Course Description (Main Areas)
HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 1 – 0301 Grade 9
Recommended Prerequisite: None. High School English 1 is designed to
integrate reading and writing and prepare students for future high school
English Classes. This course will develop the short story and teach them to
write fluent descriptive, narrative, and expository also prepare students to
pass the proficiencies, improve their spelling, and increase their
vocabulary.
HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 2 – 0302 Grade 9
Recommended Prerequisite: None. High School English 2 is designed to further
integrate reading and writing in preparation for the more difficult high
school English classes. It will improve the students’ ability to write
fluent papers, edit, and proofread their writing. Students will continue
their study of vocabulary, spelling, usage, grammar, and punctuation. They
will also be introduced to the novel, poetry, drama, and begin writing
multi-paragraph compositions.
HONORS HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 1 – 0303 Grade 9
Recommended prerequisite: Teacher recommendation.
Honors High School English 1 is an advanced version of Composition 1.
Therefore, it accelerates student’s exposure to the short story, the novel,
and teaches them to write fluent descriptive, narrative, and expository
paragraphs which have a controlling idea, adequate development, a sense of
closure, unity, coherence, and transition. It will also introduce students
to multi-paragraph compositions and skills for advanced literary analysis.
The course will improve student’s spelling, vocabulary, usage, and grammar.
It will prepare them to pass the proficiencies.
HONORS HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 2 – 0304 Grade
9
Recommended Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation.
Honors High School English 2 is an advanced version of Literature 1,
therefore, it accelerates students’ exposure to literature, writing skills,
and literary analysis. It is designed to further improve the students’
ability to write fluent paragraphs and multi-paragraph essays. It requires
them to edit and proofread their writing, introduces them to poetry and
drama. The course will further improve students’ spelling, vocabulary,
usage, grammar, and punctuation.
HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 3-4 – 0310, 0311
Grades 10-12
Recommended Prerequisite: None Through the Thematic and integrated study of
literature and written composition, students will broaden their knowledge of
literature, develop writing and thinking skills, hone punctuation and
grammar skills, and further improve listening and speaking skills in
individual and collaborative settings.
HONORS HUMANITIES 1-2 – 0313, 0314 Grade
10
Recommended Prerequisite: Honors 9th Grade English, teacher recommendation.
Honors Humanities begins a yearlong study of man's relationship with
society, nature, and himself. At the same time the course will emphasize
expository expression, both written and oral, in line with the PUSD's
Academic Standards. Through literary exploration, classroom activities and
by accessing outside resources the students will gain and be able to
demonstrate an understanding of the development and influences on Western
humanities. Fulfills UC B requirement.
RHETORICAL READING AND WRITING – 0315 Grades 11-12
Expository Reading and Writing prepares college-bound seniors for the
literacy demands of higher education. Students in this year-long,
rhetoric-based course will become more proficient in expository, analytical,
and argumentative reading and writing, increasing their awareness of the
rhetorical strategies employed by authors and applying those same strategies
to their own writing. They will read closely: (1) to examine the relationship
between an author’s argument or theme and his or her audience and purpose;
(2) to analyze the impact of structural and rhetorical strategies on a
reading audience; and
(3) to examine the social, political, and philosophical assumptions that
underlie a specific text. Course texts include contemporary essays,
newspaper and magazine articles, editorials, reports, biographies, memos,
assorted public documents, and other non-fiction. Instruction in research
methods and documentation conventions will also be provided. This course
meets the UC/CSU “a” requirement and English graduation requirements
AMERICAN LITERATURE 1-2 – 0387, 0388 Grade
12
Recommended Prerequisite: A or B in Junior Year English Class, Recommended
to take APEL but not required Advanced Placement English Literature 1-2 is a
college-level course designed to prepare students to take the Advanced
Placement English Literature examination. The course focuses on examples of
British literature, mainly poetry, from the English Renaissance through the
Twentieth Century, acquainting students with various genres and themes.
Emphasis will be placed on a close reading of the individual literary work.
In addition, attention may be given to the historical and psychological
characteristics of the authors. Students also will be expected to write and
respond to compare and contrast prompts, prose pieces, literary analysis, AP
prompts, and non-fiction.
AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1-2 – 0372, 0373 Grade
11
Recommended Prerequisite: “B+” or higher in previous English courses Honors
Survey of American Literature 1-2 provides an overview of the development of
the short story, poem, novel, and play in America. The course is taught at a
faster pace and in greater depth than the regular American Literature 1-2.
Major periods of writing covered include the Puritans, the Revolutionaries,
the Transcendentalists, the Realists, and the modern writers. Emphasis on
the historical and psychological contexts in which the literature was
produced is included as well as the stylistic characteristics of the
authors. Examples of authors studied are Bradford, Irving, Poe, Hawthorne,
Emerson, Twain, Crane, James, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, and
Vonnegut. Students will be expected to do written literary analysis as well.
This course may be used to meet the UC “B” or “G” requirement and the CSU
English requirement.
WRITING SEMINAR 1-2 – 0363, 0364 Grade 12
This meets elective requirement for CSU/UC Writing Seminar I & II will
explore and analyze the structure and stylistic devices of many different
types of literary works (exposition, narrative, poetic), focusing on the
differences and similarities across compositional modes. Students will
demonstrate their learning using two methods: students will write analytic
essays and will incorporate their knowledge of structure and style in their
own writing. Emphasis will be placed on using form and voice appropriate to
the writing task and audience. In addition, students will be required to
complete a senior exhibition Portfolio and a Senior Exit Speech. Also,
important to this course will be the study of Expository Reading and Writing
incorporating two of the units into each semester. Meets PUSD Graduation
Requirement for English.
BRITISH LITERATURE 1-2 – 0384, 0385 Grade
12
Recommended Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor Survey of British
Literature 1-2 is a course designed to acquaint students with various genres
and themes of English literature from Beowulf to Tolkein as well as with the
societies that produced the writers. A general introduction to old and
middle English will be followed by a study of the Renaissance, the
Seventeenth Century, the Restoration and Eighteenth Century, and the
Romantic, Victorian, and Modern periods. Students are expected to discuss
the literature orally and to interpret and do a comparative analysis of the
literature in writing. The elements of literature included in this course
are plot, theme, conflict, mood, characterization, foreshadowing, irony,
symbolism, and setting. Fulfills UC B requirement.
BRITISH LITERATURE 1-2 ONLINE – 0384, 0385
Grade 12
Recommended Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor British Literature Online
is developed using California and Poway Unified District Standards to teach
students literature from the British Isles in an online environment. The
course follows the history as the language and material develop from
Anglo-Saxon times to present history and readings. Readings include such
texts as Beowulf, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Shakespeare's Macbeth, and
moving on to Donne, Wordsworth, Shelley and Orwell. Students in the online
class meet once a week during a lab day to turn in assignments, along with
taking tests, engaging in discussions and taking notes regarding lectures.
The class is structured similar to a college environment with papers being
turned in weekly and assignments being given at least six weeks in advance.
Part of the senior standards that will be given in this class include a
literary analysis of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a senior speech regarding a
poem, and a reading comprehension test. Other assignments include designing
a virtual Power Point tour of a city in England and a creative project on
Orwell's novel.
WORLD LITERATURE 1-2 – 0393, 0394 Grade 12
Recommended Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor World Literature is
designed as a survey course intended to give students the widest possible
exposure to the literature of the world. Authors studied, but not limited
are Victor Hugo, William Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, Philosophers –
Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Paulo Coelho. The focus of the literature is to
discover the similarities that all cultures posses through literature. In
addition students will learn to respond to non-fiction and the elements of
ethos, pathos, and logos. Students will be required to complete a Senior
Exhibition Portfolio and a Senior Exit Speech. UC B English requirement.
WORLD LITERATURE 1-2 ONLINE Grade 12
Recommended Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor Online World Literature
is designed as a teacher to student online communication course. Continual
daily interaction between teacher/student and student/student will occur.
Online World Literature is designed as a survey course intended to give
students the widest possible exposure to the literature of the world.
Authors studied, but not limited are Victor Hugo, William Shakespeare, Dante
Alighieri, Philosophers – Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Paulo Coelho. The
focus of the literature is to discover the similarities that all cultures
posses through literature. In addition students will learn to respond to
non-fiction and the elements of ethos, pathos, and logos. Students will be
required to complete a Senior Exhibition Portfolio and a Senior Exit Speech.
In addition to the UC English requirement fulfillment, Online World
Literature fulfills the computer requirement.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH 1-2 – 0370,
0371 Grade 12
Recommended Prerequisite: 3.5 GPA plus department approval Advanced
Placement English 1-2 is a college-level course designed to prepare students
to take the Advanced Placement English examination. The course presents
examples of Western literary development from the Greeks through the
Twentieth Century, acquainting students with various genres and themes.
Emphasis will be placed on a close reading of the individual literary work.
In addition, attention may be given to the historical and psychological
characteristics of the authors. Students also will be expected to write
expository, creative, and research papers.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL) 1-2 –
0326, 0327 Grades 9-12
Recommended Prerequisite: None. English as a Second Language (ESL) is a
comprehensive course which takes students with little or no English
proficiency or literacy and develops their functional literacy and language
arts skills to a level of proficiency, which enables them to be successful
in regular academic classes. Based on language acquisition theory,
instruction utilizes an integrated approach, which blends listening,
speaking, reading, and writing. Ultimately, the course develops the
English/Language Arts knowledge, skills, and attitudes and helps students to
become productive members of society.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL) 3-4 –
0328, 0329 Grades 9-12
Recommended Prerequisite: None. English as a Second Language (ESL) is a
comprehensive course which takes students with little or no English
proficiency or literacy and develops their functional literacy and language
arts skills to a level of proficiency, which enables them to be successful
in regular academic classes. Based on language acquisition theory,
instruction utilizes an integrated approach, which blends listening,
speaking, reading, and writing. Ultimately, the course develops the
English/Language Arts knowledge, skills, and attitudes and helps students to
become productive members of society.
READ 180 1-2 – 0305, 0306 Grade 9
Recommended Prerequisite: None READ 180 is a course designed to provide
intensive instruction in reading for ninth graders. The course uses the
Scholastic READ 180 software program and is being piloted at Poway High
School during the 2003-04 school year. Students ear elective credit for the
course