CAMPELL HIGH SCHOOL ' S
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Course Name: Honors Literature and Composition I WITH AVID I Type of Course: Core Course
Available to: AVID 9th grade Prerequisites: Language Arts 8( 90 %+) OR Advanced Language Arts 8( 85 %+)
Description: This is an accelerated version of the Literature and Composition I( see above) course that integrates AVID principles to help prepare students for additional Honors and AP courses throughout their high school career. This course pairs AVID I with Honors Literature and Composition I and is a yearlong course. This course is designed to prepare students for Honors and Advanced Placement English / Language Arts courses. Students earn an additional 0.5 quality point towards their GPA for this course.
Course Name: Magnet Literature and Composition I Type of Course: Core Course
Available to: 9th grade( IB)
Prerequisites: Accepted into the IB Program
Description: This is an advanced version of the Literature and Composition I( see above) course that Magnet students take before Honors Advanced Composition in the Spring. This course is designed to prepare students for Honors and Advanced Placement / IB English / Language Arts courses. This course is only available to students accepted into the IB Magnet Program. The course is taken in the Fall semester. Students earn an additional 0.5 quality point towards their GPA for this course. Prerequisite for any IB level course.
Course Name: Honors Advanced Composition Type of Course: Core Course
Available to: 9th grade( IB) Prerequisites: Magnet Literature and Composition I
Description: This course continues to develop the integrated skill set that comprises the English Language Arts discipline to ensure that students are on track to be college and work ready and focuses on the interpretation, evaluation, construction, and design of texts across genres and modes in a variety of real-world, academic, and disciplinary contexts while sustaining and building mastery of language applications and discipline-specific practices. Students earn an additional 0.5 quality point towards their GPA for this course. Prerequisite for any IB level course.
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