria for all film. Film Study 1 and 2 are

non-sequential; the student may elect either or both semesters.

Prerequisites: English 2 or Accelerated English 2 Semester(s): 1 Credit(s): 1

Course Code: 5176 Grade Level(s): 11,12

Lifestyles and Literature

The emphasis of this course will be on what women and men, young and old, think about

themselves and each other as seen in contemporary society. The reading, writing and discussion

involved in this course will help students explore their own sensibilities and express feelings about

themselves and others. Completion of essays and various projects throughout the semester are

required to pass the course.

Prerequisites: English 2 or Accelerated English 2 Semester(s): 1 Credit(s): 1

Course Code: 5115 Grade Level(s): 11,12