NEWCOMER IMMERSION
Course: 116251/216251 Credit:.5 Length: Year Year Taken: 9-12
Prerequisite: None Fee: None
English language basics including numbers, colors, shapes, alphabet, nouns, family, school, etc.
BEGINNING READING & WRITING
Course: 116141/216141 Credit: .5 Length: Year Year Taken: 9-12
Prerequisite: None Fee: None
Students read about various topics in America, including citizenship, community services, jobs, school, and holidays. Heavy focus on vocabulary & sentence basics: sentence structure, parts of speech, and writing basics.
LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
Course: 116081/216081 Credit: .5 Length: Year Year Taken: 9-12
Prerequisite: None Fee: None
Students focus on word building, reading comprehension, and context clues. High emphasis on grammar & vocabulary, sentence structure, and transitioning from sentences to paragraph writing.
ADVANCED TRANSITIONAL ENGLISH I
Course: 116001/216001 Credit: .5 Length: Year Year Taken: 9-12
Prerequisite:Second year in the US or have taken Newcomer Immersion and Beginning Reading and Writing Fee: None
Students will read material at a 6th grade reading level, including novels and write expository paragraphs based on informational and narrative texts. Introduction to figurative language & analysis writing.
ADVANCED TRANSITIONAL ENGLISH II
Course: 116011/216011 Credit: .5 Length: Year Year Taken: 10-12
Prerequisite:Have successfully completed Advanced Transitional English I Fee: None
Teaches the necessary language skills to be successful in the regular English classroom including paragraph structure, essay writing, reading short stories & novels, literary analysis, doing research & constructing and delivering written & oral arguments.
CONTENT READING STRATEGIES
Course: 129751/229751 Credit: .5 Length: Year Year Taken: 9-12
Prerequisite: None Fee: None
High emphasis on vocabulary while reading across the curriculum for main ideas, vocabulary in context, supporting details, and making inferences. Tier II vocabulary is emphasized.
US HISTORY I - ML
Course: 123191/223191 Credit: .5 Length: Year Year Taken: 9-12
Prerequisite: None Fee: None
Intentionally structured to improve English skills while studying historical content from America’s beginnings through the Civil War. Students will be exposed to a lot of vocabulary along with daily reading, writing, presentations, and discussions. Students will also learn how to write basic expository and persuasive paragraphs.
US HISTORY II - ML
Course: 123221/223221 Credit: .5 Length: Year Year Taken: 10-12
Prerequisite: Successful completion of US History I - ML Fee: None
Intentionally structured to improve English skills while studying historical content from after the Civil War until the 21st century. Students will be exposed to a lot of vocabulary along with daily reading, writing, presentations, and discussions. Students will also learn how to write basic expository and persuasive paragraphs.
WORLD HISTORY - ML
Course: 123251/223251 Credit: .5 Length: Year Year Taken: 11-12
Prerequisite: Successful completion of US History I & II ML Fee: None
High emphasis on vocabulary while reading across the curriculum for main ideas, vocabulary in context, supporting details, and making inferences. Tier II vocabulary is emphasized.