Grants High School

9th Grade English Courses

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS I

10014100

Course Description- Course builds upon the students' prior knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, word usage, and mechanics of writing, and usually includes the four aspects of language use: reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  Usually, the various genres of literature are introduced and defined, with writing exercises often linked to reading selections.

1 year, 1 credit.  Grade 9

Prerequisite: None

PRE-AP ENGLISH I

10014000

Course Description: This course is an advanced course designed to prepare the student for the eleventh grade Pre-AP course and for college literature and composition courses. The workload is significantly heavier and will in fact demand quite a bit of extra time. Course offers a balanced focus on composition and literature.  Typically, students learn about the alternate aims and audiences of written compositions by writing persuasive, critical, and creative multi paragraph thematic essays and compositions.  The study of literature encompasses various genres as students improve their reading rate and comprehension and develop the skills to determine authors' intent and theme and to recognize the techniques employed by the author to achieve the goal.  Honors credit not offered for this course.

1 year, 1 credit

Prerequisite: 8th Grade English Teacher Recommendation

10th Grade English Courses

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS II

10024100

Course Description:  Course offers a balanced focus on composition and literature.  Typically, students learn about the alternate aims and audiences of written compositions by writing persuasive, critical, and creative multi paragraph thematic essays and compositions.  The study of literature encompasses various genres as students improve their reading rate and comprehension and develop the skills to determine authors' intent and theme and to recognize the techniques employed by the author to achieve the goal.

1 year, 1 credit.  Grade 10

Prerequisite: English Language Arts I

PRE-AP ENGLISH II

10024000

Course Description: This course is an advanced course designed to prepare the student for the eleventh grade Pre-AP course and for college literature and composition courses. The workload is significantly heavier and will in fact demand quite a bit of extra time. Course offers a balanced focus on composition and literature.  Typically, students learn about the alternate aims and audiences of written compositions by writing persuasive, critical, and creative multi paragraph thematic essays and compositions.  The study of literature encompasses various genres as students improve their reading rate and comprehension and develop the skills to determine authors' intent and theme and to recognize the techniques employed by the author to achieve the goal.  Honors credit not offered for this course.

1 year, 1 credit. Grade 10

Prerequisite: English Language Arts I, Teacher recommendation

11th Grade English Courses

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS III

10034100

Course Description: Course continues to develop students' writing skills, emphasizing clear, logical writing patterns, word choice, and usage, as students write essays and begin to learn the techniques of writing research papers.  Students continue to read works of literature, which often form the backbone of the writing assignments.  Literary conventions and stylistic devices may receive greater emphasis than in previous courses.  

1 year, 1 credit.  Grade 11

Prerequisite: English Language Arts II

AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS III

10125000

Course Description:  Course is designed to parallel college level English courses, AP English Language and Composition courses expose students to prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts.  Emphasis is placed on the interaction of authorial purpose, intended audience, and the subject at hand; students learn to develop stylistic flexibility as they write compositions covering a variety of subjects and intended for various purposes. This course is intended to prepare students for the optional Advanced Placement Exam in this subject and should follow the published College Board guidelines. Students are required to take the AP Exam.

1 year, 1 credit, Grade 11

Prerequisite: English Language Arts II, Teacher Recommendation

12th Grade English Courses

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS IV- Honors

10044100

Course Description:  Course blends composition and literature into a cohesive whole, as students write critical and comparative analyses of selected literature.  Typically, multi paragraph essays predominate as the form of student composition, but one or more major research papers may also be written.  

1 year, 1 credit.  Grade 12

Prerequisite: English Language Arts III

AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS IV

10135100

Course Description: -Course is designed to parallel college level English courses, AP English Literature and Composition courses enable students to develop critical standards for evaluating literature.  Students study the language, character, action, and theme in works of recognized literary merit; enrich their understanding of connotation, metaphor, irony, syntax, and tone; and write compositions of their own (including literary analysis, exposition, argument, narrative, and creative writing). This course is intended to prepare students for the optional Advanced Placement Exam in this subject and should follow the published College Board guidelines.   Students are required to take the AP Exam.

1 year, 1 credit Grade 12  

Prerequisite: English Language Arts III, Teacher Recommendation