Advanced Composition is recommended
for college-bound seniors who wish to strengthen their expository
writing skills. Emphasis will be placed on the multi-paragraph
essay, research, and analysis. Developing advanced vocabulary
skills will also be stressed. This course may be used to meet
the UC "B" or "F" requirement and the CSU English requirement.
In this class students will read, discuss, and write about
American fiction and non fiction, from Colonial to modern
times, focusing on text analysis, rhetorical strategies, and
vocabulary development to prepare them for the AP Language
Exam
Advanced Placement English Literature 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 is placed on a close reading of the individual literary
work. Emphasis is placed on the writing of research papers,
creative narratives and expository essays. This course may
be used to meet the UC/CSU English requirement.
American Literature 2 is a course dealing with modern American
novelists, dramatists, and poets with emphasis on those authors
who have been trend setters in philosophy and style. Students
are expected to analyze the literature and react to it orally
and in writing. Possible choices of authors to be studied
include Faulkner, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Albee, O'Neill, Williams,
Dickinson, Whitman, Sandburg, Frost, and Fitzgerald. This
course may be used to meet the UC "B" or "F" requirement and
the CSU English requirement.
English as a Second Language (ESL) 1-2 is a comprehensive
course which takes students who are beginning English speakers
and develops a foundation in basic English language skills
needed to survive in the school community, both socially and
academically. Based on language acquisition theory, instruction
focuses initially on listening and speaking and builds reading
and writing skills. The underlying goal of the course is to
develop a strong foundation of knowledge, skills and attitudes
needed to succeed in ESL 3-4.
English as a Second Language (ESL) 3-4 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. This course meets the UC "B" requirement or CSU
English requirement.
High School English 1 is designed to build on the English
knowledge and skills developed in middle school. A variety
of writings will promote increased sophistication in previously
studied domains and introduce new styles of writing. Literature
integrates with the writing process to broaden students' knowledge
of literacy techniques and to connect their own personal experience
with the human emotion. This course may be used to meet the
UC "B" or "F" requirement and the CSU English requirement.
High School English 2 is designed to build upon the knowledge
and skills developed in High School 1. The course extends
the expectations of more sophisticated writing and literature
skills, focuses on the skills needed to pass a performance
assessment test, and prepares the student for more advanced
English courses. This course may be used to meet the UC "B"
or "F" requirement and the CSU English requirement.
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 is a study of man's relationship with society,
nature, and himself, which includes a study of Western culture.
Time will be spent in reading and analyzing literature, philosophy,
history, art, and music. This course may be used to meet the
UC "B" or "F" requirement and the CSU English requirement.
Journalism 1 is a course in which students are taught news
writing and other aspects of newspaper production. Included
are lead writing, news writing, editorial writing, feature
writing, and headline writing. Also included are the legal
aspects of copy reading, layout, makeup, and journalism. One
semester of Journalism 1 or 2 may be used to meet the UC "B"
or "F" requirement and the CSU English requirement.
Journalism 2 is a course in which students use the skills
of lead writing, news writing, editorial writing, feature
writing, and headline writing to produce the school newspaper.
Other skills used in the production of the paper include copy
editing, layout and design, headline and caption writing,
photography, and cartooning.
Oral Interpretation is the art of
reading, analyzing and interpreting drama, prose, and poetry
through the use of voice and body. This course will offer
students opportunities to interpret published works as well
as to study rhetoric to create and enhance their own works
for performance. Students will also be critically assessing
and analyzing oral interpretations by professional performers
and speakers. In addition, the course offers students a
chance to perform outside the classroom at community and school-sponsored
events. This course may be used to meet the UC “F”
requirement.
Survey of British
Literature 1-2 is a course designed to acquaint students
with various genres and themes of British literature
from Beowulf to Tolkien, as well as with the societies
which 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. This course may be used to meet
the UC "B" or "F" requirement and the CSU English requirement.
Survey of World Literature surveys the literatures and mythologies
of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Russia. The students will study
the mythologies as a basis for classical and contemporary
world literature. This course is designed to educate the
students so that they will be able to recognize the universality
of the human condition. This course may be used to meet
the UC "B" or "F" requirement and the CSU English requirement.