ENGLISH 101 - FRESHMAN COMPOSITION

Grade Level: 12

Prerequisite: See Counselor

Length: Semester

NCAA Eligible

This course meets UC/CSU (B) and District graduation requirements for English. Students will receive four (4) units of college credit and 13 high school credits weighted. This course provides instruction in writing academic analytic essays. Student will learn to read and respond to sources analytically, conduct academic-level research and incorporate those sources into a research paper.

ENGLISH 103 - CRITICAL THINKING AND COMPOSITION

Grade Level: 12

Prerequisite: English 101 with a grade of “C” or better

Length: Semester

NCAA Eligible

This course meets UC/CSU (B) and District graduation requirements for English. Students will receive four (4) units of college credit and 13 high school credits weighted. This course provides continuing practice in the analytical writing begun in English 101. This course develops critical thinking, reading, and writing skills as they apply to the analysis of written texts (literature and/or non-fiction) from diverse cultural sources and perspectives. The techniques and principles of effective written argument as they apply to the written text will be emphasized.