English

This course supports students who are enrolled in LCY1010.  It provides additional instruction and support, where needed, to help students achieve the standards for the three strands of the language arts:  reading, writing, and oral communication.  Instruction will be differentiated as appropriate for the needs of the students enrolled.  There is an emphasis on the processes involved in the language arts strands with a focus on scaffolded practice with increasingly sophisticated materials.  Whole-class lessons, mini-lessons, and individualized instruction will be incorporated as indicated by the teacher’s diagnosis of needs.  The goal is for students to produce work and performances that are evidence of meeting the benchmarks for LCY1010.  This course is repeatable.:  

0.5  Credit:  Repeatable

This course provides a balanced program of reading, writing, and oral communication.  All of the ninth-grade benchmarks are addressed in this course. Reading, writing, speaking, and listening are experienced as interactive and interrelated processes focusing both on meaning and on semantic, syntactic, and grammatical conventions.  Students work with both informational and literary texts.  The study of informational texts requires that students conduct research, extract and construct meaning, and complete tasks.  The study of literature gives students an opportunity to read, interpret, and respond to literature personally and critically. Texts are carefully selected to include a range of traditional and contemporary, canonical and non-canonical texts in many genres.  The study of language focuses on how it is used in relevant social contexts and how it is used by individuals to structure their perceptions and experiences.  

1  Credit

This course supports students who are enrolled in LCY2010.  It provides additional instruction and support, where needed, to help students achieve the standards for the three strands of the language arts:  reading, writing, and oral communication.  Instruction will be differentiated as appropriate for the needs of the students enrolled.  There is an emphasis on the processes involved in the language arts strands with a focus on scaffolded practice with increasingly sophisticated materials.  Whole-class lessons, mini-lessons, and individualized instruction will be incorporated as indicated by the teacher’s diagnosis of needs.  The goal is for students to produce work and performances that are evidence of meeting the benchmarks for LCY2010.  This course is repeatable. 

0.5  Credit Repeatable

This course provides a balanced program of reading, writing, and oral communication.  All of the tenth-grade benchmarks are addressed in this course. Reading, writing, speaking, and listening are experienced as interactive and interrelated processes focusing both on meaning and on semantic, syntactic, and grammatical conventions.  Students work with both informational and literary texts.  The study of informational texts requires that students conduct research, extract and construct meaning, and complete tasks.  The study of literature gives students an opportunity to read, interpret, and respond to literature personally and critically. Texts include a wide variety of works that contribute to an understanding of our common culture and the culture of others and that reflect themes uniting all cultures.  The study of language includes the description of language and its role in communication as well as the construction of meaning. 

1  Credit

This course supports students who are enrolled in LCY3010.  It provides additional instruction and support, where needed, to help students achieve the standards for the three strands of the language arts:  reading, writing, and oral communication.  Instruction will be differentiated as appropriate for the needs of the students enrolled.  There is an emphasis on the processes involved in the language arts strands with a focus on scaffolded practice with increasingly sophisticated materials.  Whole-class lessons, mini-lessons, and individualized instruction will be incorporated as indicated by the teacher’s diagnosis of needs.  The goal is for students to produce work and performances that are evidence of meeting the benchmarks for LCY3010.  This course is repeatable. 

0.5  Credit Repeatable

This course provides a balanced program of reading, writing, and oral communication.  All of the eleventh-grade benchmarks are addressed in this course.  Students learn to become strategic users of the language processes by developing knowledge of specific strategies within these processes and implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of their choice of strategies.   Students work with both informational and literary texts.  The study of informational texts requires that students conduct research, extract and construct meaning, and complete tasks.  The study of literature gives students an opportunity to read, interpret, and respond to literature personally and critically. Selections are not restricted to British and American authors and include the writings of minorities and other cultures.   The study of language includes both the description of language and its role in communication as well as the construction of meaning. 

1  Credit

This course supports students who are enrolled LCY4010.  It provides additional instruction and support, where needed, to help students achieve the standards for the three strands of the language arts:  reading, writing, and oral communication.  Instruction will be differentiated as appropriate for the needs of the students enrolled.  There is an emphasis on the processes involved in the language arts strands with a focus on scaffolded practice with increasingly sophisticated materials.  Whole-class lessons, mini-lessons, and individualized instruction will be incorporated as indicated by the teacher’s diagnosis of needs.  The goal is for students to produce work and performances that are evidence of meeting the benchmarks for LCY4010.  This course is repeatable. 

0.5  Credit Repeatable

This course provides a balanced program of reading, writing, and oral communication.  All of the twelfth-grade benchmarks are addressed in this course.  Students refine their knowledge of specific strategies within these strands and implement and evaluate the effectiveness of their choice of strategies. They develop greater precision and refinement in their use of written and spoken language.  Students work with both informational and literary texts.  The study of informational texts requires that students conduct research, extract and construct meaning, and complete tasks.  The study of literature gives students an opportunity to read, interpret, and respond to literature personally and critically.  Literary selections reflect a rich history of perceptions and ideas expressed by writers of the past and present. The study of language includes knowledge of its underlying principles and an understanding of how language functions in and is affected by social systems.  

1  Credit

Advanced Placement (AP) English - Composition and Literature course focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about imaginative literature (fiction, poetry, drama) from various periods. Students engage in close reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature to deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure. As they read, students consider a work’s structure, style, and themes, as well as its use of figurative language, imagery, and symbolism. Writing assignments include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays that require students to analyze and interpret literary works.

The AP English Literature and Composition course aligns to an introductory college-level literature and writing curriculum.

There are no prerequisite courses for AP English Literature and Composition. Students should be able to read and comprehend college-level texts and write grammatically correct, complete sentences.

Refer to AP Central for more details.

This course will be offered every other year, eff. SY23-24.

1  Credit

Advanced Placement (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.

The AP English Literature and Composition course aligns to an introductory college-level literature and writing curriculum.

There are no prerequisite courses for AP English Literature and Composition. Students should be able to read and comprehend college-level texts and write grammatically correct, complete sentences.

Refer to AP Central for more details.  

This course will be offered every other year, eff. SY24-25.

1  Credit