English

1002

1002H

1002GT – Lyceum

1002E – Sheltered English

English 9, an integrated English course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts in Grade 9 and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring a wide-variety of genres and their elements.  Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 9 in classic and contemporary literature balanced with nonfiction. Students write short stories, responses to literature, expository and persuasive compositions, research reports, business letters, and technical documents. Students deliver grade-appropriate oral presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. 

• Recommended Grade Level: Grade 9

• Recommended Prerequisites: None  

• Credits: 2 credits, a two-semester course with 1 credit per semester 

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

1004                                                                

1004H

1004GT – Lyceum

1004E – Sheltered English

English 10, an integrated English course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts in Grade 10 and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring universal themes across a wide variety of genres.  Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 10 in classic and contemporary literature balanced with nonfiction. Students write short stories, responses to literature, expository and persuasive compositions, research reports, business letters, and technical documents. Students deliver grade-appropriate oral presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. 

• Recommended Grade Level:   Grade 10

• Recommended Prerequisites: English 9 or teacher recommendation  

• Credits: 2 credits, a two-semester course with 1 credit per semester

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas.

1006

1006H – Honors English

1006E – Sheltered English 

English 11, an integrated English course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts in Grade 11 and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring characterization across universal themes and a wide variety of genres.   Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 11 in classic and contemporary literature balanced with nonfiction.  Students write fictional narratives, short stories, responses to literature, reflective compositions, historical investigation reports, resumes, and technical documents incorporating visual information in the form of pictures, graphs, and tables.  Students write and deliver grade-appropriate multimedia presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information.

• Recommended Grade Level:   Grade 11

• Recommended Prerequisites: English 9 and English 10 or  teacher recommendation  

• Credits: 2 credits, a two-semester course with 1 credit per semester

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE  -- 2188  (ENL)

• ENL 1 – 21881  Newcomer WIDA Level 1

• ENL 2 – 21882  Beginner WIDA Level 1

• ENL 3 – 21883  Intermediate WIDA Level 2

English as a New Language, an integrated English course based on the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards, is the study of language, literature, composition and oral communication for English learners (ELs) so that they improve their proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, writing and comprehension of standard English. Students study English vocabulary used in fictional texts and content-area texts, speak and write English so that they can function within the regular school setting and an English-speaking society, and deliver oral presentations appropriate to their respective levels of English proficiency. 

● Recommended Grade Level: Recommended Grade: 9, 10, 11, and 12. The intent of the ENL course is to move students as successfully, smoothly, and rapidly as possible into the Core 40 English courses offered in grades 9-12. 

● Required Prerequisites: none 

● Recommended Prerequisites: English proficiency placement test results 

● English/Language Arts credit (1012): If ENL course work addresses Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and is based on general ELA curriculum and student’s Individualized Learning Plan, up to 8 credits accrued can be counted as the required English/ Language Arts credits for all diplomas. 

● Fulfills an English Language Arts requirement for all diplomas 

● World Language credit (2188): If ENL course work addresses Indiana’s Academic Standards for World Languages and is taken concurrently with another English/Language Arts course, up to 8 credits accrued may count as World Language credits for all diplomas.

English Language and Composition, Advanced Placement, is an advanced placement course based on content established by the College Board. An AP course in English Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of 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. 

• Recommended Grade Level:  Grade 11-12 (College Board does not designate when this course should be offered).

• Recommended Prerequisites: English  9H and English 10H AND teacher recommendation  

• Credits: 2 credits, a two-semester course with 1 credit per semester

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

Interdisciplinary Studies integrates the disciplines of American History, Literature, and the Arts. United States History and American Literature are taught in a daily block of time by a team of teachers. Various methodologies are utilized with an emphasis on discussion and group work. An honors designation will be indicated on the students’ transcript for successful completion of the course study. The History portion of the class follows the AP United States History curriculum. Students are expected to take the AP United States History test, which is administered in the spring semester and requires a registration fee. English students are expected to take the AP examination in American Literature administered by the College Board.

• Recommended Grade Level: Grade 11 

• Recommended Prerequisites: None 

• Credits: A 2 semester course, 2 credits per semester

• Fulfills the English 11 and the US History requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas or counts as an Elective for any diploma

English Literature and Composition, Advanced Placement, is an advanced placement course based on content established by the College Board. An AP English course in Literature and Composition engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature.  Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers.  As they read, students consider a work's structure, style, and themes as well as such smaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. The course includes intensive study of representative works from various genres and periods, concentrating on works of recognized literary merit.  

• Recommended Grade Level:  Grades 12 College Board does NOT designate the grade level (Grade 11 or 12) when this course should be offered.

• Recommended Prerequisites:  English  9H and English 10H AND teacher recommendation 

• Credits: 2 credits, a two-semester course with 1 credit per semester

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

Genres of Literature, a course based on Indiana's Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of various literary genres, such as poetry, dramas, novels, short stories, biographies, journals, diaries, essays, and others. Students examine a set or sets of literary works written in different genres that address similar topics or themes.  Students analyze how each genre shapes literary understanding or experiences differently, how different genres enable or constrain the expression of ideas, how certain genres have had stronger impact on the culture than others in different historical time periods, and what the most influential genres are in contemporary times.

• Recommended Grade Level:   Grades 12

• Recommended Prerequisites:   Advanced Composition, ACP AND Teacher Recommendation

• Credits: 1 credit

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the Indiana College Core certificate and also counts as an elective English credit

ENG W131: Reading, Writing and Inquiry I is a one-semester Indiana University course that offers instruction and practice in the critical reading and writing skills required for college-level work, with an emphasis on written assignments that call for summary, critique, analysis, and arguments based on sources.

• This is an Indiana University course. The purpose of this course is to prepare students for the rigor of writing throughout college. The focus is on scholarly investigation of sources, critical thinking and reading, learning how to recognize and utilize specific writing strategies, skills and fluency. Each unit will include preliminary work and assignments leading to a major essay to conclude. Points will be accumulated from homework, in-class assignments, participation, and final written assignments. Since much work and discussion will be carried on in class, impeccable attendance and assignment submission is imperative.

• Recommended Grade Level:  Grades 11 or 12 

• Recommended Prerequisites:  English 9H, English 10H, English 11H or AP Language & Composition AND teacher recommendation 

• Credits: 1 credit 

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the Indiana College Core certificate and also counts as an elective English credit

Advanced Speech and Communication, a course based on Indiana's Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and emphasizing the High School Speech and Communication Standards, is the study and application of skills in listening, oral interpretation, media communications, research methods, and oral debate.  Students deliver different types of oral and multi-media presentations, including speeches to inform, to motivate, to entertain, and to persuade through the use of impromptu, extemporaneous, memorized, or manuscript delivery.  ADVANCED SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION PROJECT:   Students complete a project, such as multi-media presentations that are reflective, reports or historical investigations, responses to literature, or persuasive arguments, which demonstrates knowledge, application, and speaking progress in the Advanced Speech and Communication course content.

• This is an Indiana University course

• Recommended Grade Level:   Grades 11 or 12

• Recommended Prerequisites:  none 

• Credits: 1 credit

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the Indiana College Core certificate and also counts as an elective English credit

Discovering Literature, a course based on Indiana's Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of various literary genres, such as poetry, dramas, novels, short stories, biographies, journals, diaries, essays, and others.  The course is designed to give students an introduction both to various forms of literary expression and different modes of literary study and appreciation.

• This is an Indiana University course

• Recommended Grade Level:   Grades 11 or 12

• Recommended Prerequisites:  Eng 9, Eng 10 

• Credits: 1 credit

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the Indiana College Core certificate and also counts as an elective English credit

Develops critical skills essential to participation in the interpretive process. Through class discussion and focused writing assignments, introduces the premises and motives of literary analysis and critical methods associated with historical, generic, and/or cultural concerns.  Class size is capped at 30 students, regardless of how many are taking the course for college credit.

Required texts:

1) The Norton Introduction to Literature: Shorter 14th Edition, ed. Kelly J. Mays. ISBN: 978-0-393-88630-6
2) Other approved longer work, i.e., novel, graphic novel, play, should such be assigned and approved by faculty liaison.

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• This is an Indiana University course

• Recommended Grade Level:   Grade 12

• Recommended Prerequisites:  Eng 9H, Eng 10H 

• Credits: 1 credit

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the Indiana College Core certificate and also counts as an elective English credit

Theory of Knowledge, International Baccalaureate is unique to the International Baccalaureate Organization and is an interdisciplinary requirement intended to stimulate critical reflection on the knowledge and experience gained inside and outside the classroom. It is based on the curriculum published by the International Baccalaureate Organization. The 100-hour course challenges students to question the bases of knowledge, to see the consilience between the academic disciplines, to be aware of subjective and ideological biases, and to develop the ability to analyze evidence that is expressed in rational argument. It is a key element in encouraging appreciation of other cultural perspectives.

• Recommended Grade Level: Grades 11 and 12

• Credits: 2 semester course, 1 credit per semester

• Counts as a Directed Elective or Elective for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

Speech, a course based on the Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is the study and application of the basic principles and techniques of effective oral communication. Students deliver focused and coherent speeches that convey clear messages, using gestures, tone, and vocabulary appropriate to the audience and purpose. Students deliver different types of oral and multimedia presentations, including viewpoint, instructional, demonstration, informative, persuasive, and impromptu. Students use the same Standard English conventions for oral speech that they use in their writing. 

• Recommended Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 

• Required Prerequisites: none 

• Recommended Co-requisites: Heritage Speakers, ML 

• Credits: 1 semester course, 1 credit per semester 

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Composition, a course based on Indiana's Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study and application of the rhetorical (effective) writing strategies of narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.  Using the writing process, students demonstrate a command of vocabulary, English language conventions, research and organizational skills, an awareness of the audience, the purpose for writing, and style. Students read classic and contemporary literature or articles and use appropriate works as models for writing.  Students write a variety of types of compositions with a focus on fictional narratives, reflective compositions, academic essays, and responses to literature.

• Recommended Grade Level:  Grade 12 

• Recommended Prerequisites:  English 9, English 10 and English 11 

• Credits: 1 credit

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

Creative Writing provides students with ample opportunities to combine literary creativity with the discipline written discourse. The concept of the manipulation of language to convey ideas, feelings, moods and visual images is the basis of the course. Students become familiar with standard literary elements through the reading and study of published prose and poetry and are taught to use those elements in their own writing. Additionally, students learn strategies for evaluating and responding to their own writing and the writing of others in a peer-sharing component. This class is recommended for students who have mastered the formal writing styles and have a strong love and desire to expand their writing skills in a more advanced and competitive level. May not substitute for English 10. CORE 40 and AHD course.

• Recommended Grade Level:  Grade 12

• Recommended Prerequisites:  none 

• Credits:  1credit 

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

Film Literature, a course based on Indiana's Academic Standards for English Language Arts, is study of how literature is adapted for film or media and includes role-playing as film directors for selected scenes. Student read about the history of film, the reflection or influence of film on the culture, and issues of interpretation, production, and adaptation. Students examine the visual interpretation of literary techniques and auditory language in film and the limitations or special capacities of film versus text to present a literary work.  Students analyze how films portray the human condition and the roles of men and women and the various ethnic or cultural minorities in the past and present. FILM LITERATURE PROJECT: Students complete a project, such as doing a historical timeline and bibliography on the development of film or the creation of a short-subject film, which demonstrates knowledge, application, and progress in the Film Literature course content.

•  Recommended Grade Level:  Grade 12

• Recommended Prerequisites:  English 9, English 10 and English 11 

• Credits:  1 credit 

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

• Note: Students are strongly encouraged to combine this course with a composition course they take before, concurrently, or after the course. 

Ethnic Literature, a course based on the Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of literature focusing on specific multicultural issues produced by writers representing various ethnic cultures. Students examine works exploring ethnic experiences and ideas as well as the contributions of authors to multicultural themes. Students analyze the expressions of cultural identities within ethnic literature and how problems or issues of interest to a given group interconnect with national issues and history. Course can be offered in conjunction with a composition course, or schools may embed Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts writing standards within the curriculum. 

• Recommended Grade Level:  Grade 12

• Recommended Prerequisites:  English 9, English 10, English 11 

• Credits:  1credit 

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

Genres of Literature— Humor in Literature is a genre-specific course, based on the Indiana Academic Standards. Students will reflect on various types of humor: satire, farce, slapstick, rom-com, tragic Comedy, parody, and standup. Students will examine a range of literary and spoken-word pieces that address a wide variety of topics and themes. Students will analyze how the genre of Humor shapes our understanding and experiences differently than other genres. Students will determine whether Humor enables or constrains the expression of ideas. Students will be prompted to think about the various historical and cultural situations that give rise to humorous literature.

• Recommended Grade Level:  Grade 12

• Recommended Prerequisites:  English 9, English 10 and English 11 

• Credits:  1credit 

• Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas

Newspaper   1086N                                               

Yearbook       1086Y

Student Publications, a course based on the High School Journalism Standards and the Student Publications Standards, is the continuation of the study of journalism.  Students demonstrate their ability to do journalistic writing and design for high school publications, including school newspapers and yearbooks, and a variety of media formats.  Students follow the ethical principles and legal boundaries that guide scholastic journalism.  Students express themselves publicly with meaning and clarity for the purpose of informing, entertaining, or persuading.  Students work on high school publications or media staffs so that they may prepare themselves for career paths in journalism, communications, writing, or related fields.   

• Recommended Grade Level:  Grades 9*, 10, 11, or 12

• Prerequisites:  Journalism or teacher recommendation. 

• 9th* graders must be granted approval by instructor. 

• Credits:  1-8 credits. The nature of this course allows for successive semesters of instruction at advanced levels.  May be offered over three- or four-years by subtitling the course Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced.

• Counts as an Elective for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas or two (2) credits accrued as an English/Language Arts requirement for the General Diploma only if the course work addresses Indiana's Academic Standards for English/Language Arts

NOTE:  This is the designated school newspaper or yearbook course.