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Honors English 9
Intended Audience: Highly skilled readers
and writers in grade 9
Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Critical literacy and thinking skills
• Academic writing skills
• Argumentation skills
• Research skills
• Public speaking skills
Project, activities, etc.: Essays, seminars,
and speeches
Instructional Focus: Faster pace, higher
level thinking and rigorous activity
English 10
Prerequisite/Selection Process: English 9
or Honors English 9
Intended Audience: Grade 10
Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Critical literacy and thinking skills
• Supporting ideas with textual evidence
• Research skills
• Speaking and presentation skills
• Academic writing skills
• Literary analysis
Projects, Activities, etc.: Close readings,
essays, research, presentations, seminars,
and independent reading
Instructional Focus: Writing and language
exploration, critical thinking
English 10 with College Foundations
[This course is the highly recommended option
for students not taking Honors English 10.]
Prerequisite/Selection Process: English 9 or
Honors English 9
Credit: Three trimesters = 1.5 credit (1.0
English credit, 0.5 Elective credit)
Major Outcomes:
• College readiness skills (goal setting, time
management, note taking, reflection)
• Critical literacy and thinking skills
• Supporting ideas with textual evidence
• Research and interview skills
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• Speaking and presentation skills
• Academic writing skills, including
argumentation
• Literary and rhetorical analysis
Projects, activities, etc.: Close readings,
essays, research, interviews, presentations,
seminars, and independent reading
Instructional Focus: Writing and language
exploration, critical thinking, and reflection
Honors English 10
Prerequisite/Selection Process: English 9
or Honors English 9
Intended Audience: Highly skilled readers
and writers in grade 10
Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Introduction to rhetorical analysis
• Interpretation and evaluation of literature
and informational texts
• Understanding of fiction and nonfiction
Projects, Activities, etc.: Essays, presenta-
tions, seminars, and independent reading
Instructional Focus: Faster pace and rigorous
activity
English 11
Prerequisite/Selection Process: English 10
or Honors English 10
Intended Audience: Grade 11
Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Analysis of American literature and
informational texts
• Argumentation - reading, writing,
speaking
• Academic writing skills
• Research skills
• Supporting ideas with textual evidence
• Speaking and presentation skills
Projects, Activities, etc.: Close readings,
essays, research, presentations, seminars,
and independent reading
Instructional Focus: Writing and language
exploration, critical thinking
AP English Language and Composition
[AP exam is in May each year]
Intended Audience: Highly skilled readers
and writers in grade 11
Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Reading texts from a variety of periods,
disciplines and rhetorical contexts
• Build skills in analyzing writer’s purpose
and use of rhetorical techniques.
• Approach the AP exam with confidence
Projects, Activities, etc.: Various challenging
writing and reading assignments
Instructional Focus: Faster pace and inde-
pendent work; College credit may be earned
based on AP exam score and institution.
English 12
Prerequisite/Selection Process: English 11
or AP English Language and Composition
Intended Audience: Grade 12
Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Critical reading of literature and
informational texts
• Study of advertising, propaganda,
and news bias
• Academic writing
• Research
Projects, Activities, etc.: Essays, research,
seminars, and presentations
Instructional Focus: Writing and language
exploration, critical thinking
AP Literature and Composition
[AndHS only]
[AP exam is in May each year]
Intended Audience: Highly skilled readers
and writers in grade 12
Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Reading selected pieces of world
literature from a variety of periods
• Analyze literature for structure, style,
theme, and use of language
• Acquire skills necessary to succeed in col-
lege
• Approach the AP exam with confidence
Projects, Activities, etc.: Writers notebook,
small and large group discussions, individual
reports, panels and oral reading of plays
Instructional Focus: Faster pace and inde-
pendent work; College credit may be earned
based on AP exam score and institution.
English 9
Intended Audience: Grade 9
Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Reading and responding to literature
and informational texts
• Close reading skills
• Academic writing skills
• Research skills
• Argumentative speaking
Project, activities, etc.: Essays, seminars,
speeches and presentations, and independ-
ent reading
Instructional Focus: Writing and language
exploration, critical thinking
Coll Honors Introduction to Literature
College credit [University of Minnesota]
Prerequisite/Selection Process: GPA in top
20 percent or cumulative GPA in previously-
taken English courses that exceeds a 3.25;
English 11 or AP English Language and
Composition; or by teacher recommendation
Intended Audience: Highly skilled readers
and writers in grade 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Discussion and interpretation of literary forms
• Personal response to literature
• Experience with literary analysis composition
• Reader’s notebook
Projects, Activities, etc.:
• Reader’s notebook
• Textual Discussions
Instructional Focus: Rigorous and higher
level critical thinking, multiple perspectives,
seminars, some independent study
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