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SHELTERED FOUNDATIONAL ENGLISH
Course Number: ESE-2021/2022 Credit: 1.0 credit
Required/Elective: Elective Grade Level: Open to grade 9-10
Length: One year Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: English Elective
Not all colleges will accept this course for admission.
Increase written and spoken vocabulary, practice sentence and paragraph development and learn strategies and skills for reading comprehension.
SHELTERED ENGLISH I
Course Number: ESE-3031/3032 Credit: 1.0 credit
Required/Elective: Required Grade Level: Open to grade 9-11
Length: One year Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: English I
This yearlong course is a course designed for students to develop skills in writing/language, reading literature and informative texts, speaking, and listening. The focus on reading and writing supports the District philosophy statement, 21st century skills, and research-based instructional strategies. Students learn to analyze literature; broaden spoken and written vocabulary; apply literary techniques within compositions; reinforce basic mechanics, usage, and grammar; practice paragraph development and essay writing; develop critical thinking skills and focus on higher level thinking skills; and integrate technology into learning.
SHELTERED ENGLISH II
Course Number: ESE-3041/3042 Credit: 1.0 credit
Required/Elective: Required Grade Level: Open to grade 10-12
Length: One year Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: English II
The purpose of English II is to engage students in authentic reading and writing tasks, to target specific writing skills, to develop a variety of reading strategies, and to expose students to a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts. Students will read and write for a variety of purposes that will focus on argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive modes.
SHELTERED ENGLISH III
Course Number: ESE-3061/3062 Credit: 1.0 credit
Required/Elective: Required Grade Level: Open to grade 11-12
Length: One year Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: American Literature and Composition
English III combines classic literature by American authors with focused writing assignments. Students read various pieces of literature; become familiar with author backgrounds, writings, and themes; develop communication skills; find personal meaning by responding to the literature; and recognize the relationship between American history and literature. Writing assignments include descriptive, narrative, persuasive, and expository paragraphs, essays, articles, critiques, and more; incorporate research techniques and skills into a formal paper or project; write for specific audience; broaden vocabulary and increase critical thinking skills; and revise and proofread work for style, grammar, and mechanical errors.
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