ENGLISH
2010-2011
All Parkway
Students are required to pass four years of English to meet graduation
requirements. At each grade level all
basic forms of language arts will be studied: grammar, writing, oral
communications and literature.
Students will choose from these courses:
1301 ENGLISH
9
Grade 09
Year Course 1.00
Credit
Class Books
$ 19.50
1302 ENGLISH 10
Grade 10
Year Course 1.00
Credit
Class Books $ 24.50
Students will be introduced to the history,
literary elements, and examples of American Literature in the forms of poetry,
short stories, novels, and drama in order to understand the making of their own
literary heritage. Students will continue their studies using English Grammar, Sentence
Complexity, and Vocabulary to advance their Written Composition.
1303 ENGLISH 11
Grade 11
Year Course 1.00 Credit
Class Books $ 20.90
1304 ENGLISH 12
Grade 12
Year Course 1.00
Credit
Class Books
$ 20.00
Students will be
introduced to the history, literary elements, and examples of British literature
in the forms of poetry, short stories and drama in order to come to an
understanding of the major literary eras in English literature. In addition to studying literature, the
student will be introduced to advanced study in English grammar to further
develop the understanding of writing complexly.
The writing in the course will center on the expository type as the
students will evaluate and interpret literary elements and the literature which
they read in paragraph, five paragraph, and eleven paragraph essay forms. Culminating the writing efforts in class will
be a research paper. In order to promote
the complexity of the student’s writing, a study of ACT caliber words and
etymologies will be examined throughout the year.
1308 HONORS ENGLISH 11
Grade 11 Prerequisite: “A” in English 10
Year Course 1.00
Credit (Weighted Course)
Class Books $ 20.90
Junior Honors
English students will need to purchase “The
Grapes of Wrath” on their own to be read over the summer.
Language and
Composition
Students will be
introduced to the history, literary elements, and examples of American
literature in the forms of poetry, short stories, and drama in order to come to
an understanding of the makings of our own literary heritage. In addition, the honors students will examine
and in their own writing emulate various literary techniques used in
non-fiction writing. Further, an advanced study of English grammar will be
inducted into the course to further develop the understanding of complex writing
with five paragraph and eleven paragraph essays. Culminating the writing
efforts of ACT caliber words and etymologies will be studied throughout the
year to bolster the student’s diction.
Finally, three non-fiction novels will be read throughout the year,
which are representative of time periods in American literature.
1309 HONORS ENGLISH 12
Grade 12 Prerequisite: “A” in English 11
Year Course 1.00
Credit (Weighted Course)
Class Books $ 19.00
Literature and Composition
Students will be introduced to the history,
literary elements, and examples of British literature in the forms of poetry,
short stories, and drama in order to come to an understanding of the makings of
our own literary and language heritage.
In addition, the honor students will be intensely studying literary
techniques and terms through the means of a broad range of representative
projects. The writings in the course
will center on the expository, interpretive, and creative styles of
writing. Culminating the reading and
writing efforts in class will be several research-based papers. In order to promote complex writing, a study
of ACT caliber words and etymologies will be studied throughout the year to
bolster the student’s diction. Finally,
at least four (4) class novels will be read throughout the year in addition to
several self-selected classics and outside summer reading requirements.