• English Language Arts

    English Fundamentals - Course #3270 - Level: 9-12

    Length:                   Year (10 credits)

    Prerequisite:            Low CST test results may require concurrent enrollment in this course and English 9

    Graduation:              Elective credit

    English Fundamentals is a support class that students must take if they scored Far Below or Below Basic on their 8th grade California Content Standards Test. This class will review the fundamentals of grammar, word analysis, and improve students’ reading comprehension.

     

    P-English 9 - Course #3030 - Level: 9 

    Length: Year (10 credits) - Prerequisite: None 

    Graduation: Year 1 English requirement - College Prep: Year 1 English (b) requirement 

    English 9 is a core literature-based language arts course integrating literature, writing, grammar, mechanics, speaking and listening, vocabulary development, reading skills, and study skills.

     

    P-English 10 - Course #3040 - Level: 10 

    Length: Year (10 credits). Prerequisite: English 1

    Graduation: Year 2 English requirement - College Prep: Year 2 English (b) requirement 

    English 10 is a core literature-based program integrating literature with writing, grammar, mechanics, speaking and listening, vocabulary development, reading skills, and study skills.

     

    P-English 11 - Course #3050 - Level: 11 

    Length: Year (10 credits) - Prerequisite: English 2

    Graduation: Year 3 English requirement - College Prep: Year 3 English (b) requirement 

    English 11 is a core literature-based program integrating the study of American literature with writing, speaking and listening, vocabulary development, reading skills, and study skills.

     

    P-English 12 - Course #3060 - Level: 12 

    Length: Year (10 credits) - Prerequisite: English 3

    Graduation: Year 4 English requirement - College Prep: Year 4 English (b) requirement 

    English 12 is a core literature-based program integrating the study of British literature with grammar, mechanics, speaking and listening, vocabulary development, reading skills, and study skills.

     

    P-World Studies Program - Course #1428 - Level: 10 

    Length: Year (double-blocked class 20 credits) Prerequisite: English 1

    Graduation: Year 2 English and World Hist requirement - College Prep: Year 2 English (b) and World Hist (a) requirement 

    World Studies integrates English 2 and World History, and is designed to explore world culture and the major turning points in world history to make connections between real life history and American literature. The course will review the rise of democracy through nation building of modern day.

     

    P-American Studies Program - Course #1438 - Level: 11 

    Length: Year (double-blocked class 20 credits) Prerequisite: English 2

    Graduation: Year 3 English and US History requirement - College Prep: Year 3 English (b) and US History (a) requirement 

    American Studies integrates English 3 and U.S. History, and is designed to explore American culture and the major turning points in U.S. history to make connections between real life American History and American literature. The course will review the rise of democracy and the industrial and technological transformations.

     

    P-(AP) Lang. and Composition - Course #3085 - Level: 11-12 

    Length: Year (10 credits) - Prerequisite: English 2

    Graduation: Year 3 English requirement - College Prep: Year 3 English (b) requirement 

    Advanced Placement Language and Composition is equivalent to a college or university Freshman Composition course and prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Language and Composition exam. Students will become skilled readers and analyzers of literary prose written from a variety of time periods. As a result of such analysis, students will become skilled writers who will be able to produce compositions for a variety of purposes. Through their writing and reading assignments, students learn the purpose and influence of literary prose.

     

    P-(AP) Literature and Composition - Course #3120 - Level: 12 

    Length: Year (10 credits)

    Prerequisite: English 3

    Graduation: Year 4 English requirement - College Prep: Year 4 English (b) requirement 

    Advanced Placement Literature and Composition is equivalent to a college or university Freshman Literary Survey course and prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition exam.

     

    P-Science Fiction Literature - Course #3205 - Level: 12 

    Length: Year (10 credits) - Prerequisite: English 1, 2 and English 3

    Graduation: Year 4 English requirement - College Prep: Year 4 English (b) requirement

    Science Fiction will focus on the reading, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of science fiction literature in conjunction with current technological and scientific issues and with science fiction film. The class stimulates student interest in technology, fantasy, global thinking, and the future. This English elective provides access to alternative literature.

     

    P-Creative Writing - Course #3170 - Level: 10-12 

    Length: Year (10 credits) - Prerequisite: English 1

    Graduation: Elective credit - College Prep: Elective (g) requirement

    Creative Writing is structured to build upon skills introduced in previous English courses. Focus is on the study of advanced composition, fiction, non-fiction, storytelling, poetry, and speech. The major project will be to produce a student literary magazine.

     

    P-Literary Analysis through Film - Course #3184 - Level: 10-12 

    Length: Year (10 credits) - Prerequisite: English 1

    Graduation: Elective credit - College Prep: Elective (g) requirement

    Literary Analysis through Film is an academic elective for English Language Arts designed to introduce students to analyzing elements of literature using film as a text. By using film as a text, the course sets a foundation and enhances student comprehension, analysis, criticism and appreciation of non-fiction, fiction, drama and basic cinematic techniques.

     

    P-English Language Development (ELD) 3 - Course #3162 - Level: 9-12 

    Length: Year (double-blocked class 10 credits) - Prerequisite: CELDT score 3 or Edge Placement

    Graduation: 10 credits English and 10 credits elective - College Prep: English (b) requirement 

    English Language Development 3 is a course designated for English Learners who score a 3 on the CELDT test. ELD 3 will advance a student’s oral, listening, reading and writing skills and enhance their academic vocabulary. The goal is to prepare English Learners for mainstream academic curriculum.

     

    P-Speech and Debate - Course #3202 - Level: 10-12 

    Length: Year (10 credits) - Prerequisite: English 1, 2.5 GPA, or instructor approval

    Graduation: Elective credit - College Prep: Elective (g) requirement

    Speech and Debate is a one-year course in oral communication with emphasis on public speaking. Research, writing, and oral techniques needed to develop effective oral presentations, debates, and oral interpretation intersperse the course.


    P-Journalism     - Course #3190 - Level: 10-12 

    Length: Year (10 credits); may be repeated for credit Prerequisite: English 1 or instructor approval

    Graduation: Elective credit / College Prep: Elective (g) requirement

    Journalism introduces journalistic writing, non-fiction literature, and newspaper production, including news gathering, layout, advertising, and business management. The course focuses on the theoretical basis for scholastic freedom of press, the responsibilities of high school journalists, exclusion of First Amendment freedoms, and journalistic ethics.

     

    P-Peace & Conflict Studies - Course #3186 - Level: 10-12 

    Length: Year (10 credits) -Prerequisite: English 1 and World Cultures or World History

    Graduation: Elective credit / College Prep: Elective (g) requirement

    Peace & Conflict Studies explores the world of violent and nonviolent solutions. Through readings of prominent authors, students will learn the skills of negotiation and conflict resolution. Students learn to view global human rights as a part of their own cause, not something distinct from their personal life experience. Students learn why we need to end intolerance, racism, and violence in society. Topics like human rights, the environment, structural violence, justice, power, empathy, compassion, respect, tolerance, and freedom are covered.

     

     

    Poetry - Course #3178 - Level: 10-12 

    Length: Year (10 credits) - Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior English class

    Graduation: Elective Credit 

    Students explore the world of poetry, learning through a balance of formal study and creative writing, develop an appreciation for poetry and gain valuable experience in critiquing and analyzing literature. After learning a new element, student analyze published examples that employ the element engage in discussions and write their own poetry. Students share poetry in formal and informal readings and critique and analyze their own as well as their classmates writing.