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    HUMANITIES LAB I                                                                                           

    EN001YTDGE 1 Credit- HUMANITIESGrade 9-10 

    Humanities  in English 9 and 10, the focus is primarily on fictional literature and fictional writing tasks – for example, argumentative or explanatory writing tasks that require students to conduct some critical analysis of a fictional text they have been reading in class. Humanities Lab, on the other hand, focuses on nonfiction texts and research-based writing tasks. In this course, students will participate in searching for and writing about current topics/articles on a daily basis. Students will further these research skills in the six units for this course which will teach them how to conduct credible research on topics and use that research to write various types of essays. By the end of this course, students will have an in depth understanding of how to search for credible information on the internet, use that information to write an academic paper, and share that information in a professional and engaging manner. 

    ENGLISH 9

    EN101YTDGE 1 Credit - Grade 9

    English 9 fosters an integrated approach to language arts synthesizing: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Students study literature, literary nonfiction, and composition. The major focus is on engaging students in a close, critical analysis of the qualitative features of complex texts ranging from short stories, essays, biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, novel, poetry, speeches, and plays. While all literary genres are included, emphasis is on the short story and engaging in discussion and written response to text dependent questions. The composition portion of this course concentrates on three forms of writing: narrative, informative/explanatory, and argumentative that includes writing routinely over extended timeframes for research, reflection, and revision from two or more sources and with emphasis on writing over shorter time frames such as a single sitting or over a day or two from sources. In conjunction with reading and writing, students develop academic vocabulary, conventions of writing and speaking and listening skills. A short research project and an oral presentation with media are required.

    ENGLISH 10

    EN201YTDGE 1 Credit - Grade 10

    English 10 fosters an integrated approach to language arts synthesizing: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. This course introduces students to major authors, works, themes, and literary movements in America. Attention is given to the relationships between the literature and the cultural, historical, and philosophical viewpoints from various periods. The major focus is on engaging students in the close, critical analysis of the qualitative features of complex texts from various genres. While all literary genres are read, emphasis is on the short story and drama and engaging in discussion and written response to text dependent questions. Students will compose narrative, informative/explanatory, and argumentative texts and will cite evidence from texts to support their written response. Composition includes writing routinely over extended timeframes for research, reflection, and revision from two or more sources and with a balance between writing over shorter time frames such as a single sitting or over a day or two from sources. Vocabulary development, writing conventions, speaking, listening, and viewing are integral components of the program. An oral research presentation with media is required.

    ENGLISH 10 HONORS

    EN201YTDHO 1 Credit - Grade 10

    This English 10 Honors course serves as preparation for Advanced Placement English. This course encompasses the objectives and requirements of the regular English 10 curriculum and it introduces students to major authors, works, themes, and literary movements in America. Attention is given to the relationships between the literature and the cultural, historical, and philosophical viewpoints from various periods. The major focus is on engaging students in the close, critical analysis of the qualitative features of complex texts from various genres. While all literary genres are read, emphasis is on the short story and drama and engaging in discussion and written response to text dependent questions and requires that the honor student complete a significant amount of independent reading and writing beyond that required in English 10. Students will compose narrative, informative/explanatory, and argumentative texts and will cite evidence from texts to support their written response. Composition includes a greater emphasis on writing routinely over extended timeframes for research, reflection, and revision from two or more sources and includes writing over shorter time frames such as a single sitting or over a day or two from sources. Vocabulary development, knowledge of literary devices and figurative language, writing conventions, speaking, listening, and viewing are integral components of the program. An oral research presentation with media is required. Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation and an 85+ in English or 90+ in English 9 Honors.

    ENGLISH 11

    EN301YTDGE 1 Credit - Grade 11

    English 11 fosters an integrated approach to language arts synthesizing: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing and focuses on authentic reading and writing experiences. Students will compose narrative, informative/explanatory, and argumentative texts and will analyze, evaluate, and integrate information from sources to support their composition. Composition includes writing routinely over extended timeframes for research, reflection, and revision from three or more sources with a balance between writing over shorter time frames such as a single sitting or over a day or two. Students will publish essays, book reviews, an interdisciplinary American literature project, resume, application, and cover letter; college essay, formal research paper, an autobiographical sketch, and a media project. Students read literary nonfiction, autobiographies, biographies, and novels, most selected for literary merit and their applicability to self-discovery and personal responsibility. The major focus is on engaging students in the close, critical analysis within and across texts and of the qualitative features (i.e., word meanings, central ideas, key ideas and details, text structure, text features, language use) of complex texts from various genres. Through composition and critical reading, students refine writing conventions, speaking, listening, and viewing skills. Oral language and computer skills are an integral component of English 11 and an oral research presentation with media is required.

    ENGLISH 11 – AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

    EN301YTDAP 1 Credit - Grade 11

    The AP English Language and Composition course is an introductory college-level course on the analysis and composition of works that participate in the Verbal Martial Art of Rhetoric. AP Language has a rigorous curriculum, which requires students to regularly read challenging material and develop evidence-based essays of argument and analysis that proceed through several stages or drafts. Students are taught to close read, evaluate, synthesize; citing specific evidence/research to support their arguments. Throughout the course, students construct a personal style by developing control and mastery of rhetorically effective choices in grammatical structure and diction in writing that includes subject-specific vocabulary and vocabulary appropriate to audience and task. Additionally, students read and analyze the rhetorical elements of non-fiction texts, including graphic images as forms of text, from many disciplines and historical periods. Students will compose in several forms (e.g., narrative, expository, analytical, and argumentative essays) about a variety of subjects in multiple genres. The course develops college level skills in writing research papers which are expected to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style manual or The Chicago Manual of Style. AP Language and Composition provides an effective preparation of AP Literature and Composition, UConn Early College Experience, or other advanced elective study.

    12th graders may take the course if they receive administrative approval and have met the necessary requirements. Prerequisite: 85+ in English 10 or 10 Honors (or above) and Teacher Recommendation.

    ENGLISH 12

    EN401YTDGE 1 Credit - Grade 12

    English 12 fosters an integrated approach to language arts synthesizing: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing and focuses on authentic reading and writing experiences. Composition at the beginning of the course includes the college essay, applications, and resumes. Additionally, students will compose essays, poems, a formal speech, a formal research paper, editorials, letters to editor, critiques, media projects using a variety of text types (i.e., narrative, informative/explanatory, and argumentative) and for a variety of purposes. Students will analyze, evaluate, and integrate information from multiple sources to support their composition and students will also write for shorter time frames such as a single sitting or over a day or two. Students will read literary nonfiction, plays, short stories, novels, and other works. This course focuses on literary traditions among African-Americans and places those traditions in their historical and world context as well as other pieces of literature from around the world, most noted for literary merit (e.g., Letter from Birmingham Jail, Don Quixote, and Shakespeare). The major focus is on engaging students in the close, critical analysis within and across texts and of the qualitative features (i.e., word meanings, central ideas, key ideas and details, text structure, text features, language use) of complex texts from various genres. Through composition and critical reading, students refine writing conventions, speaking, listening, and viewing skills to further education, college, or career. Oral language and computer skills are an integral component of English 12 and an oral research presentation with media is required.

    ENGLISH 12 – AP LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

    EN401YTDAP 1 Credit - Grade 12

    The AP Literature and Composition Course is an introductory college-level literary analysis course. The course engages students in the close reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature (fiction, drama, poetry) 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, symbolism, and tone. Writing assignments include expository, analytical, narrative, and argumentative essays that require students to analyze and interpret literary works that takes the writing through the processes of drafting, editing, revision and publishing final drafts. Students will be required to read texts over the summer and write about the texts. See instructor for details. . The course includes writing college essays and a research paper, which includes use of appropriate and cited evidence to support argument/claims (using college level writing style for informal and formal writing using Modern Language Association and The Chicago Manual of Style). Prerequisite: An 80+ in English 11 AP and Teacher Recommendation. (Equity in access policy may be applied).

    SAT PREP: ENGLISH

    EN042GEG 0.5 Credit - Grades 11-12

    Is designed to prepare scholars for both the PSAT’s and SAT’s. The course focuses on tactics for analogy, sentence, completion, and reading comprehension. There is also emphasis on building vocabulary. This is a one semester course taken with SAT Prep: Math. All college bound juniors are strongly encouraged to enroll in this course.