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HONORS ADVANCED COMPOSITION II Grade 12 . 5 Credit ( 5048 ) HONORS
Prerequisite ( s ): English 9 ( 5011 or 5012 ), English 10 ( 5024 or 5025 ), a B or better in English 11 ( 5031 , 5032 , 5033 ), successful completion of Honors Advanced Composition I ( 5047 ) This course is the second part of Honors Advanced Composition and requires students to assume a leadership role within both the classroom and the Writing Center . In addition to the further development of their own writing , students will develop and implement training to tutors in the prerequisite course , Advanced Composition I , and will model best practices of peer tutoring to new tutors . Moreover , students will create and deliver workshops on targeted writing skills to help foster a community of writers across disciplines . Peer tutors will also continue to build the course ’ s online tutoring platform . This course may be taken as elective credit or to satisfy the senior writing requirement .
WRITING AND SPEAKING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER Grade 12 . 5 Credit ( 5050 ) CCP
SEARCHING AND WRITING Grade 12 . 5 Credit ( 5057 ) CCP
CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS Grade 12 . 5 Credit ( 5062 ) CCP
HONORS BRITISH LITERATURE
Prerequisite ( s ): English 9 ( 5011 or 5012 ), English 10 ( 5024 or 5025 ), English 11 ( 5032 or 5033 ) Students will use a process approach to improve basic writing techniques . Emphasis is on the use of writing to help students explore multiple levels of meaning in a given work . Students continue to develop critical thinking skills and write papers that analyze ideas and persuade an audience to a given point of view . Students will also develop public speaking skills that include articulation and the effective use of language in private and public discourse . Students will be expected to research , write , prepare , and deliver speeches in class and become proficient in listening . This course will include oral and dramatic interpretations , demonstrations , and persuasive and informative speeches .
Prerequisite ( s ): English 9 ( 5011 or 5012 ), English 10 ( 5024 or 5025 ), English 11 ( 5032 ) In Searching and Writing , students conduct research , prepare written reports , and make oral presentations . Research in the community and school library is required ; students who select this course should know how to use internet sources . Students who select this course should also be self-motivated and able to plan and meet deadlines . There is a high expectation of student performance and rigorous work requirements .
Prerequisite ( s ): English 9 ( 5012 ), English 10 ( 5025 ), English 11 ( 5033 ) Students in this course read a wide variety of writing produced by contemporary authors . The focus of discussion is an examination of the current values and issues reflected in the various works . Daily discussion and writing in response to the readings as well as oral presentations of the books they read are important components of this course .
Prerequisite ( s ): English 9 ( 5011 or 5012 ), English 10 ( 5024 or 5025 ), English 11 ( 5032 or 5033 )
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