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Advanced Creative Writing / Lit. Mag. Staff builds upon skills developed in Creative Writing 1 and deepens understanding of advanced writing techniques and Writing/Publishing as a career path. Class members also serve as staff for the school’s Literary Magazine, Ink Ripples, and follow it from theme conception, design, and submissions campaign through publication and public performance. Credit for Graduation: Elective

Advanced Creative Writing / Lit. Mag. Staff builds upon skills developed in Creative Writing 1 and deepens understanding of advanced writing techniques and Writing/Publishing as a career path. Class members also serve as staff for the school’s Literary Magazine, Ink Ripples, and follow it from theme conception, design, and submissions campaign through publication and public performance. Credit for Graduation: Elective

Advanced Creative Writing / Lit. Mag. Staff builds upon skills developed in Creative Writing 1 and deepens understanding of advanced writing techniques and Writing/Publishing as a career path. Class members also serve as staff for the school’s Literary Magazine, Ink Ripples, and follow it from theme conception, design, and submissions campaign through publication and public performance. Credit for Graduation: Elective

Advanced Creative Writing / Lit. Mag. Staff builds upon skills developed in Creative Writing 1 and deepens understanding of advanced writing techniques and Writing/Publishing as a career path. Class members also serve as staff for the school’s Literary Magazine, Ink Ripples, and follow it from theme conception, design, and submissions campaign through publication and public performance. Credit for Graduation: Elective

This course builds upon skills developed in Creative Writing and deepens understanding of advanced writing techniques and writing/ publishing as a career path. Credit for Graduation: Elective

This course builds upon skills developed in Creative Writing and deepens understanding of advanced writing techniques and writing/ publishing as a career path. Credit for Graduation: Elective

All students may take courses with Advanced Placement (AP) designation. In AP Research students will learn to synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and in a team. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP exams of their choosing will earn the AP Capstone Diploma. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research, but not on four additional AP exams will receive the AP Seminar and Research certificate. Credit for Graduation: English

All students may take courses with Advanced Placement (AP) designation. In AP Research students will learn to synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and in a team. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP exams of their choosing will earn the AP Capstone Diploma. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research, but not on four additional AP exams will receive the AP Seminar and Research certificate. Credit for Graduation: English

All students may take courses with AP designation. AP Seminar is a prerequisite for AP Research. 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 in a team environment. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing will receive the AP Capstone Diploma. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research, but not on four additional AP Exams will receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. AP Seminar may also be taken as a stand-alone option. Credit for Graduation: English 10 or 11

All students may take courses with AP designation. AP Seminar is a prerequisite for AP Research. 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 in a team environment. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing will receive the AP Capstone Diploma. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research, but not on four additional AP Exams will receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. AP Seminar may also be taken as a stand-alone option. Credit for Graduation: English 10 or 11

All students may take courses with AP designation. This is a course for students interested in completing college level work and taking the College Board AP Language & Composition Test which is given in the spring of their junior year. The class focuses on world and American literature, drama, literary analysis, related composition/vocabulary skills and research skills. This course also supports SAT and ACT test taking readiness. Required outside reading. Recommended for the college bound student. Credit for Graduation: English

All students may take courses with AP designation. This is a course for students interested in completing college level work and taking the College Board AP Language & Composition Test which is given in the spring of their junior year. The class focuses on world and American literature, drama, literary analysis, related composition/vocabulary skills and research skills. This course also supports SAT and ACT test taking readiness. Required outside reading. Recommended for the college bound student. Credit for Graduation: English

All students may take courses with AP designation. Advanced Placement English will develop specific skills in critical analysis and effective writing. Students explore a variety of literary works including the development of expository and critical essay writing. Students will study literary terms: language, character, action, and themes. Students evaluate literature regarding structure, meaning, and personal relationships. Advanced Placement in English provides the option for taking the Advanced Placement (AP) examination which, upon successful completion, will allow students simultaneous high school and college English credits. Recommended for the college bound student. Credit for Graduation: English

All students may take courses with AP designation. Advanced Placement English will develop specific skills in critical analysis and effective writing. Students explore a variety of literary works including the development of expository and critical essay writing. Students will study literary terms: language, character, action, and themes. Students evaluate literature regarding structure, meaning, and personal relationships. Advanced Placement in English provides the option for taking the Advanced Placement (AP) examination which, upon successful completion, will allow students simultaneous high school and college English credits. Recommended for the college bound student. Credit for Graduation: English

This multidisciplinary course introduces students to the American philosophical and literary movement known as Transcendentalism. The course focuses on the development of historical thinking skills and student's college and career readiness by building skills in critical reading, academic writing, and language use. Students will engage with significant historical themes and rigorous texts that support the standards' additional goals of analyzing change and continuity over time.

Eligible for a 0.5 Social Studies credit or a 0.5 English credit

This course will develop student’s college and career readiness by building skills in critical reading, academic writing, speaking and listening, research and inquiry, and language use. Students will engage with rigorous texts and activities that support the standards additional goals of developing the capacities of literacy, including deepening appreciation of other cultures, valuing evidence and responding to varying tasks across content areas and navigating technology to support their work. Students will learn to evaluate the credibility of information, critique others’ opinions, and construct their own opinions based on evidence. By the end of the course, students will be able to use strategies for critical reading, argumentative writing, and independent thinking while reading unfamiliar texts and responding to them in discussion and writing. The course will also develop essential habits of mind necessary for student success in college, including independence, productive persistence and metacognition. Credit for Graduation: English

This course will develop student’s college and career readiness by building skills in critical reading, academic writing, speaking and listening, research and inquiry, and language use. Students will engage with rigorous texts and activities that support the standards additional goals of developing the capacities of literacy, including deepening appreciation of other cultures, valuing evidence and responding to varying tasks across content areas and navigating technology to support their work. Students will learn to evaluate the credibility of information, critique others’ opinions, and construct their own opinions based on evidence. By the end of the course, students will be able to use strategies for critical reading, argumentative writing, and independent thinking while reading unfamiliar texts and responding to them in discussion and writing. The course will also develop essential habits of mind necessary for student success in college, including independence, productive persistence and metacognition.

This course covers various creative writing procedures. Emphasis is on poetry, play, essay, journal, and short story writing. Credit for Graduation: English or Fine Arts

This course will emphasize those skills which will assist in the preparation for college placement, Advanced Placement classes/tests and state assessment. Students will develop analytical reading skills in literary and informational complex text. Writing instruction will extend development in the three writing types: narrative, explanatory and argumentative. In addition, students will develop skills embedded in the speaking and listening, and language standards. Credit for Graduation: English

This course will emphasize those skills which will assist in the preparation for college placement, Advanced Placement classes/tests and state assessment. Students will develop analytical reading skills in literary and informational complex text. Writing instruction will extend development in the three writing types: narrative, explanatory and argumentative. In addition, students will develop skills embedded in the speaking and listening, and language standards. Credit for Graduation: English

This course will emphasize those skills which will assist in the preparation for college placement, Advanced Placement classes/tests and state assessment. Students will develop analytical reading skills in literary and informational complex text. Writing instruction will extend development in the three writing types: narrative, explanatory and argumentative. In addition, students will develop skills embedded in the speaking and listening, and language standards. Credit for Graduation: English

This course will emphasize those skills which will assist in the preparation for college placement, Advanced Placement classes/tests and state assessment. Students will develop analytical reading skills in literary and informational complex text. Writing instruction will extend development in the three writing types: narrative, explanatory and argumentative. In addition, students will develop skills embedded in the speaking and listening, and language standards. Credit for Graduation: English

This course will emphasize those skills which will assist in the preparation for college placement, Advanced Placement classes/tests and state assessment. Structured as an historical survey of American literature through the 19th Century, this course will concentrate on a variety of literary genre. The study of 20th Century American literature will increase understanding of literary motifs. Students will deepen analytical reading skills in literary and informational complex text. Writing instruction will extend development in the three writing types: narrative, explanatory and argumentative. In addition, students will develop skills embedded in the speaking and listening, and language standards. Credit for Graduation: English

This course will emphasize those skills which will assist in the preparation for college placement, Advanced Placement classes/tests and state assessment. Structured as an historical survey of American literature through the 19th Century, this course will concentrate on a variety of literary genre. The study of 20th Century American literature will increase understanding of literary motifs. Students will deepen analytical reading skills in literary and informational complex text. Writing instruction will extend development in the three writing types: narrative, explanatory and argumentative. In addition, students will develop skills embedded in the speaking and listening, and language standards. Credit for Graduation: English

The first half of this course explores English Literature from Beowulf through the eighteenth century including units on mythology and Shakespeare. Emphasis is on man’s changing view of himself and the universe. The second half of this course emphasizes Shakespeare to the present. Students will read Romantic era and Victorian era drama, short stories, novels, and poetry representative of the Romantic and Victorian periods. Students will read, analyze and synthesize complex literary works and non-fiction prose. Writing instruction will extend development in the three writing types: narrative, explanatory and argumentative. In addition, students will develop skills embedded in the speaking and listening, and language standards. Credit for Graduation: English

The first half of this course explores English Literature from Beowulf through the eighteenth century including units on mythology and Shakespeare. Emphasis is on man’s changing view of himself and the universe. The second half of this course emphasizes Shakespeare to the present. Students will read Romantic era and Victorian era drama, short stories, novels, and poetry representative of the Romantic and Victorian periods. Students will read, analyze and synthesize complex literary works and non-fiction prose. Writing instruction will extend development in the three writing types: narrative, explanatory and argumentative. In addition, students will develop skills embedded in the speaking and listening, and language standards. Credit for Graduation: English

This is the second level course for IB DP Language and Literature. In this course, students study a wide range of literary and non-literary texts in a variety of media. By examining communicative acts across literary form and textual type alongside appropriate secondary readings, students will investigate the nature of language itself and the ways in which it shapes and is influenced by identity and culture. Approaches to study in the course are meant to be wide ranging and can include literary theory, sociolinguistics, media studies and critical discourse analysis among others. 

Through the study of a wide range of literature, the language A: literature course encourages students to appreciate the artistry of literature and to develop an ability to reflect critically on their reading. Works are studies in their literary and cultural contexts, through close study of individual texts and passages, and by considering a range of critical approaches. The study of works in translation is especially important in introducing students, through literature, to other cultural perspectives. The response to the study of literature is through oral and written communication, thus enabling students to develop and refine their command of language. Credit for Graduation: English

Through the study of a wide range of literature, the language A: literature course encourages students to appreciate the artistry of literature and to develop an ability to reflect critically on their reading. Works are studies in their literary and cultural contexts, through close study of individual texts and passages, and by considering a range of critical approaches. The study of works in translation is especially important in introducing students, through literature, to other cultural perspectives. The response to the study of literature is through oral and written communication, thus enabling students to develop and refine their command of language. Credit for Graduation: English

Language A: literature is a flexible course that allows teachers to choose works from prescribed lists of authors and to construct a course that suits the particular needs and interests of their students. It is divided into four parts, each with a particular focus. • Part 1: Works in translation • Part 2: Detailed study • Part 3: Literary genres • Part 4: Options (in which works are freely chosen) Credit for Graduation: English

Language A: literature is a flexible course that allows teachers to choose works from prescribed lists of authors and to construct a course that suits the particular needs and interests of their students. It is divided into four parts, each with a particular focus. • Part 1: Works in translation • Part 2: Detailed study • Part 3: Literary genres • Part 4: Options (in which works are freely chosen) Credit for Graduation: English

Writing for College is designed to support and scaffold the rigorous critical thinking, reading and research-intensive writing associated with a college-level course. Through the exploration of a variety of texts students will develop and refine research and writing skills over the course of multiple writing assignments. Additionally, students will display their writing skills by analyzing poetry, reviewing short stories, exploring novels, developing effective arguments, and completing research of electronic databases, informational text and other text for academic appropriateness. Students will learn and use the MLA requirements for an accurately formatted annotated bibliography and research paper including in-text citation, and signaling phrases. Credit for Graduation: English

Writing for College is designed to support and scaffold the rigorous critical thinking, reading and research-intensive writing associated with a college-level course. Through the exploration of a variety of texts students will develop and refine research and writing skills over the course of multiple writing assignments. Additionally, students will display their writing skills by analyzing poetry, reviewing short stories, exploring novels, developing effective arguments, and completing research of electronic databases, informational text and other text for academic appropriateness. Students will learn and use the MLA requirements for an accurately formatted annotated bibliography and research paper including in-text citation, and signaling phrases. Credit for Graduation: English