Grade Level:  9-12
Course #:   0500E
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One

Diploma:   Counts as an elective for all diplomas

 Prerequisite:   None

This course is designed to assist those students who have failed the English/Language Arts End of Course Assessment.  This course would reinforce those skills already covered in the English classroom by using different formats.  Successfully completing English Basic Skills would count as one of the steps if a student finds it necessary to ask the State for a waiver.  This course would receive one credit per semester, but the credit would not count toward the English requirements for a high school diploma.  If a student does not pass the retesting of the English/Language Arts End of Course Assessment, this course or some other approved remediation course may be taken for credit again to satisfy the guidelines for a waiver.

Grade Level:  9
Course #:   1002
Length:       Full Year
Credit(s):    Two
Diploma:    General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:  None

Through integrated study of language, literature, writing, and oral communication, English 9 develops students' use of language as a tool for learning and thinking and as a source of pleasure.  Literature includes the study of a variety of genres and frequent opportunities for students to respond critically, reflectively, and imaginatively to a range of reading materials.  Composition provides students with the opportunity to write for different purposes and audiences, using a variety of forms of expressive, informative, and argumentative/persuasive writing.  Formal grammar, usage, spelling and language mechanics are integrated into the study of writing so that students gain a functional understanding of the English language.  Students deliver grade appropriate oral presentations with attention to audience and purpose and access, analyze, and evaluate online information.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  9
Course #:  1002T
Length:      Full Year
Credit(s):   Two
Diploma:    General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:  None

Through integrated study of language, literature, writing, and oral communication, this course has the same requirements as the Freshman English 9 course; however, it demands more research and writing as well as an increased use of reasoning and critical thinking skills.  The accelerated class promotes learning at a more rapid pace with a more in-depth study of the material.  Creativity is combined with knowledge to develop student projects.  Students will have two required books for summer reading and may read additional material during the school year. Students should take this course in preparation for Advanced Placement courses.  

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  10  
Course #:  1004
Length:      Full Year
Credit(s):   Two
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:      Successful completion of at least 1 semester of English 9

English 10 further develops students' use of language as a tool for learning and thinking and as a source of pleasure through integrated study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication.  Language study continues to develop students' sophistication at adapting language to different audiences, purposes, and situations, and using language as a tool for thinking, learning, and communicating in both academic and non-academic situations.  Through study of literature, students continue to develop an understanding of literary concepts and conventions that will help them make independent critical evaluations of literary works.  Composition provides students with continuing opportunities to write for different purposes and audiences, using a variety of forms of expressive, informative, and argumentative/persuasive writing.  Formal grammar, usage, spelling, and language mechanics are integrated into the study of writing so that students gain a functional understanding of the English language.  Speech provides the study of and practice in the basic principles and techniques of effective oral communication.  Students deliver grade appropriate oral presentations with attention to audience and purpose and access, analyze, and evaluate online information.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  10
Course #:  1004T
Length:      Full Year
Credit(s):   Two
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 9, Pre-AP or teacher recommendation                                             

This course further develops students’ use of language as a tool for learning and thinking and as a source of pleasure through integrated study of language, literature, composition and oral communication.  Language study continues to develop students’ sophistication at adapting language to different audiences, purposes and situations.  Through the study of literature, students continue to develop an understanding of literary concepts and conventions that will help them make independent critical evaluation of literary works.  Composition provides students with continuing opportunities to write for different purposes and audiences, using a variety of writing forms.  Instruction in all aspects of the writing process is given, including prewriting, drafting, peer sharing, revision, and editing.  Speech provides the study of and practice in the basic principles and techniques of effective oral communications, and students in this course will have opportunities to present different types of oral presentations, such as viewpoint, instructional, demonstration, informative, persuasive, and impromptu.  This class will include an accelerated coverage of materials and an in-depth study of several literary works.  Classroom strategies will include the use of research skills and methods, integration of high-level thinking skills and use of student products.  Students will have two required books for summer reading and may read additional materials during the school year.  Students should take this class in preparation for Advanced Placement classes.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  11
Course #:  1006
Length:      Full year
Credit(s):   Two
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:   Successful completion of at least 3 semesters of English

English 11 continues to reinforce students' use of language as a powerful tool for learning and thinking and as a source of pleasure through integrated study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication.  Language study continues to develop students' sophistication at adapting language to different audiences, purposes and situations, and using language as a tool for thinking, learning, and communicating in both academic and nonacademic situations.  Through study of literature, students should continue to develop an understanding of literacy concepts and conventions that will help them make independent critical evaluations of literary works.  Students write narratives, responses to literature, academic essays (analytical, persuasive, expository, summary), and more sustained research assignments incorporating visual information in the form of pictures, graphs, charts, and tables. Students write and deliver grade-appropriate multimedia presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. Formal grammar, usage, spelling, and language mechanics are integrated into the study of writing so that students gain a functional understanding of the English language. 

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  11
Course #:  1006T
Length:      Full year
Credit(s):   Two
Diploma:    General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:   Successful completion of English 10, Pre-AP or teacher recommendation

Accelerated English 11 is a course designed to reinforce the skills of learning and constructive thinking through language, literature, composition, and oral communication.  This course deal with American authors, their works and the time periods in which their works were written.  Language study continues to develop students’ sophistication at adapting language to different audiences, purposes and situations, and using language as a tool for thinking, learning, and communicating.  Part of the requirements in the accelerated class include the following: (1) The students will read three novels with the class and possible read one independent novel, and (2) The students will do a research paper over a significant American author in order to better understand the structure of the research paper and the MLA form.  Formal grammar, usage, spelling, and language mechanics are integrated into the study of writing so that students gain a functional understanding of the English language.  Students will have two required books for summer reading and may read additional material during the school year.  Students should take this class in preparation for Advanced Placement courses. 

Grade Level:  12
Course #:  1008
Length:      Full year
Credit(s):   Two
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Recommended Prerequisite:   Successful completion of at least 5 semesters of English or with approval of administration.

As the culmination of the student's high school English instruction, English 12 prepares students to meet the language demands of post-secondary experiences, whether those be in higher education or the world of work.  English 12 continues to refine students' use of language as a tool for learning and thinking and as a source of pleasure through integrated study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication.  Literature continues to be a focal point of the twelfth-grade English curriculum.  Critical reading and interpretative skills will also be sharpened, preparing students for informed citizenship in a democratic society.  Students write narratives, responses to literature, academic essays (analytical, persuasive, expository, summary), and more sustained research assignments incorporating visual information in the form of pictures, graphs, charts, and tables. Students write and deliver grade-appropriate multimedia presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. Formal grammar, usage, spelling, and language mechanics will be integrated into the study of writing so that students gain a functional understanding of the English language. 

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  9^th Grade English Students Only
Course #:  1010A
Length:      1 or 2 Semesters
Credit(s):   One or two credits                          
Diploma:   Counts as an elective for all diplomas

Prerequisite:   None

Language Arts Lab A provides an opportunity for individualized instruction designed to help students who are struggling in English with additional remediation.  Although a student may take language arts labs more than two semesters, only two elective credits may be earned for Language Arts Lab A. 

*This course does not meet English credit requirements for graduation.

Grade Level:  10^th Grade English Students Only
Course #:   1010B
Length:      1 or 2 Semesters
Credit(s):   One or two credits                          Diploma:   Counts as an elective for all diplomas

Prerequisite:   None

Language Arts Lab B provides an opportunity for individualized instruction designed to help students who are struggling in English with additional remediation.  Although a student may take language arts labs more than two semesters, only two elective credits may be earned for Language Arts Lab B. 

*This course does not meet English credit requirements for graduation.

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #:  1022
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:   Recommended successful completion of at least 4 semesters of English or with approval of administration.

This course surveys the Bible as a source of a variety of literary patterns, themes, and conventions and provides a basis for understanding Biblical allusions in both classical and modern literature.  The teacher presents the Bible as a narrative and aids students in acquiring skill in literary analysis; enables students to gain a deeper insight into the literary heritage provided by the Bible; demonstrates the influence of the Bible in literature, art, and culture, and leads the students to a greater sensitivity to this influence; and familiarizes students with biblical events and personages within their geographical, historical, political, and philosophical framework.  Students develop skill in recognizing the various literary genre of the Bible, practice language skills, and participate in oral presentations.  If this course is taken to fulfill English/Language Arts requirements for grades 11 and/or 12.

NOTE: It is highly recommended that students combine this course with a composition course that may be taken before, concurrently, or after this course.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  12
Course #:  1030
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:    General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:   Recommended successful completion of at least 5 semesters of English or with approval of administration.

English Literature (British Literature) provides a survey of representative literature produced by British authors, including those in the British Isles as well as those in colonies and former British colonies.  The course includes study of major British authors of various historical periods, literary movements, and intellectual trends.  The course also provides an examination of the contributions of British authors to specific literary genres such as poetry, drama, the essay, and the novel.  Students will participate in speech and composition activities pertaining to British Literature.  If this course is taken to fulfill the English/Language Arts requirements for grade 11 and/or 12, it is highly recommended that students combine this course with a composition course that may be taken before, concurrently, or after this course.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #:  1052
Length:     1 Semester
Credit(s):  One
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:   Recommended successful completion of at least 4 semesters of English or with approval of administration.

World Literature, a course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of ancient and modern representative works by major authors from six continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.  Students examine a wide variety of literary genres and themes.  Students analyze how the ideas and concepts presented in the works are both interconnected and reflective of the cultures and historical periods of the counties represented by the authors. 

NOTE: It is highly recommended that students combine this course with a composition course.

 Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  12
Course #:  1056
Length:      Full year
Credit(s):   Two
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Dual Credit Availability

Prerequisite:  Recommended successful completion of six semesters of English.

English Language and Composition, Advanced Placement follows the College Board Entrance Examination guidelines for advanced placement English.  This course engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and theoretical contexts, and guides students to become skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes.  Both their writing and reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer's purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way generic conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing.  Writing assignments will be frequent, including weekly in-class essays and periodic research papers.  Students will be expected to read challenging texts for summer reading or at home as well as in the classroom.  Students also will be expected to participate fully in class discussion, create presentations, and make use of technological resources both in researching and in producing their papers.  The fast pace and challenging curriculum of the class are intended to prepare students for the AP English exam through which they may earn six college credits in English.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  12

Course #:  1058

Length:      2 Semesters

Credit(s):   1 credit per sem., 2 credits maximum

Diploma:    General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Required Prerequisite: None

Recommended Prerequisite: Successful completion of six semesters of English

AP English Literature and Composition is a course based on the content established and copyrighted by the College Board. The course is not intended to be used as a dual credit course. The course engages students in the close reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature to deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure. As they read, students consider a work's structure, style, and themes, as well as its use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. Writing assignments include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays that require students to analyze and interpret literary works. Students will be expected to read challenging texts for summer reading or at home as well as in the classroom.  Students also will be expected to participate fully in class discussion, create presentations, and make use of technological resources both in researching and in producing their papers.  Culmination of the course will be the AP Exam that results in earning six college credits in English.

NOTE: Students should be able to read and comprehend college-level texts and apply the conventions of Standard Written English in their writing.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for grades 11 or 12 for all diplomas

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #:  1060
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Recommended Prerequisite:   Successful completion of previous English classes.

This course encourages students to become curious about the English language and should enable students to increase their vocabulary, prepare them to perform well on the PSAT, and the SAT and other standardized tests.  Etymology provides instruction in the derivation of English words and word families from their Latin and Greek origins.  Pure root etymology deals with the exact origin of the word.  Folk etymology is the study of how words have changed due to connotative and denotative associations, euphemisms, cliché's, idioms, etc.  This course will look at other foreign origins as they pertain to loanwords from those countries.  Students will study both areas of etymology, including prefixes, roots, suffixes, and reasons for language change.  The study of word history and semantics will be incorporated through an analysis of some literary texts. 

NOTE: It is highly recommended that students combine this course with a literature or composition course that may be taken before, concurrently, or after this course.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #:  1070
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors


Prerequisite:   Speech or teacher recommendation

Debate, a course based on the Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is the study and application of the basic principles of debate involving support for the basic types of arguments (induction, deduction, causation) and debate strategies (affirmative or negative argument construction and extension, case development, refutation or rebuttal of argument claims and evidence, and persuasive speaking).  Students will experience organizing, preparing, and presenting debates in a format which allows for growth and increasing difficulty, culminating in a project.  Debate project:  Students will complete a project—such as a mock debate or trial, participation in a forum, presentation of an argument supporting or opposing different sides of a major issue—which demonstrates knowledge, application, and presentation progress in the debate course content.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #:  1076
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:    Recommended successful completion of at least 4 semesters of English or with approval of administration.

Speech, a course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and the common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts Standards, is the study and application of the basic principles and techniques of effective oral communication.  Students deliver focused and coherent speeches that convey clear messages, using gestures, tone, and vocabulary appropriate to the audience and purpose.  Students deliver different types of oral and multi-media presentations, including viewpoint, instructional, demonstration, informative, persuasive, and impromptu.  Students use the same Standard English conventions for oral speech that they use in their writing. 

NOTE: Students are strongly encouraged to combine this course with a literature or composition course.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:   11-12
Course #: 1078
Length:     1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, and Technical Honors

Dual Credit Availability

Prerequisite:   Successful completion of English 9 & 10 and teacher recommendation or Speech I

Advanced Speech and Communication, a course based on Indiana’s Academic standards for English/language Arts and emphasizing the High School Speech and Communication Standards, is the study and application of skills in listening, oral interpretation, media communications, research methods, and oral debate.  Students deliver different types of oral and multi-media presentations, including speeches to inform, to motivate, to entertain, and to persuade through the use of impromptu, extemporaneous, memorized, or manuscript delivery.  Advanced Speech and Communication Project:  Students complete a project, such as multi-media presentations, that are reflective, reports or historical investigations, responses to literature, or persuasive arguments, which demonstrates knowledge, application, and speaking progress in the Advanced Speech and Communication course content.

NOTE:  Students are strongly encouraged to combine this course with a literature or composition course that they take before, concurrently, or after this course.

This course fulfills English/Language Arts requirements for the General, Core 40, Academic Honors, and/or Technical Honors Diplomas.

Grade Level:  10-12
Course #:  1080A & 1080B
Length:      Full Year
Credit(s):   Two           

Diploma:   Counts as a Directed Elective or Elective for all Diplomas

Prerequisite:   None

This course provides the study of practice in gathering and analyzing information, interviewing, and note taking for the purpose of writing, editing, and publishing for print, including student publications.  The course should include instruction and practice in effective journalistic writing forms and techniques, as well as layout, design, and typography.  Representative examples of amateur and professional journalism may be studied.  The concept of responsible journalism will be discussed.  Students will develop layouts for the yearbook and newspaper.  This course is a prerequisite for Student Publications (Yearbook).  The elements of photography will also be studied with students spending time learning parts of the camera, the techniques of picture-taking, actual hands-on photography, developing and printing pictures.  Desktop publishing will be included in the year-long course.  Students will focus their attention on the computers with emphasis on learning the computer, transferring layout and design elements to the actual disk submission format of the computer.   (This course will not satisfy any of the eight semesters of required English.)

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  10-12 (Freshman may enroll with instructor approval.)
Course #: 1080A
Length:     1 Semester
Credit(s):  One
Diploma:  Counts as an elective for all diplomas

Prerequisite:   None

This course provides the study of practice in gathering and analyzing information, interviewing, and note taking for the purpose of writing, editing, and publishing for print, including student publications.  The course will include instruction and practice in effective journalistic writing forms and techniques, as well as layout, design, and typography.  Representative examples of amateur and professional journalism may be studied.  The concept of responsible journalism will be discussed.  Students will develop layouts for the yearbook and newspaper.  This is a one semester course that is a prerequisite for newspaper and yearbook. 

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  10-12 (Freshman may enroll with instructor approval.)
Course #:  1080B
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:   Counts as an elective for all diplomasPrerequisite:   None

This is a continuation of the first year of journalism study.  It provides continued practice in interviewing, gathering/analyzing materials, note-taking, editing, and publishing.  It also includes more instruction in journalistic writing as well as layout and design.  Examples of professional journalistic pieces will be studied and discussed.  This is the second semester of beginning journalism, which serves as a prerequisite for any student publication course. 

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  10-12
Course #:   1084
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:   Counts as an elective for all diplomas

Prerequisite:   None

This is a one-semester course which provides a study of television, radio, videotape, and possibly film and newspapers, as sources of information, persuasion, and creative expression.  The course will help students develop an awareness of audience and purpose in evaluating mass media as well as in producing their own media productions.  It will also help students to judge media critically and understand the use of persuasive language and strategies.  The course will provide an opportunity for students to generate mass media, such as radio and television material, slide-tape presentations, films, or newspapers. 

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #: 1086A
Length:     Full Year
Credit(s):  Two
Diploma:   Counts as an elective for all diplomas

Prerequisite:   Journalism 1

Student Media: Newspaper I, a course based on the High School Journalism Standards and the student Media Standards, is the continuation of the study of Journalism.  Students demonstrate their ability to do journalistic writing and design for high school media, including school newspapers, yearbooks, and a variety of other media formats.  Students follow the ethical principles and legal boundaries that guide scholastic journalism.  Students express themselves publicly with meaning and clarity for the purpose of informing, entertaining, or persuading.  Students work on high school media staffs so that they may prepare themselves for career paths in journalism, communications, writing, or related fields.

This course will not satisfy any of the eight semesters of required English.

Fulfills the Fine Arts requirement for the Core 40 with Academic Honors

Grade Level:  12
Course #:  1086B
Length:      Full Year
Credit(s):   Two
Diploma:   Counts as an elective for all diplomas

Prerequisite:  Student Media:  Newspaper I

Student Media:   Newspaper II is a continuation of Student Publications:  Newspaper I.  The advanced students in this course will serve as editors of the publication and also help to train new staff members in the various aspects of the newspaper operation. 

This course will not satisfy any of the eight semesters of required English.

Fulfills the Fine Arts requirement for the Core 40 with Academic Honors

Grade Level:  10-12
Course #:  1086Y
Length:      Full Year
Credit(s):   Two
Diploma:   Counts as an elective for all diplomas

Prerequisite:   None

Student Media: Yearbook  I, a course based on the High School Journalism Standards and the student Media Standards, is the continuation of the study of Journalism.  Students demonstrate their ability to do journalistic writing and design for high school media, including school newspapers, yearbooks, and a variety of other media formats.  Students follow the ethical principles and legal boundaries that guide scholastic journalism.  Students express themselves publicly with meaning and clarity for the purpose of informing, entertaining, or persuading.  Students work on high school media staffs so that they may prepare themselves for career paths in journalism, communications, writing, or related fields.

This course will not satisfy any of the eight semesters of required English.

Fulfills the Fine Arts requirement for the Core 40 with Academic Honors

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #:  1086Z
Length:     Full Year
Credit(s):  Two
Diploma:  Counts as an elective for all diplomas

Prerequisite:   Student Media YB I

Student Media: Yearbook II - This course allows for further study of publication as it applies to the writing, editing, and layout of the school yearbook.  This senior level course is responsible for the overseeing of all aspects of the production process of the yearbook.  As such, students should be prepared to take leadership roles in the areas of photography, layout, design, writing, and editing. 

This course will not satisfy any of the eight semesters of required English.

Fulfills the Fine Arts requirement for the Core 40 with Academic Honors

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #:  1090
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Dual Credit Availability

Prerequisite:   Recommended successful completion of at least 4 semesters of English or with approval of administration.

This course provides students an opportunity to learn to write by writing.  The course provides students with frequent opportunities to write for different audiences and purposes, using a process that includes prewriting, drafting, peer sharing, revising, editing, and producing a final product.  Strategies for evaluating and responding to the writing of others literature and speech are included.  Instruction in grammar, usage, and mechanics are integrated with writing so that students develop a functional understanding of language and a common vocabulary for discussing writing.  Students will make use of technological resources both in researching and in producing their papers.  A research paper is required for the course.  If this course is taken to fulfill the English/Language Arts requirements for grade 11 and/or 12. 

NOTE: It is highly recommended that students combine this course with a literature course that may be taken before, concurrently, or after this course.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #:  1092
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors


Prerequisite:   Recommended successful completion of at least 4 semesters of English or with approval of administration.

This course allows students to use their imaginative and observational skills in producing original products such as short stories, skits, songs, children's stories, poetry and novelettes.  Students will become familiar with standard literacy elements in their own writing.  Speech and composition study will be integrated with grammar, usage, spelling, and language mechanics.  By working through the writing process, students will have the opportunity to understand the steps necessary in producing literary works.  Students will be encouraged to seek publication of their finished documents.  Use of computers will be an important aspect of this class.  Representative models of literary excellence will also be studied. If this course is taken to fulfill grades 11 and/or 12 English/Language Arts graduation requirements.

NOTE: It is highly recommended that students combine this course with a literature course that may be taken before, concurrently, or after this course. 

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  11-12
Course #:  1096
Length:     1 Semester
Credit(s):  One
Diploma:   General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors


Prerequisite:   Successful completion of English 9 and 10

The Technical Communications course addresses the needs of those students who may not attend a four year college.  This class would also benefit any student needing a more concentrated focus on writing skills.  This class reinforces the necessity of effective writing skills to be more successful in today's workplace.  The success of this course depends upon participation in classroom discussion before and after reading and writing assignments.  Students should expect such assignments as letter writing, memos, problem-solving, group interaction and personal expression.  If this course is taken to fulfill the English/Language Arts requirements for grades 11 and/or 12,

NOTE: It is highly recommended that students combine this course with a literature course that may be taken before, concurrently, or after this course.

Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for all diplomas

Grade Level:  10-12
Course #:   4242A
Length:      1 Semester
Credit(s):   One
Diploma:    Counts as an elective for all diplomas; General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:   None

Theatre Arts is a one semester class which provides a study of theater arts such as acting, stage craft, makeup, costuming, and other aspects of play production.  The course also provides significant practice in body movement and vocal techniques of acting and interpretation.  Representative examples of outstanding drama may be studied.  Oral interpretation, the performance of non-fictional prose, poetry, and prose fiction will be included.  (This course will not satisfy any of the eight semesters of required English.)

Fulfills a Fine Arts requirement for the Core 40 Academic Honors Diploma

Grade Level:  10-12
Course #:   4242B
Length:       1 Semester
Credit(s):    One
Diploma:    Counts as an elective for all diplomas; General, Core 40, Academic Honors, Technical Honors

Prerequisite:   Theatre Arts (L) I

This is a semester course which will build on Theater Arts I with a focus on theater production.  The student will complete projects involving set, costumes, makeup, lighting, sound, publicity, house managing, and program preparation by participating in the play or musical.  This course will require reading and viewing play productions.  (This course will not satisfy any of the eight semesters of required English.)

Fulfills a Fine Arts requirement for the Core 40 Academic Honors Diploma