English Language Arts
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English 1 (Course #1001310)
1.0 credit – Grade 9
In this course students read, write about, and discuss various types of literature. Class time is spent on English language skills, including writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. A reading component addresses all levels of reading and comprehension. Students learn research skills, mechanics, and usage.
Pre-AICE English Language (Course #1001320)
1.0 Credit – Grade 9
Prerequisites: B or better in 8th grade Advanced English, teacher recommendation, and/or 4 or better on FAST Reading and Writing.
This course features enriched experiences in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and presents advanced techniques for studying major types of literature and nonfiction. Students write compositions for a variety of purposes and audiences, and students learn techniques for speaking and listening in numerous settings. Students refine their research mechanics and usage skills.
English 2 (Course #1001340)
1.0 credit – Grade 10
Students read and respond to several kinds of literature from around the world, including prose, poetry, and drama. Along with literature, students also study vocabulary, composition, and reading strategies and extensively prepare for the Language Arts portion of FAST Reading and Writing. The study of language includes grammar, mechanics, usage, and the conventions of language with a continued component of research skills.
English 3 (Course #1001370)
1.0 credit – Grade 11
The purpose of this course is to provide instruction in English language skills. Emphasis is placed on American writers and nonfiction passages. Students engage in frequent practice in writing multi-paragraph essays of various types and research on a variety of topics.
English 4 (Course #1001400)
1.0 credit – Grade 12
The purpose of this course is to provide instruction in English language skills. Emphasis is placed on British writers and nonfiction passages. Students engage in frequent practice in writing multi-paragraph essays of various types and research on a variety of topics.
Written Communication 1 (Course #ENC 1101)
1.0 credit
Prerequisite: Students must qualify for USF Dual Enrollment to take this course.
This course encompasses grammar and diction review, composition, expository writing, work with both primary and multiple source themes, instruction on the use of the library, and writing the research paper, and practice in oral communication. Students are required to submit typed papers in APA and MLA formats. They are also required to submit classwork online.
Written Communication 2 (Course #ENC 1102)
1.0 credit
Prerequisite: Students must qualify for USF Dual Enrollment to take this course.
Course content continues focus of ENC 1101 and also includes introduction of literature and nonfiction. Students are required to submit typed papers in APA and MLA formats. They are also required to submit classwork online.
AICE General Paper (Course #1009400)
1.0 Credit – Grade 9-12
Prerequisite: Students must have a GPA of 2.0-3.0.
The purpose of this course is to encourage students to make cross-curricular links, to develop a maturity of thought appropriate to students at their level, and to achieve an understanding and usage of the English language. These skills enable them to express arguments, ideas, and opinions in a reflective and academic manner. An awareness of the wider implications of issues enhances the quality of the students’ responses to the questions. The key objective is for students to convey information and/or opinions in a way that is thoughtful, perceptive, and intelligent to the reader.
AICE English Language AS (Course #1001550)
1.0 Credit – Grade 9-12
AS level English Language provides learners with the opportunity to study English language and its use in communication. This course covers the conventions of a wide range of written textual forms, the linguistic elements and literary features of texts, the significance of audience in both the design and reception of texts, the ways in which genre, purpose and context contribute to the meaning of texts, and the linguistic elements and literary features of texts.
AICE English Literature 1 AS (Course #1005370)
1.0 Credit – Grade 10-12
Prerequisite: English 2 H or English 2 and the approval of the Instructor.
AS Level English students will study a range of texts in the three main forms: prose, poetry and drama. Set texts are offered from a wide range of different periods and cultures. Learners will develop skills of reading and analysis of texts and are encouraged to undertake wider reading to aid understanding of the texts studied. They will learn skills of effective and appropriate communication including the ability to discuss the critical context of texts. Content includes language, form, structure, genre, context, style, and interpretation.