Grade 9
This course includes the study and application of the elements and processes of developing and producing the school yearbook. Students learn writing, design, and desktop publishing skills.
This full-year course, an introduction to all forms of mass media, emphasizes the type of writing necessary for publishing a school newspaper and yearbook. The class trains the student in advertising and business management of a publication, helps the student to evaluate news happenings, develops the student’s awareness of his responsibility in learning to meet…
Students in this class will compile and publish the school’s literary magazine. Real-world skills in organizing, evaluating, desktop publishing, fund raising, and editing will be emphasized.
This course is designed to give each student an overview of forensics through the development of 37 persuasive and critical thinking skills through class activities and participation in competitive tournaments in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Cross-Examination Debate, Extemp, and Student Congress. UIL, TFA, or NFL tournament competition is at the discretion of the Director of Forensics.
This course is an introduction to the analysis and performance of poetry, prose, dramatic and humorous literature, duet acting and original oratory. Students prepare for UIL competition and TFA State qualifying tournaments. UIL, TFA, or NFL tournament competition is at the discretion of the Director of Forensics.
In this course students are expected to identify, analyze, develop, and evaluate communication skills needed for professional and social success in interpersonal situations, group interactions, and personal and professional presentations.
Pre-AP English I focuses on reading, writing, and language skills that are relevant to students’ current work and essential for students’ future to future high school and college coursework. Texts take center stage, preparing students for close, critical reading and analytical writing. The course trains readers to observe small details in a text to arrive…
This course requires students to read and deeply analyze a wide variety of genres including fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction texts including informational and argumentative as well as digital/multi-modal texts. Students will utilize their understanding of genres read and the best examples of the author’s craft to generate written texts of their own in individual…
The course will provide instructional opportunities for recent immigrant students with limited English proficiency. Through comprehensible input, students will accelerate second language acquisition and will be challenged to apply higher order thinking skills in all four language domains. Emphasis is placed on word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension strategies and fluency in order to provide students opportunities…
Objectives and expectations are identical to those of English I. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary expansion, written and oral communication, reading comprehension and attentive listening. This course is designed to accelerate the non-English speaking student’s social and academic English language acquisition. Course content is adapted and scaffolded as appropriate for student language proficiency levels. End…
- « Previous
- 1
- …
- 11
- 12
- 13