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Students are required to complete 4.0 credits (four years) of English for graduation.
Courses
4220 English 9
4140H Adv English Honors
4150H Global Literature (Honors) (Capstone Suggested)
410 Grammar and Composition
4221 Elements of Literature
3720AP AP Seminar $ (Capstone Core)
431 American Literature
445 Survey of British Literature
4430AP AP English Language and Composition $
441AP AP English Literature and Composition $
446 Latin American Literature
451C Introduction to College Writing (Conc) $
455C Intermediate College Writing (Conc) $
4530 Creative Writing
4533 Film as Literature
4500 Intro to Journalism
460 Yearbook I
4610 Yearbook II
4611 Yearbook III
4612 Yearbook IV
4525 Multimedia Newspaper I
4526 Multimedia Newspaper II
4527 Multimedia Newspaper III
4528 Multimedia Newspaper IV
0233 Classroom English Tutor
Course Descriptions
4220 English 9
Full year course
Freshmen only
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: department approval
This course focuses on college and career readiness through reading, writing, and critical thinking. Students will participate in a variety of class activities that help build independence and proficiency in reading at grade level and develop analytical skills. Students explore a variety of nonfiction and fiction selections including short stories, novels, and poetry. Students write essays based on the selections as well as analyses of literature and are introduced to the research process.
4140H Adv English Honors
Full year course
Freshmen only
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: department approval
In Advanced English Honors students will develop their ability to think critically and creatively, to research and explore, to pose solutions and develop arguments, and to collaborate and communicate using a range of media. Real-world issues are seen through a cross-curricular lens from multiple points of view, for the understanding of complex issues and the students’ place in them. The course will focus on reading, and written and spoken communication. Students study foundational texts of philosophy and literature, contemporary research and articles; listen to and watch speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; view and understand art.
4150H Global Literature (Honors) (Capstone Suggested)
Full year course
Freshmen only
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: department approval
Students will read a variety of world literature texts which coincide with the cultures they will study in AP Art History or Geography/Ancient Civilizations Honors. Students will practice close reading skills and work on synthesizing literary and critical sources into coherent essays. The class will place a heavy emphasis on the grammar skills of writing, including the construction of cohesive sentences, paragraphs, and essays. This course is highly recommended for students hoping to pursue an AP Capstone diploma.
410 Grammar and Composition
Full year course
Freshmen only
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: department approval
This course will consist of extensive study in the areas of grammar, usage, and mechanics. Students will be taught to analyze, interpret, and write logically by developing the basic writing skills of sentence structure, development and organization of paragraphs, and revision using the MLA guidelines. Students will be introduced to the areas of analytical and critical writing. In addition, students will use critical thinking, reasoning, and inference skills during class discussions of various works of literature.
4221 Elements of Literature
Full year course
Sophomores only
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: department approval
This class is a language and literature-based course designed to reinforce students’ skills in writing through the study of grammar, usage, and mechanics, along with the development of critical thinking skills through writing, class discussions, thesis paragraphs, essays, and a formal research paper, In the study of literature, students will be exposed to many different cultures through various readings of poetry, drama, fiction, folklore, and essays.
3720AP AP Seminar $ (Capstone Core)
Full year course
Sophomores only
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: application process based on PreACT test scores, teacher recommendations, and fully submitted application. Students must be concurrently enrolled in AP World History.
$ Ap Exam Fee
Initial course in the AP Capstone diploma program and the highest level Sophomore English class. AP Seminar is the first of two required courses in the AP Capstone sequence.
In AP Seminar students tackle a wide variety of literary, philosophical, historical and current events readings, and write multiple essays analyzing the argumentation in these readings and synthesizing sources into original argumentative essays. Students also write three research papers and make three videotaped oral presentations; the last two of each are uploaded to the College Board and serve as part of the student’s AP score. This demanding course requires students to complete long-term projects and meet multiple deadlines.
431 American Literature
Full year course
Juniors only
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: department approval
The critical analysis of literature will be further developed in this literature-based course through the continued study of vocabulary and grammar skills as well as class discussion and various composition formats. This survey course encompasses the poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction of the United States from the Native American period through the Contemporary Era. Students will also be required to compile and prepare a formal resumé.
445 Survey of British Literature
Full year course
Seniors only
Credit Type: English
British Literature is a course in the reading and critical analysis of literature. It encompasses the poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction of Great Britain from the Anglo-Saxon Period through the Modern Era. The critical analysis of literature takes the form of class discussion and composition, primarily through in-class essays, examinations, and formal essays. Grammar, usage, and mechanics will be reviewed as applied to the writing. Students will also be required to compile and/or update a formal resumé.
4430AP AP English Language and Composition $
Full year course
Juniors and Seniors
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: department approval, summer reading required
Recommended Pre-ACT/ACT score of 19 in both English and Reading.
*Students are encouraged to take AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature in consecutive years as the courses complement each other.
$ AP Exam Fee
An AP course in English Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as the way generic conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing. Summer work is required.
441AP AP English Literature and Composition $
Full year course
Juniors and Seniors
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: Department approval, summer reading required
Recommended English and Reading ACT scores of 19
Students are encouraged to take AP English Literature and AP English Language and Composition in consecutive years as the courses complement each other.
$ AP exam fee
This is a college-level, literature-based course in the reading, critical analysis, and evaluation of literature from a variety of genres and eras. This course is designed to improve students’ critical thinking, interpretive skills, and writing skills while preparing them for the AP English Literature and Composition exam in May. Students will study significant works of literature, complete timed in-class essays, out-of-class essays, a research paper, study literary terms and techniques, and participate in whole-class and small-group discussions. Students will also be required to compile and/or update a formal resumé.
446 Latin American Literature
Full year course
Seniors Only
Credit Type: English
Latin American Literature is a course any senior can choose to take to earn English credit. This course is designed to enhance students’ writing competency, reading comprehension, speaking and listening skills, and researching experience using various texts written by Latino authors. We will be focusing on a range of Latin American literature texts including biographies/memoirs, poetry, fiction, and film. In the reading of these texts, emphasis will be placed on increasing vocabulary and comprehension skills. Through multiple modes of writing, students will focus on improving the content and clarity of their subject matter, as well as the mechanics of their writing (punctuation, usage, and sentence structure).
This literature seminar and writing course will be delivered through assignments that will develop and reinforce three particular skills: Research Methods, Critical Thinking and Interpretation, Academic Writing.
This course is standards-based and follows current English standards for the 12th grade. Throughout the course, we will be reading, writing, and discussing themes centered around identity, family, loyalty, language, culture, class, and activism through art.
Taken as a year-long class, with 2 parts: 451C and 455C
451C Introduction to College Writing (Conc) $
Fall Semester
Seniors Only
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: ACT scores of 19 in English and Reading, or 20 in one and 18 in the other
*Alternative prerequisite is taking the accuplacer in both reading and English. Must score 250+. Accuplacer tests are an additional cost and must be completed by the first week of class. Students are responsible for scheduling their own Accuplacer testing. Scores must be reported to UVU.
$ Concurrent Course Fee
College Writing is a college-level reading and writing course. The course emphasizes rhetoric and rhetorical strategies used in different genres of writing. During the semester, students will learn to think analytically about a topic. Students will learn to develop their own “voice,” and communicate effectively in well-developed writing. Students will learn to write effectively using invention, drafting, revision, editing, peer-feedback, and self-assessment, to be better prepared for college. Concurrent through UVU.
455C Intermediate College Writing (Conc) $
Spring Semester
Seniors Only
Credit Type: English
Prerequisite: completion of Introduction to College Writing with a C- or better
$ Concurrent Course Fee
Intermediate writing extends principles of rhetorical awareness and knowledge making introduced in Introduction to College Writing and increases the ideological engagement within the classroom. The class integrates socioeconomic and political issues. The course may be taught with a Service Learning Component. Concurrent through UVU.
English Electives
4530 Creative Writing
Semester Course
Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Credit Type: Elective
Do you have stories living in your head or half-finished poems in your Notes app? Stop writing in secret and start building your world. This isn't your average English class—it’s a semester-long lab for creators. We’re diving deep into Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-Fiction to master the art of voice, character-building, and dynamic storytelling. Whether you’re writing the next great novel or a viral personal essay, you’ll learn how to take a blank page and turn it into something legendary.
4533 Film as Literature
Semester Course
Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Credit Type: Elective
This class explores the complex interplay between film and literature. Film as Literature covers the influence of literature on film, the history of film, and narrative devices common to both genres. Students will read short stories, plays, and novels and analyze their transition to film. This course will also include nonfiction in examining essays, reviews, and documentaries.
4500 Intro to Journalism
Semester Course
Open to all eligible students, based on department approval
Credit Type: Elective
Intro to Journalism’s goal is to provide students with a background in modern journalism, and prepare them for continued work in TV Production, Multimedia Newspaper, and Multimedia Yearbook classes. In one semester, students will learn the basics of journalism, how to write newspaper articles, create broadcast clips, photojournalism, as well as fundamentals of design and layout. They will work extensively with Adobe products, including InDesign and Photoshop, as well as an array of other journalism-oriented software, including Google and website design software. This class is a prerequisite for upper-level journalism classes (TV Production, Multimedia Newspaper, Multimedia Yearbook) and satisfies an English Elective credit.
460 Yearbook I
4610 Yearbook II
4611 Yearbook III
4612 Yearbook IV
Full year courses
Open to all eligible students
Credit Type: Elective
Prerequisites: Intro to Journalism, Intro to Photography, or Intro to Videography and department approval
Multimedia Yearbook is tasked with producing Juan Diego’s yearbook, “Tilma.” Student work will be focused on photography, graphics, layout design, as well as interviewing and headline writing. Students will plan, produce, and edit all aspects of the yearbook. Students enrolled in the Multimedia Yearbook will need a keen photographic eye, a strong work ethic, and a desire to have their efforts form the legacy of Juan Diego through its yearbook for years to come. Students will work extensively with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. The class will also enter publications in local and national competitions.
4525 Multimedia Newspaper I
4526 Multimedia Newspaper II
4527 Multimedia Newspaper III
4528 Multimedia Newspaper IV
Full year courses
Open to all students with department approval
Credit Type: Elective
Prerequisites: Intro to Journalism, Intro to Photography, or Intro to Videography and department approval
0233 Classroom English Tutor
Semester Course
Juniors and Seniors with department approval
Credit Type: Elective
*Not a paid position
Classroom English TA's assist English teachers in meeting the instructional needs of their students. TA's are placed according to school needs, so typically with younger or academic level students. Classroom English TA's may do some grading of assignments, preparing/organizing class materials, and aiding individual students. TA's provide encouragement to and maintain the confidentiality of students in the class.
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