by: mrs. jacquot [email protected]. graduation requirements: four years of english-eight semesters...
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By: Mrs. [email protected]
Graduation Requirements: Four years of English-eight semesters
9th Grade-LAC I, honors or non-honors10 Grade-LAC II, honors or non-honors11th Grade American Literature (honors or
non-honors) or AP Literature12th Grade-British and World Literature
(honors or non-honors) or AP LanguagePublic Speaking & Journalism count as
electives, not towards the four years of English for needed for graduation.
Literature, Analysis & Composition I (LAC) for 9th grade
There are five strands to this class:Literature, fiction & non-fiction, short stories,
poems, plays and novelsGrammarVocabularyComposition-memoirs, persuasive, comparison
& researchVerbal Communication
There is an honors and non-honors version of the class. The difference is several projects.
Literature, Analysis & Composition II (LAC) for 10th gradeThere are five strands to this class:
Literature, fiction & non-fiction, short stories, poems, plays and novels
GrammarVocabularyComposition-narratives, persuasive and
researchVerbal Communication
There is an honors and non-honors version of the class. The difference is several projects.
American Literature for 11th gradeThis class focuses on literature through time in
the history of the USA. It works with the US history class.
This class focuses on:Writing to prompts & a research paperReading novels, plays, short stories and speechesVerbal communication & team workGrammarVocabulary
There is an honors and non-honors version of the class. The difference is several projects.
British and World Literature for 12th gradeThe first semester of this class focuses on
student’s exploring different literature by continent. The second semester focuses on a senior portfolio project called All about Me.
This class focuses on:Writing to prompts & a research paperReading novels, plays, short stories and
speechesVerbal communication & team workGrammarVocabulary
There is an honors and non-honors version of the class. The difference is several projects.
AP Literature and Composition for 11th gradeThis class has the potential to earn students
college credit if they score a 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam in May. Most colleges accept these scores. A score of three is not accepted for credit by all colleges.
This class focuses on literary devices and analysis of literature-plays, short stories and novels.
We read the following novels:Annie John by Jamica KincaidJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTheir Eyes were watching God by Zora Neale
HurstonTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareThe Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsHedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
AP Language and Composition for 12th gradeThis class has the potential to earn students
college credit if they score a 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam in May. Most colleges accept these scores. A score of three is not accepted for credit by all colleges.
This course focuses on rhetorical devices. We have a focus on discussions that are student led and student driven. Students also read non-fiction pieces.
In the fall students have a project on an editorial writer & in the spring students have a research project. They also watch the State of the Union and listen for rhetorical devices from the President of the United States of America. We call this the POTUS & the SOTU.
Journalism for any gradeThis is an offsite non-honors elective class
that is a semester in lengthThis class focuses on the aspects of modern
2.0 journalism. Students who take this class often participate
in the extracurricular Newspaper Club that produces The Flex Street Post.
Public Speaking for any gradeThis is an offsite non-honors elective class
that is a semester in lengthStudents focus on the skills needed to deliver
and improve a speech. They give speeches that they record and send in as audio files. They also study famous speeches.
This is a good option to prepare students for the public speaking that is often needed outside of high school.