English

Course Type: Year

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: American literature is the study of the subject from Puritan times to the 20th century. Major American authors, short stories, poems, plays, and books are included in this course of study. There will be major emphasis on essay and persuasive writing. Students also use research techniques to become proficient in the use of the MLA citation format.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: Designed to allow students an opportunity to express their thoughts through writing short stories, poems, and one-act plays. Class time will include teaching techniques, peer editing and class discussion as different styles of writing are explored. The format will include daily writing of individual and group projects, along with analytical reading of the craft of published writers. The semester will culminate with a printed book of work for a portfolio, as well as a presentation of the one act plays directed by the authors and performed in the school theatre for public attendance.

Course Type: Year

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: English 10 will expand on the techniques used in the genres of short story, drama and novels, with a more intensive focus on understanding character motivation, how writing techniques enhance the works, and how themes connect the genres. Nonfiction readings will focus on how ideas are communicated to recall or inspire. A career will be researched via online research, personal interview, on-site speakers and a higher education site tour. Students will use notecards and MLA citations to write an extensive research paper on their findings.

Course Type: Year

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: Focus will be on the plot elements of the short story, novel and drama, exploring basic techniques and literary elements. Informational readings will provide historical and analytical background. Students will learn and review new vocabulary words and grammar skills. Content readings will teach skills on identifying main and supporting ideas, as well as learning how to infer. Thematic units will culminate with PowerPoints, speeches, and/or a research or persuasion paper.

Course Type: Semester/Year

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 9 with a C or better or with instructor approval.

Description: In Student Publications, we manage various real-world projects, including weekly social media posts for the school district, a monthly newsletter ("Hornet Highlights"), and the design, marketing, and distribution of Colby High School's yearbook. Through these tasks, students gain hands-on experience in social media marketing, deadline management, professional writing, peer feedback, photography, digital design, and journalistic writing. This course requires students to have a high interest in writing and design. The course provides students with an opportunity to improve their writing, editing, verbal, and cooperation skills. In the course of the class, students will be required to report, write, take photos, organize, layout, and distribute the newspaper. At such a high level of production, a strong work effort is needed; students who fall below a "C" at the end of the semester will be asked to drop the class. A major portion of the grade is based on the quality of writing, deadline management, ability to work under time constraints, as well as participation and effort toward production. Out of class time or after-school time may be necessary. Leadership and conference opportunities are available.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: English 10

Description: Novels of ethnic and cultural diversification will be read, studied and compared, with discussions, mini-essay quizzes and a culminating analytical essay. Focus will be on the classics, including The Good Earth, Fahrenheit 451, and works by and about Chinese, Japanese, African, Hispanic, Korean, Russian, and Indian cultures.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: Placement Test (see counselor).

Description: Online special student application and submission of transcripts. Analytical reading and writing and the methods of inquiry common to various academic disciplines. Write frequently in and out of class, using suitable sources of information and appropriate documentation methods.3.0 university credits.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: Placement Test (see counselor).

Description: Online special student application and submission of transcripts. Critical reading, logical thinking, and effective writing. Write frequently in and out of class, using specific rhetorical strategies for a variety of purposes and audiences.3.0 university credits.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: English 10

Description: Study will include the development of the English language and literature through the historical and literary eras, with supplemental readings and research on the historical events that promoted the style of writing and influenced the language used. Focus will start with the Anglo-Saxon period through the Victorian era. Literary essays will supplement the fictional readings.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This class meets the communications requirement. Speech I studies the basic process of communication. The first part of the semester will encompass background information on why and how oral communication occurs and is an integral part of the communication process. The second half of the semester will encompass public speaking situations, listening skills, interpersonal communication, and parliamentary procedure.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: English 9, with a grade of B+ or higher to take the class as a sophomore.

Description: This class will study the evolution of the short story from its beginning stages to its recognition as a genre in the 19th C. Contrasts and comparisons will be made with the earlier story forms and the contemporary, as we study styles (such as Southern Gothic) and 20th C. techniques (the epiphany, static and dynamic characters) that make the stories unique. One quarter will be spent on the Greek gods to learn their role in story writing, and how literature (specifically The Odyssey) developed with the incorporation of their tales. Students will culminate the semester with the writing of their own short story.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course is for students who are new to the country (have been in the U.S. for a year or less), and/or have an ACCESS or WIDA Screener score of 1 - 1.5. Students will be assigned to this class by the EL teacher and counselor. In this class students will learn basic concepts of the English language in oral, and written forms. Students will be able to express basic wants and needs. Students will also be using software to help increase their language skills.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course is for students who are new to the country (have been in the U.S. less than 2 years), and/or have an ACCESS or WIDA Screener score of less than 2.0. Or have taken and passed ELL A1. Students will be assigned to this class by the EL teacher and counselor. In this class students will continue to learn basic concepts of the English language in oral, and written forms. Students will also be using software to help increase their language skills.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course is for students who have an ACCESS or WIDA Screener score of less than 2.5. Or have taken and passed ELL A1, and ELL A2. Students will be assigned to this class by the EL teacher and counselor. In this class students will continue to develop their skills of the English language in oral, and written form. Students will also be using software to help increase their language skills.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course is for students who have an ACCESS or WIDA Screener score of less than 3.0 and have struggled in their regular ELA classroom in the past. Or have taken and passed ELL A2. Students will be assigned to this class by the EL teacher and counselor. In this class students will continue to develop their skills of the English language in oral, and written form.

Course Type: Semester

Department: English

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course is for students who have an ACCESS or WIDA Screener score of less than 3.7 and have struggled in their regular ELA classroom in the past. Or have taken and passed ELL B1. Students will be assigned to this class by the EL teacher and counselor. In this class students will continue to develop their skills of the English language in oral, and written form.