ENGLISH I


ENGLISH I

Course: 1102 

Course Key:   ENG 1 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220100 Grade: 9

English I teaches the writing process to produce compositions reflecting various purposes, modes, and audiences as well as appropriate vocabulary, syntax, and usage. Reading, writing, and thinking skills are developed through the study of various genres of literature;vocabulary is incorporated, as are the reading and expository writing skills required for success on the state-mandated STAAR test. STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


ENGLISH I PRE-AP

Course: 1103

Course Key:  ENG 1 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220100 Grade: 9

This challenging Pre-AP course includes an intensive study of the core language arts components. The literary study includes close reading and analysis of texts for literary devices and meaning, leading to a greater understanding of why and how an author impacts an audience. In writing, students learn to apply what they have unearthed through their literary study; therefore, writing is mostly analytical in nature with an emphasis on structure. Grammar and vocabulary is taught through reading,  writing, and revising.  STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


ENGLISH I for SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES  (ESOL 1)  

Course: 1116

Course Key:   ENG1 SOL Credit:    1

Service ID:     03200600 Grade: 9

Prerequisite: LPAC Placement

ESOL 1 is the first part of an intensive English program designed to provide beginning vocabulary and communication skills to non-English speaking or limited English speaking students. Students learn basic English grammar and structures and utilize this new knowledge when they practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking. ESOL 1 students are introduced to adapted forms of English literature that meet their level(s) of language acquisition.   STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


NEWCOMERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT A

Course: 1153

Course Key:   ELDA1 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03200800 Grade: 9

Prerequisite: LPAC Placement

In this course newcomers will learn the very basic foundations of how to speak, read, and write English. ESOL 1 will be taken at the same time so newcomers practice their skills from this course and go more in depth in ESOL 1. This course will be primarily focused on the phonetics and phonics of English. 


ENGLISH I SHELTERED

Course: 1099

Course Key:   ENG 1 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220100 Grade: 9

Prerequisite: LPAC Placement

Students will work on critical reading and thinking skills by reading and analyzing a range of texts and genres to include both fiction and nonfiction. Using second language learning instructional techniques, students will develop strategies to tackle the different stages of the writing process. This course will also help prepare ELLs for the state STAAR End of Course exam. STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


ENGLISH I BASIC 

Course: 1101

Course Key:   ENG 1 Credit: 1

Service ID:     03220100 Grade: 9

Prerequisite: Committee Placement

This course is designed to enhance students’ understanding of language and literature through the development of study skills, spelling and vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension skills, grammar and usage, and skills required for success on the state-mandated assessment. Students will be exposed to various genres of literary and expository texts. This course provides instruction that is sequential, phonics-based, and multisensory. Students will practice skills and learn strategies that will help them compensate for deficits, allowing for better comprehension and academic progress. STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


ENGLISH II


ENGLISH II

Course: 1105

Course Key:   ENG 2 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220200 Grade: 10

Prerequisite: English I

English II focuses on the continued development of critical reading, thinking and writing skills through a variety of literature. Writing emphasizes incorporating grammatical structures to strengthen writing in the areas of persuasion and literary analysis. Students also learn research skills, vocabulary, persuasive techniques, and skills related to the state-mandated STAAR test. STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


ENGLISH II PRE-AP

Course: 1106

Course Key:   ENG 2 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220200 Grade: 1

Prerequisite: English I

English II Pre-AP consists of an advanced study of literature and writing including the essentials of grammar, usage, and mechanics and is designed to prepare the student for English III AP Language & Composition. The literature study will include a sampling of works suggested by the College Board in preparation for the AP English exams. Emphasis will be placed upon literary analysis through the development of reading, writing, and thinking skills. Students will write process essays, and timed essays, including analytical, persuasive, expository, and literary response modes. STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


ENGLISH II for SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES  (ESOL 2)  

Course: 1117

Course Key:   ENG2 SOL Credit:    1

Service ID:     03200700 Grade: 10

Prerequisite: LPAC Placement

ESOL II is the second part of an intensive English program designed to further develop students’ competence in English. Students will gain a deeper understanding of English grammar while they continue to refine and increase their receptive and expressive skills. Emphasis is placed on developing fluency and accuracy in reading and writing. Students read a variety of texts from multiple genres, as well as learn literary forms and terms. In addition, students are expected to plan, draft, and complete written compositions on a regular basis.  STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


ENGLISH II SHELTERED

Course: 1096

Course Key:   ENG 2 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220200 Grade: 10

Prerequisite: LPAC Placement

Sheltered English II covers a wide variety of texts and genres, to include short stories, novels, and nonfiction articles, and poetry, with an emphasis on multicultural literature. Students will gain a better understanding of English grammar and build upon their existing vocabulary. They will continue to develop their critical reading and writing skills through the study of short answer questions and an essay. This course will also continue to prepare ELLs for the state STAAR End of Course exam. STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


ENGLISH II BASIC 

Course: 1104 

Course Key:   ENG 2 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220200 Grade: 10

Prerequisite: Committee Placement

This course focuses on the continued development of reading, listening, and thinking skills related to language and literature. Students will learn and practice skills related to punctuation, capitalization, spelling, vocabulary, prefixes, suffixes, roots, using parts of speech, and common English idioms. The class will learn about the structure and content of a variety of texts and practice writing skills. STAAR End of Course Exam required for Graduation.


ENGLISH III


ENGLISH III

Course: 1108

Course Key:   ENG 3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220300 Grade: 11

Prerequisite: English II

English III surveys American literature, covering several philosophical time periods from Puritanism to contemporary literature. Process writing with an emphasis on rhetorical analytical writing will be emphasized, as will critical reading and thinking skills, which will prepare students for college entrance exams and senior coursework. 


AP ENGLISH III ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

Course: 1109

Course Key:   APENGLAN Credit:    1

Service ID:     A3220100 Grade: 11

Prerequisite: English II

This study in rhetoric—how writers use language to advance their purpose, and appeal logically, emotionally, and personally to their audience. As part of becoming skilled readers of literary works written in a variety of periods, genres, and rhetorical contexts, students will become acquainted with the historical, moral, social, and philosophical forces that have impacted selected works of fiction and nonfiction, while they analyze the interactions among a writer’s purpose, subject, and audience expectation. This course will aid students in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes through both process writing and timed writing assignments. Students will analyze fiction, nonfiction, and visual media . In addition, students will synthesize materials from primary and secondary sources and write documented argument essays, citing sources using Modern Language Association (MLA) format. The students in this course will be expected to take the AP exam in the spring.


ENGLISH RHETORIC AND WRITING - ONRAMPS  DUAL-ENROLLMENT

Course: 1180

Course Key:   ENG 3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220300 Grade: 11

Prerequisite: English II

RHETORIC AND WRITING This two-semester, six-credit writing-intensive sequence features a fall RHE 306 “Research & Writing” course in argumentation that situates rhetoric as an art of civic discourse, followed by the spring semester RHE 309K “Rhetoric of American Identity” featuring an exciting series of case studies in race, gender, and ethnicity. Over the two courses, students analyze the various positions held in any public debate and learn to advocate their own positions effectively. In the fall, students explore the ethics of argumentation and what it means to “fairly” represent someone with whom they disagree. By the spring, students are ready to analyze and compose arguments about American identity and identity formation, both personal and cultural. The goal is to foster students’ abilities to analyze arguments presented by others and to write sound and effective arguments of their own — abilities that contribute meaningfully to their academic, professional, personal, and civic lives. Students will experience a high-quality curriculum designed by the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin. Students can earn six hours of UT credit. Click here for more information.  **There is a fee of $149 per semester for this course.**


ENGLISH 1301 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I  - ACC DUAL-CREDIT

Course: 1163

Course Key:   ENG 3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220300 Grade: 11

Prerequisite: English II

A study of the principles of composition with emphasis on language, the mechanics of writing, the types of discourse, and research and documentation.


SHELTERED ENGLISH III

Course: 1112

Course Key:   ENG 3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220300 Grade: 11

Prerequisite: LPAC Placement

Instructional techniques and language learning strategies based on second language acquisition theories and models are utilized to acquaint students with the historical, moral, social, and philosophical forces that have impacted significant literary works. Students will improve critical reading and thinking skills through literary analysis. 


BASIC ENGLISH III

Course: 1107

Course Key:   ENG 3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220300 Grade: 11

Prerequisite: Committee Placement

This course is designed to help students further develop critical reading and writing skills.It will also enhance students’ understanding of language and literature through the study of poetry and nonfiction. Writing skills and concepts covered will include idea development and elaboration, sentence and paragraph structure, grammar skills, and journal writing. Students will continue to practice spelling and punctuation skills and build vocabulary, including understanding and using analogies.


ENGLISH IV

ENGLISH IV 

Course: 1111 

Course Key:   ENG 4 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220400 Grade: 12

Prerequisite: English III

English IV cultivates the critical thinking, reading, writing, and oral skills required for students’ post-graduation endeavors. The course encourages students to become more reflective and to further develop their collaborative and independent study skills, their written and oral discourse, and their exploration and understanding of philosophical ideas. Students should also gain a familiarity with varied literary works..


COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH

Course: 1144

Course Key:   CPELA Credit:    1

Service ID:     CP110100 Grade: 12

Prerequisite: Committee Placement

This course is designed for students who have not met ELAR college ready scores on TSIA2, ACT, or SAT.  In this college-preparatory course, students will improve integrated critical reading, writing, and thinking skills through engagement with a variety of texts across content areas and genres.  As a result, students will be able to develop and express ideas clearly and effectively to communicate with various audiences for different purposes and occasions.  Upon successful completion of the course and final exam the student will receive TSI Waiver in English at ACC.


HUMANITIES HONORS

Course: 1134

Course Key:   HUMANIT Credit:    1

Service ID:     03221600 Grade: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: English I

(Only counts as English credit if taken in 12th grade)

Humanities is a survey of the major aesthetic and intellectual movements of human civilization. This course focuses on the study and appreciation of representative examples of visual and performing arts, architecture, literature, music, philosophy and religion, and performing arts from various world cultures throughout time. The exploration of interrelationships between humanity’s experiences and their resulting expressions through what they create helps us to better understand variances between cultures as well as those ideals that are foundational to our culture and continue to influence us today. This course is largely project-based, leading to students producing writings and varied products based on open-ended study. All students are expected to participate in classroom discussions and presentations that lead to an understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of critical, creative achievements throughout history. Understanding is demonstrated through a variety of media. While this course may count as an English 4 credit for those who take it in their senior year, it is open to students grades 10-12.


AP ENGLISH IV  ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION 

Course: 1113

Course Key:   APENGLIT Credit:    1

Service ID:     A3220200 Grade: 12

Prerequisite:  English III

English Literature and Composition engages students in close reading, and written critical analysis of literature. Students examine mostly fictional literature, literary theories, as well as literary history. Varied and sophisticated literary selections enhance understanding of the progression of ideology and cultural developments as the English language developed, broadening the students’ understanding of the world as a whole. Students will write and revise extensively about the poetry, drama, short stories and novels they read. Workload ebbs and flows depending on the natural demands of the work under the current study. All students are required to complete an application essay, a research paper, several literary analysis essays, and a synthesis essay. . The students in this course will be expected to take the AP exam in the spring.


ENGLISH 2323 BRITISH LITERATURE 18TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT  - ACC DUAL-CREDIT  

Course: 1169

Course Key:   ENG 4 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220400 Grade: 12

Prerequisite: English 1302

Survey of English literature from the late 18th Century to the present.


ENGLISH IV: SHAKESPEARE SELECTED PLAYS HONORS

Course: 1093 

Course Key:   ENG 4 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220400 Grade: 12

Prerequisite:  English III or concurrently enrolled in AP English III 

In this course, students will focus on further developing their reading, writing, research, and thinking skills through studying the works of William Shakespeare. Students will read and watch various interpretations of a selection of Bard’s comedic and tragic plays and perform scenes with fellow students, including transposing Shakespeare’s words into modern-day genres. Student writing will include literary and rhetorical analysis, reviews and comparisons of actor and director choices in professional theatrical productions and film adaptations of the plays, as well as creative crafting and revamping of sonnets and scenes. 


ENGLISH IV LITERARY CRITICISM 19TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE HONORS 

Course: 1121

Course Key:   LIT GENR Credit:    .5

Service ID:     03221500 Grade: 12

Taught Fall Semester

Students will read and analyze several major literary works, including plays, novels, short stories, and poetry. Students will explore literary theories, 19th Century British literature, history and culture, and they will focus on developing their reading, writing, research, and thinking skills. 


ENGLISH IV:  LITERARY CRITICISM 20TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE HONORS  

Course: 1122 

Course Key:   LIT GENR Credit:    .5

Service ID:     03221500 Grade: 12

Taught Spring Semester

Students will read and analyze several major literary works, including plays, novels, short stories, and poetry. Students will explore the importance of literary theories, 20th Century British literature, history and culture, and they will focus on developing their reading, writing, research, and thinking skills. 


ENGLISH IV LITERARY GENRE STUDY: LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE 

Course: 3013 

Course Key:   IND ENG2 Credit:     .5

Service ID:     03221810 Grade: 12

Taught Fall Semester

Students will read and analyze several major literary works, including plays, novels, short stories, and poetry. Students will explore literary theories, and they will focus on developing their reading, writing, research, and thinking skills.  


ENGLISH IV LITERARY GENRE STUDY: AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE 

Course: 3010

Course Key:   IND ENG2 Credit:    .5

Service ID:     03221810 Grade: 12

Taught Spring Semester

Students will read and analyze several major literary works, including plays, novels, short stories, and poetry. Students will explore literary theories, and they will focus on developing their reading, writing, research, and thinking skills.


BASIC ENGLISH IV

Course: 1110 

Course Key:   ENG 4 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220400 Grade: 12

Prerequisite: Committee Placement

English IV is designed to further develop the thinking, reading, writing, and oral skills required for students’ post-graduation ambitions. English IV encourages students to become more reflective through the study and practice of personal narrative, autobiography, and the study of drama. Students continue to develop expertise in both collaborative and independent study while practicing skills related to vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Students have opportunities to work on projects related to their specific post-graduation plans.



HUMANITIES AND CREATIVE WRITING BASIC

Course: 1184 

Course Key:   HUMANIT Credit:    1

Service ID:     03221600 Grade: 12

Prerequisite: English II and Committee Placement

This course will provide a survey of selected historical and cultural movements and their relationship to literature and fine arts. Students will participate in discussions and assignments to show an understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of critical and creative achievements throughout history.  A variety of media will be used for the course.  The student will set and meet goals according to individual objectives. Students will practice the recursive nature of the writing process, as well as apply conventions of usage and mechanics. Students will evaluate their writing and the writing of others through published and unpublished pieces of writing and set their own goals as writers. 


ENGLISH ELECTIVES

AP SEMINAR

Course: 3005

Course Key:   APSMNR Credit:    1

Service ID:     N1130026 Grade: 10, 11, 12

AP Seminar is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Students learn to investigate a problem or issue, analyze arguments, compare different perspectives, synthesize information from multiple sources, and work alone and in a group to communicate their ideas.  


AP RESEARCH

Course: 3021

Course Key:   APRES Credit:    1

Service ID:     N1100014 Grade: 11, 12

Prerequisite: AP SEMINAR

AP Research, the second course in the AP Capstone experience, allows students to deeply explore an academic topic, problem, issue, or idea of individual interest. Students design, plan, and implement a yearlong investigation to address a research question, mentored by a sector expert if available. Through this inquiry, they further the skills they acquired in the AP Seminar course by learning research methodology, employing ethical research practices, and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information. Students reflect on their skill development, document their processes, and curate the artifacts of their scholarly work through a process and reflection portfolio. The course culminates in an academic paper (accompanied by a performance, exhibit, or product where applicable) and a presentation with an oral defense. AP Research can be taken after successful completion of AP Seminar; AP Research can be taken twice as long as divergent research is undertaken each time. 


COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS

Course: 1133

Course Key:   COMMAPP Credit:   .5

Service ID:     03241400 Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

For successful participation in professional and social life, students must develop effective communication skills. Rapidly expanding technologies and changing social and corporate systems demand that students send clear verbal messages, choose effective nonverbal behaviors, listen for desired results, and apply valid critical-thinking and problem-solving processes. Students enrolled in Communication Applications will be expected to identify, analyze, develop, and evaluate communication skills needed for professional and social success in interpersonal situations, group interactions, and personal and professional presentations.


CREATIVE WRITING

Course: 1123

Course Key:   CREAT WR Credit:   .5

Service ID:     03221200 Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Creative writing is a class dedicated to the expression and clear communication of ideas. Students should be prepared to produce all types of expressive projects from song lyrics to poetry to nonfiction. Lessons will be derived from many sources, including classic literature, current cinema, pop culture, and music. The class heavily emphasizes group interaction, participation, and acceptance.


JOURNALISM

Course: 1124

Course Key:   JRNLSM Credit:   1

Service ID:     03230100 Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

This course is an introduction to journalism writing, layout, and media studies. The course is writing-intensive and will include several major projects, including conducting an interview or attending a newsworthy event. 

NOTE: This course is a prerequisite for Yearbook.


ADVANCED JOURNALISM: News Media I

Course: 1126

Course Key:   NP1 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03230140 Grade: 10

In this course students communicate in a variety of forms such as print, digital, or online media for a variety of audiences and purposes. High school students are expected to plan, draft, and complete written and/or visual communications on a regular basis, carefully examining their copy for clarity, engaging language, and the correct use of the conventions and mechanics of written English. Students are expected to become analytical consumers of media and technology to enhance their communication skills. In addition, students will apply journalistic ethics and standards. Published works of professional journalists, technology, and visual and electronic media are used as tools for learning as students create, clarify, critique, write, and produce effective communications. Students will refine and enhance their journalistic skills, research self-selected topics, and plan, organize, and prepare a project(s) in one or more forms of media. 


ADVANCED JOURNALISM: News Media II

Course: 1127

Course Key:   NP2 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03230150 Grade: 11

In this course students communicate in a variety of forms such as print, digital, or online media for a variety of audiences and purposes. High school students are expected to plan, draft, and complete written and/or visual communications on a regular basis, carefully examining their copy for clarity, engaging language, and the correct use of the conventions and mechanics of written English. Students are expected to become analytical consumers of media and technology to enhance their communication skills. In addition, students will apply journalistic ethics and standards. Published works of professional journalists, technology, and visual and electronic media are used as tools for learning as students create, clarify, critique, write, and produce effective communications. Students will refine and enhance their journalistic skills, research self-selected topics, and plan, organize, and prepare a project(s) in one or more forms of media. 


ADVANCED JOURNALISM: News Media III

Course: 1128

Course Key:   NP3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03230160 Grade: 12

In this course students communicate in a variety of forms such as print, digital, or online media for a variety of audiences and purposes. High school students are expected to plan, draft, and complete written and/or visual communications on a regular basis, carefully examining their copy for clarity, engaging language, and the correct use of the conventions and mechanics of written English. Students are expected to become analytical consumers of media and technology to enhance their communication skills. In addition, students will apply journalistic ethics and standards. Published works of professional journalists, technology, and visual and electronic media are used as tools for learning as students create, clarify, critique, write, and produce effective communications. Students will refine and enhance their journalistic skills, research self-selected topics, and plan, organize, and prepare a project(s) in one or more forms of media. 


YEARBOOK 1-3 

Course: 1130, 1131, 1132

Course Key:   Credit:    1

Service ID:     Grade: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Journalism

Yearbook courses center on the advanced study of journalism. Students will produce the yearbook as staff members. Students must be self-motivated, responsible, and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines. NOTE: Students are required to work after school. Students must agree to use breaks and after school time for photo and news gathering at school functions and other duties. Students will learn techniques of editing, writing, layout and design, advertising, sales, photography, publishing, and management.


CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP I (Advanced Journalism: Literary Magazine) 

Course: 1145

Course Key:   LM1 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03230170 Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

In this project-based workshop class, students practice writing in various creative genres including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama. Instruction is based on a seminar-style workshop format in which student writing is the primary text. Projects allow space for independent vision and interest while providing writers with experimental techniques to enhance their craft. In addition to producing their own creative projects, students will design, publish, and market our school literary magazine, The Lake Travis Review.  Creative Writing Workshop I is a full-year elective course.


CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP II (Advanced Journalism: Literary Magazine)

Course: 1146

Course Key:   LM2 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03230180 Grade: 11, 12

Prerequisite: Creative Writing Workshop 1

Students who successfully complete the Creative Writing Workshop I may take Creative Writer’s Workshop II and continue specializing in their area of interest. In this course, students will learn the basics of publishing, compose new creative works, and take leadership roles on the editorial staff of The Lake Travis Review. 


SCREENWRITING (Ind Study English) 

Course: 1142

Course Key:   IND ENG Credit:    1

Service ID:     03221800 Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

This course does NOT count as a core course English credit for NCAA college-bound student-athletes.

This is a writing-intensive course where students will learn the craft of screenwriting through the study of scene writing, character creation, three-act structure, and dramatic conflict. In the first semester, students will write scenes and short screenplays. In the second semester, they will outline and create a longer original screenplay. All student writing will be read out loud in class in a workshop setting, and students will learn to critique their classmates’ writing in a positive and constructive manner. Students will also study and analyze the work of master screenwriters through reading screenplays and watching films.


VISUAL MEDIA ANALYSIS (Formerly named Film History)

Course: 1716

Course Key:   VI MEDIA Credit:    .5

Service ID:     03221700 Grade: 10, 11, 12

This course is focused on the history of cinema and many of its movements over the past 100 years. It will help the student to develop a scholarly, creative and professional approach to film while incorporating creative, practical, intellectual and aesthetic values. The study will incorporate specific genres (e.g. Western, gangster, musical, silent, epic, comedy, and social drama).


ENGLISH ALTERNATE COURSES


Students enrolled in English Alternate courses will continue to increase and refine their communication skills, addressing reading, writing, and comprehension activities which focus on prerequisite skills needed to access enrolled grade-level TEKS.


LIFE SKILLS READING IMPROVEMENT 1-3

Course: 1185, 1826, 1806

Course Key:   READ1, READ2, READ3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03270700, 03270800, 03270900 Grade: 9, 10, 11

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

This course covers the development of sight vocabulary, communication skills, functional reading comprehension, and daily application of reading skills at each student’s instructional level.


LIFE SKILLS ENGLISH I

Course: 1847

Course Key:   ENG 1 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220107 Grade: 9

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

With an emphasis on community-based instruction, this course emphasizes sight word vocabulary development through word strategies, writing in a variety of forms, and comprehension of basic information at each student’s instructional level.


LIFE SKILLS ENGLISH II

Course: 1848

Course Key:   ENG 2 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220207 Grade: 10

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

With an emphasis on functional academic skills, this course emphasizes the application of vocabulary and written composition to increase student’s ability to follow directions and gain independence at each student’s instructional level.


LIFE SKILLS ENGLISH III 

Course: 1849

Course Key:   ENG 3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220300 Grade: 11

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

With an emphasis on functional academic skills, this course emphasizes generalizations skills related to spoken and written representations of the functionally based curriculum at each student’s instructional level.


LIFE SKILLS ENGLISH IV 

Course: 1850

Course Key:   ENG 4 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220400 Grade: 12

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

With an emphasis on functional academic skills, this course emphasizes problem-solving and the ability to draw conclusions through the extension of vocabulary and comprehension skills at each student’s instructional level.


FUNCTIONAL READING IMPROVEMENT 1-4

Course: 1186, 1187, 2981, 2982

Course Key:   READ1, READ2, READ3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03270700, 03270800, 03270900 Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

This course covers the development of sight vocabulary, communication skills, functional reading comprehension, and daily application of reading skills at each student’s instructional level.


FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH I

Course: 1170

Course Key:   ENG 1 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220107 Grade: 9

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

With an emphasis on community-based instruction, this course emphasizes sight word vocabulary development through word strategies, writing in a variety of forms, and comprehension of basic information at each student’s instructional level.


FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH II


Course Key:   ENG 2 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220207 Grade: 10

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

With an emphasis on functional academic skills, this course emphasizes the application of vocabulary and written composition to increase student’s ability to follow directions and gain independence at each student’s instructional level.


FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH III

Course: 1172

Course Key:   ENG 3 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220300 Grade: 11

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

With an emphasis on functional academic skills, this course emphasizes generalizations skills related to spoken and written representations of the functionally based curriculum at each student’s instructional level.


FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH IV

Course: 1173

Course Key:   ENG 4 Credit:    1

Service ID:     03220400 Grade: 12

Prerequisite: Committee Placement 

With an emphasis on functional academic skills, this course emphasizes problem-solving and the ability to draw conclusions through the extension of vocabulary and comprehension skills at each student’s instructional level.