B. English (4 courses required)
Four units (equivalent to four years) of college preparatory English composition and literature required, integrating extensive reading, frequent writing, and practice listening and speaking with different audiences. Students may only use 1 year of ESL/ELD English.
ENGLISH 9 [549ENG09]
English 9 presents students with literature and text that encompasses the course's theme of "Overcoming Adversity." Genres in this course include classic and modern literature, short stories, narrative, novels, and non-fiction expository documents. This course will further students' abilities to comprehend and analyze a wide-range of literary texts and communicate their own thinking. The course is designed to guide students through the comprehension, research, analysis, communication, and production of written essays in response to prompts about materials read. Students will make connections across units, literary elements, concepts, and ideas. Reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking skills will be practiced daily, providing students multiple opportunities to demonstrate and deepen their understanding of topics covered throughout the course. [Click Here for the Complete Syllabus]
ENGLISH 10 [549Eng10]
English 10 students will explore the theme “The Hero’s Quest.” This course uses Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” to help students recognize the pattern of a heroic journey and heroic actions in actions in their everyday lives. Students will be reading nonfiction novels and articles, and novels such as The Alchemist. The course is designed to further students’ abilities to comprehend and analyze complex texts. During the course students will have experience in analyzing hero quest narratives, communicating and presenting, critically thinking, and creating their own hero quest narratives. Students will be expected to demonstrate speaking and listening skills throughout the course, utilize technology, analyze different aspects of the text, such as purpose, literary devices, and audience, and construct evidence-based arguments to support their points.
[Click Here for the Complete Syllabus]
ENGLISH 10 HONORS [549Eng10H ]
Honors English 10 students will explore the theme “The Hero’s Quest.” This course uses Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” to help students recognize the pattern of a heroic journey and heroic actions in actions in their everyday lives. Honors English 10 students will learn about our theme of the hero quest by extensively reading throughout the course. Students will be reading epic poetry, nonfiction novels and articles, and novels such as The Odyssey, and The Alchemist. The course is designed to challenge students and further their abilities to comprehend and analyze complex texts. During the semester students will have experience in analyzing hero quest narratives, communicating and presenting, critically thinking, and creating their own hero quest narratives. Students will be expected to demonstrate speaking and listening skills throughout the course, utilize technology, analyze different aspects of the text, such as purpose, literary devices, and audience, and construct evidence-based arguments to support their points.
ENGLISH 11 [549Eng11]
English 11 will explore the theme of Belonging & Exclusion by focusing predominantly on the analysis of the works of a variety of American authors past and present. Students will read a selection of fiction and non-fiction and discuss how they relate to historical events and modern times. Students will demonstrate knowledge and synthesize material through formal essays, creative writing, speeches, discussion, technology presentations, and other collaborations with peers.
ENGLISH 11 HONORS [549Eng11H]
English 11 Honors will focus on the theme Belonging and Exclusion through the analysis of works by a variety of American authors past and present. Students will read and discuss a selection of fiction and non-fiction and discuss how they relate to historical events and modern times. Students will demonstrate knowledge and synthesize material through formal essays, creative writing, speeches, discussion, technology presentations, and other collaborations with peers.
ENGLISH 12 [549Eng12]
This course will focus on the stories of survivors of war, and students will learn about non-profit organizations in their community who assist immigrants and refugees. Students will read world literature including plays, biographical fiction, and memoirs related to war and conflict. They will work with essay writing, script writing, and poetry, as well as professional correspondence with local non-profit organizations. Students will learn the history of displaced groups in their community, how non-profits serve the needs of those groups, how non-profits function as a business, and what volunteer opportunities are available to students.
ENGLISH 12 HONORS [549Eng12H]
This course will focus on the stories of survivors of war, and students will learn about non-profit organizations in their community who assist immigrants and refugees. Students will read world literature including plays, biographical fiction, and memoirs related to war and conflict. They will work with essay writing, script writing, and poetry, as well as professional correspondence with local non-profit organizations. Students will learn the history of displaced groups in their community, how non-profits serve the needs of those groups, how non-profits function as a business, and what volunteer opportunities are available to students.
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION [549APLang]
This course is adopted from The College Board Advanced Placement Program. Please refer to their course list for a full course description.
ENGLISH 9, 10, 11, 12 INDEPENDENT STUDY via "UC Scout"
These courses are adopted from Scout from University of California. Please refer to their course list for a full course description.
English 9 presents students with literature and text that encompasses the course's theme of "Overcoming Adversity." Genres in this course include classic and modern literature, short stories, narrative, novels, and non-fiction expository documents. This course will further students' abilities to comprehend and analyze a wide-range of literary texts and communicate their own thinking. The course is designed to guide students through the comprehension, research, analysis, communication, and production of written essays in response to prompts about materials read. Students will make connections across units, literary elements, concepts, and ideas. Reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking skills will be practiced daily, providing students multiple opportunities to demonstrate and deepen their understanding of topics covered throughout the course. [Click Here for the Complete Syllabus]
ENGLISH 10 [549Eng10]
English 10 students will explore the theme “The Hero’s Quest.” This course uses Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” to help students recognize the pattern of a heroic journey and heroic actions in actions in their everyday lives. Students will be reading nonfiction novels and articles, and novels such as The Alchemist. The course is designed to further students’ abilities to comprehend and analyze complex texts. During the course students will have experience in analyzing hero quest narratives, communicating and presenting, critically thinking, and creating their own hero quest narratives. Students will be expected to demonstrate speaking and listening skills throughout the course, utilize technology, analyze different aspects of the text, such as purpose, literary devices, and audience, and construct evidence-based arguments to support their points.
[Click Here for the Complete Syllabus]
ENGLISH 10 HONORS [549Eng10H ]
Honors English 10 students will explore the theme “The Hero’s Quest.” This course uses Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” to help students recognize the pattern of a heroic journey and heroic actions in actions in their everyday lives. Honors English 10 students will learn about our theme of the hero quest by extensively reading throughout the course. Students will be reading epic poetry, nonfiction novels and articles, and novels such as The Odyssey, and The Alchemist. The course is designed to challenge students and further their abilities to comprehend and analyze complex texts. During the semester students will have experience in analyzing hero quest narratives, communicating and presenting, critically thinking, and creating their own hero quest narratives. Students will be expected to demonstrate speaking and listening skills throughout the course, utilize technology, analyze different aspects of the text, such as purpose, literary devices, and audience, and construct evidence-based arguments to support their points.
ENGLISH 11 [549Eng11]
English 11 will explore the theme of Belonging & Exclusion by focusing predominantly on the analysis of the works of a variety of American authors past and present. Students will read a selection of fiction and non-fiction and discuss how they relate to historical events and modern times. Students will demonstrate knowledge and synthesize material through formal essays, creative writing, speeches, discussion, technology presentations, and other collaborations with peers.
ENGLISH 11 HONORS [549Eng11H]
English 11 Honors will focus on the theme Belonging and Exclusion through the analysis of works by a variety of American authors past and present. Students will read and discuss a selection of fiction and non-fiction and discuss how they relate to historical events and modern times. Students will demonstrate knowledge and synthesize material through formal essays, creative writing, speeches, discussion, technology presentations, and other collaborations with peers.
ENGLISH 12 [549Eng12]
This course will focus on the stories of survivors of war, and students will learn about non-profit organizations in their community who assist immigrants and refugees. Students will read world literature including plays, biographical fiction, and memoirs related to war and conflict. They will work with essay writing, script writing, and poetry, as well as professional correspondence with local non-profit organizations. Students will learn the history of displaced groups in their community, how non-profits serve the needs of those groups, how non-profits function as a business, and what volunteer opportunities are available to students.
ENGLISH 12 HONORS [549Eng12H]
This course will focus on the stories of survivors of war, and students will learn about non-profit organizations in their community who assist immigrants and refugees. Students will read world literature including plays, biographical fiction, and memoirs related to war and conflict. They will work with essay writing, script writing, and poetry, as well as professional correspondence with local non-profit organizations. Students will learn the history of displaced groups in their community, how non-profits serve the needs of those groups, how non-profits function as a business, and what volunteer opportunities are available to students.
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION [549APLang]
This course is adopted from The College Board Advanced Placement Program. Please refer to their course list for a full course description.
ENGLISH 9, 10, 11, 12 INDEPENDENT STUDY via "UC Scout"
These courses are adopted from Scout from University of California. Please refer to their course list for a full course description.