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Course Name: AP English Language and Composition Type of Course: Core Course
Available to: 11th grade Prerequisites: H. Literature and Composition II( 90 %+)
Description: This course aligns to an introductory college-level rhetoric and writing curriculum, which requires students to develop evidence-based analytic and argumentative essays that proceed through several stages / drafts. Students evaluate, create, and cite research to support their arguments. Additionally, students read and analyze the rhetorical elements and their effects in non-fiction texts, including graphic images as forms of text, from many disciplines and historical periods. The course will involve independent study and frequent written analysis to prepare students for the AP English Language and Composition exam. Students earn an additional 1.0 quality point towards their GPA for this course.
Course Name: Literature and Composition IV Type of Course: Core Course
Available to: 12th grade
Prerequisites: Literature and Composition III( 70 %- 89 %) OR H. Literature and Composition III( 70 %- 73 %)
Description: This course focuses on world literature by and about people of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Students explore themes of linguistic and cultural diversity by comparing, contrasting, analyzing, and critiquing writing styles and universal themes. The students write expository, analytical, and response essays. A research component is critical. The students observe and listen critically and respond appropriately to written and oral communication. The students understand and acquire new vocabulary and use it correctly in reading, writing, and speaking.
Course Name: Honors Literature and Composition IV Type of Course: Core Course
Available to: 12th grade
Prerequisites: Literature and Composition III( 90 %+), H. Literature and Composition III( 74 %+), OR AP English Language( 70 %- 79 %)
Description: This course is an accelerated college-prep class designed to focus on the writing process( planning, drafting, and revising). The students will focus on different writing genres and organizational structures: expository, persuasive, narrative, descriptive, comparison-contrast, exemplification, process analysis, classification, cause and effect, and definition. Advanced grammar skills will be a major component of this class and an emphasis on research will be also required. Students earn an additional 0.5 quality point towards their GPA for this course.
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