ENGLISH 1	5 CREDITS
0112 - CP	GRADE 9

This course provides a solid foundation for the study of language and the appreciation of good literature. Spelling, punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary are stressed as a means to effective oral and written communication. In the area of composition, the complex sentence and paragraph receive special attention. The student begins the formal study of literature through the novel, short story, essay, drama, and poetry. Supplementary reading is required. Library skills as a basis for beginning the study of research skills (which in the freshman year are limited to the writing of note and bibliography cards) are developed.

ENGLISH 1H	5 CREDITS
0113 - H	GRADE 9

This course includes literature, grammar, composition, oral expression, and writing. At the honors level, students are expected to work independently. The course includes a unit on the use of the library for research. Students will learn how to choose and narrow topics, to write note and bibliography cards, to write a thesis statement and to construct an outline, which develops that thesis. Underlying all composition work is the formal study of grammar which concentrates on more sophisticated devices of subordination such as verbals, phrases, and subordinate clauses. Supplementary reading is an integral part of the course. Placement is determined by standardized test scores, eighth grade marks, and teacher recommendations.

ESSENTIALS OF ENGLISH 1	5 CREDITS
0115 - B	GRADE 9

This course is offered to those ninth grade students who need reinforcement in the important skills of reading, vocabulary, composition, and grammar to prepare for CP English classes in their sophomore, junior, and senior years. By emphasizing fundamental skills in these areas and by grounding the student in all the terms and concepts taught in CP English, this course will enable motivated students to experience success in subsequent classes. All of the literary genres are studied; supplementary novels and plays are read. In addition to the library skills course, the students will continue to develop library research skills by completing independent projects and by sharing the information they acquire in speeches delivered to fellow class-mates.

ENGLISH 2	5 CREDITS
0122 - CP	GRADE 10

This course expands the study of language and continues to build a greater appreciation of good literature. All literary genres are covered together with an exploration of mythology, and selected examples of world literature. Reading of supplementary novels and plays is required. Emphasis is placed on more sophisticated sentence structure, grammar, and vocabulary. The single paragraph is expanded into a multi-paragraph theme, stressing unity and coherence. Additional research skills, such as writing a thesis sentence, and constructing a topic outline will be developed through instruction and drill.

ENGLISH 2H	5 CREDITS
0123 - H	GRADE 10

This course is offered to students who are able to read and write at the honors level. The literature strand introduces the student to major world writers beginning with such early works as the Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh and continuing through the twentieth century. In addition to the longer essay in its various forms, research paper skills are increased through the preparation of a long, formal outline which accounts for all information gathered, and through the writing of a very short library paper from that outline. An advanced vocabulary program is presented with the grammar necessary to undergird the writing. Some oral expression techniques are taught. Supplementary readings are required during the year.

PREREQUISITE:Recommendation of the freshman honors teacher and at least an 88 average in English 1H. CP students who have a first semester average of at least 95 in English 1, may be considered for honors.

ENGLISH 3	5 CREDITS
0132 - CP	GRADE 11

This course offers a survey of American literature from the Puritans through twentieth century writers. It includes the systematic study of vocabulary (both from text and readings) and grammar as a means to more adult reading and writing. To further the goal of clear composition, the techniques of narration, exposition, description, and critical analysis are taught. The entire research paper is also taught. Several American novels are read in addition to summer readings from the assigned list.

ENGLISH 3H	5 CREDITS
0133 - H	GRADE 11

The literature in this course covers major American authors with emphasis on whole works and independent reading. Its basis is the concept that analysis of literature requires and stimulates creative and critical thinking. The student learns to examine, identify, analyze, and draw valid conclusions about the overall merit of the material read. Composition stresses serious critical analysis culminating in a short research (library) paper. Students study words from a formal vocabulary text in addition to material taken directly from their reading,. Advanced grammar is taught as a mainstay of clear, disciplined writing. Final several full-length American novels and plays are read in addition to the required summer readings, the discussion of which begins the year.

PREREQUISITE: Recommendation of the sophomore honors teacher and at least an 88 average in English 2H. College Prep students who have a first semester average of at least 95 in English 2, may be considered for honors.

AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION	5 CREDITS
0135-AP	GRADE 11

Tha AP Language and Composition course engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines and rhetorical contexts and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Theis writing and reading should make students aware of the interaction among a writer's purposes, audience expectations and subjects as well as the way generic conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing.

PREREQUISITES: Students who have maintained an average of 90 (H), or a 95 (CP) and Teacher Approval

ADVANCED ENGLISH 3	5 CREDITS
0136 - ADV	GRADE 11

Based on the traditional as well as the modern, this course include four genre of American literature: short story, poetry, novel and drama, as well as a chronological overview of American literature. Much of the class will be devoted to student-generated discussion of whole works of literature in the belief that students who can talk analytically about a piece of literature can write about it in the same way. Summer readings are required. The students wil;l write an American literature research paper as well as several types of expository essays on the works they have read. Speech, grammar, and vocabulary are also important parts of the curriculum. Students will be able to porceeed to AP Literature and Composition in the senior year.

PREREQUISITE: Departmental approval, based on the impromptu composition and teacher recommendation, and at leastt an average of 90% in English 2H.

ENGLISH 4H	5 CREDITS
0143 - H	GRADE 12

In literature, this course restricts itself to the study of representative writers from the Beowulf Poet to T.S. Eliot. Since the goal is to help the student become as self-sufficient a reader and writer as possible, such an approach throws the burden of learning more on the individual student than is true of regular classes. In composition, although there will be some creative work, major focus is on the writing of answers to the long essay question and the research library paper. Both short and long oral presentations will be assigned. Techniques of subordination and correct usage are the focus, both for the sentence itself and for the compositions which the students will write. In addition to the required summer reading, the discussion of which begins the school year, students will read four or five major works, exclusive of work in the anthology. Vocabulary study will come from a text and from novels and plays read during the year. If the student wishes, and with the recommendation of the teacher and the department head, she or he may write the Advanced Placement literature examnination in May.

PREREQUISITE: Recommendation of the English 3H teacher and at least an 88 average in English 3H. College Prep students, who have achieved a first semester average of at least 95 in English 3, may be considered for honors.

ENGLISH 4	5 CREDITS
0142 - CP	GRADE 12

This course covers a chronological survey of English literature. It aims to bridge the gap between secondary school and college or the business world. Creative projects and various types of critical writing are required. The research paper will be written second semester and counts for 50% of the fourth quarter mark. Part of the paper will be taught in the third quarter and will have some impact on that mark as well. The course also includes vocabulary from both the text and from readings in literature, grammar as the primary aid to clear writing, and formal and informal types of oral presentations. Supplementary reading of English novels follows readings done from the summer reading list.

AP ENLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION	5 CREDITS
0146 - AP	GRADE 12

This AP course covers a limited number of major English writers because the ability to infer, analyze, and evaluate must be exercised and developed within the student. In composition, the emphasis is on the writing of answers to long essay questions which develop a thesis and a mini-outline. Creative work is also done, especially for the school literary magazine and various contests. Students write a six to seven page library paper with outline, bibliography, and documentation following the MLA handbook. Grammar and usage instruction is largely remedial in order to shore up skills needed to write these more sophisticated assignments. Vocabulary work is based on both a texbook and on words taken from novels and plays read suring the ourse of the year.

PREREQUISITE: At least a 90 average in Advanced English III, the recommendation of the Advanced English teacher, and the approval of the department chairperson.

SHAKESPEARE	2.5 CREDITS
0137 - CP	GRADES 11-12

ART OF FILM	2.5 CREDITS
0138 - CP	GRADES 11-12

To help students appreciate film as a distinct art form, this course will examine and analyze various genres of film from the 1930's to the present . It will explore the history of the development of film from the beginning, and provide students with methods of viewing film critically.

CREATIVE WRITING	2.5 CREDITS
0140 - CP	GRADE 11-12

This elective is open to juniors and seniors who have at least an average ability in writing and who wish to improve their skills in more creative areas than can be taught in the regular English classes. Instruction and experience will be given in writing short stories, personal essays, various types of poetry, and if time permits, one-act plays. Class members will be able to enter various student writing contests and write for publication in the school literary magazine. Some reading will be done to aid the student in writing.

PUBLIC SPEAKING	2.5 CREDITS
0144 - CP	GRADE 11-12

This semester elective provides the student with practical experience in communicating clearly and dynamically to various audiences. These skills are achieved through the delivery of dramatic readings and the delivery of formal and informal speeches. The student will also learn to develop poise and self-confidence.

INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA	5 CREDITS
0145 - CP	GRADE 11-12

This semester elective is a survey of outstanding dramatic forms from the Greeks to modern playwrights. Students will study Greek, Elizabethan, and contemporary dramas. The purpose of this course is to enhance the student's cultural background and to develop an appreciation of the art of the theater.

JOURNALISM I	5 CREDITS
0148 - CP	GRADES 10,11,12

This course offers interested students an opportunity to explore the field of journalism. Students will concentrate on acquiring the skills necessary for the production of a yearbook: drawing layouts, writing captions and copy, cropping pictures, developing a theme, typing copy and planning for the timely completion of pages. Second semester will focus on the various specialized styles of writing in conjunction with newspaper publishing.

PREREQUISITE: The recommendation of your English teacher