English - Fayetteville-Manlius Schools

Except for ninth-grade courses and the Interdisciplinary Honors English courses in grades 9 and 10, English courses are one semester in length. All courses involve the student reading, writing, developing vocabulary, speaking, and listening. Because these skills are so interrelated, what a student learns in one area reinforces the learning in all others. All students are encouraged to read throughout the summer.

Requirements in English

The New York State Education Department requires four credits in English for graduation. Every student must also pass the English Language Arts Regents assessment in order to graduate. At F-M, each student’s program must include:

American Literature 1/2 credit. Courses fulfilling this requirement are 7755 and 7765.
One writing course in grades 10, 11, and 12. Such courses are designated as Writing within their titles. A student must earn passing grades in 9th and 10th grade courses as a prerequisite for the Essay Writing course in 11th grade.

The English Honors curriculum emphasizes critical literacy processes and practices. As such, it assumes increased intellectual rigor and intensity as students progress through the grade levels. Students who meet the minimum criteria and wish to continue in the honors program regularly exhibit the following traits:

Intellectual curiosity, as demonstrated by consistent engagement with a wide variety of challenging texts, by self-initiative during the reader response process and by consistent, insightful contributions during class discussions.
Intellectual maturity, as demonstrated by comfort with less structure and more ambiguity during class discussions and activities, as well as sustained attention to detail during the critical reading and writing process. (Note: most critical reading and formalized drafting take place independently, out of class, in honors courses.)
A strong work ethic, as demonstrated by willingness to read the equivalent of 25-30 pages of rigorous course material each night, by sustained, independent attention to writing process and refinement during drafting and revision, and by willingness to offer and to utilize constructive criticism throughout the writing process.

Ninth-Grade English Courses

Required: One credit.

7710 English 9 Regents
7719 English 9 Honors
8888 English 9 Interdisciplinary Honors

Tenth-Grade English Courses

Required: One credit. Choose one from each.

First Semester 1/2 credit

7730 Writing & Speech R
7739 Writing & Speech H
8889 English 10 Interdisciplinary H (full year)

Second Semester 1/2 credit

8733 Perspectives in Literature R
8740 Perspectives in Literature H

Eleventh-Grade English Courses

Required: One credit. Choose one from each.

First Semester 1/2 credit

7755 American Literature R
7765 American Literature H

Second Semester 1/2 credit

8759 Essay Writing R
8769 Essay Writing H

Twelfth-Grade English Courses

Required: One credit. Choose Writing and Discourse and one other 1/2 credit course, or AP Language/AP Literature to complete the one credit.

One Semester (1/2 credit)

7790 Writing and Discourse
8790 Textual Studies: Film
8785 Textual Studies: Poetry
8794 Contemporary Literature

Full Year (1/2 credit per semester)

7798/8798 Advanced Language and Comp. SUPA/AP
7799/8799 Advanced Literature and Comp. AP

ELECTIVE COURSES

The English Department offers electives in literature, language, creative writing, journalism, and acting, as well as courses to improve writing and reading. Although these courses are not counted toward the four required credits in English, they do carry elective credit toward the diploma.

One Semester Courses

7701/8701 Writers’ Studio (Alternate days): 1/4
7780 History & Structure of English Language: 1/2
7727 Advanced Broadcast Journalism: 1/2
7735 The Rhetoric of Race in American Culture: 1/2
8725 Journalism Workshop: 1/2
8785 Textual Studies: Poetry: 1/2
8787 SUPA Writing Culture: 1/2
8895 Creative Writing: 1/2

Full Year

7770 Theater: 1
8726 Broadcast Journalism Workshop (Alternate days): 1/2

Courses for Grade 9

7704 – ENGLISH 9 – Humanities

40 weeks – 1 credit – Grade 9; By middle school recommendation only

This Regents-level course is taught in conjunction with Global 9 (0001), designed for students whose reading and writing skills are still developing, and who do not receive other academic support during the school day. The Regents curriculum is followed at a slower pace in order to prepare students for the 10th grade English curriculum, and ultimately the ELA Regents exam taken in 11th grade.

7710 – ENGLISH 9 – Regents

40 weeks – 1 credit – Grade 9

This course is designed for the student who has proficient to above average skills in reading and writing. During the course, students’ reading prompts ideas for writing and speaking. The students frequently work in pairs or groups to discuss their own as well as professional authors’ writings. Students may consider issues related to justice and prejudice, community and heroes, and the concept of home. They write, speak, and read books on those themes, including To Kill a Mockingbird, Ender’s Game, Romeo and Juliet, The Odyssey, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, This Side of Home, and Long Way Down.

7719 – ENGLISH 9 – Honors

40 weeks – 1 credit – Grade 9

This course is designed for the student with exceptionally strong reading and writing skills who is capable of taking an idea from the concrete to the abstract. During the course, students’ reading prompts ideas for writing and mini-research projects, which in turn may become materials for oral presentations or group discussions. Students will explore the themes of community, family, justice, tolerance and prejudice in a variety of texts. Students are introduced to Greek mythology and read Homer’s Odyssey in order to form a strong foundation for understanding and appreciating more contemporary literature. Short stories, poems, non-fiction texts, visual media, and long works such as To Kill a Mockingbird, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Romeo and Juliet, Ender’s Game, Animal Farm, and The House on Mango Street are used to prompt analysis and discussion. Students in honors level courses exhibit intellectual curiosity, intellectual maturity, and a strong work ethic.

8888 – ENGLISH 9 – Interdisciplinary Honors – Full Year

40 weeks – 1 credit – Grade 9

In this year-long course, literature and composition instruction are integrated to facilitate some interdisciplinary units in Social Studies and English. Students taking this course must simultaneously enroll in Global History & Geography Interdisciplinary Honors (0003), designed for exceptional English and Social Studies students who display advanced reading, writing, and thinking skills, and who are creative and sophisticated in their work. Activities in the two courses are designed to encourage students to associate and apply the concepts and skills that are inherent to both disciplines in numerous cooperative learning activities. As a part of their course work, students study multicultural literature as related to the social studies curriculum, and participate in a variety of listening, speaking, writing and research activities. Texts may include To Kill a Mockingbird, Siddhartha, Romeo & Juliet, Granada, Ender’s Game, and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Students in honors level courses exhibit intellectual curiosity, intellectual maturity, and a strong work ethic.

FIRST SEMESTER COURSES FOR GRADE 10

7730 – WRITING & SPEECH – Regents

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 10

The purpose of this course is to involve the student in understanding the use of rhetorical devices in carefully planned writing, including pieces that are expository, narrative, descriptive, and analytical. The subjects for writing are chosen from both the student’s world and the literary world. During units on speech, students participate in various listening and speaking activities. The units are intended to continue building the student’s poise, confidence, and effectiveness in speaking and reading aloud. Vocabulary development and understanding of rhetorical devices are also an integral part of this course.

7739 – WRITING & SPEECH – Honors

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 10

This writing course is intended for skilled students who write with correctness and clarity and are ready to concern themselves with refining the style and heightening the interest in their papers. A range of special writing effects are explored through student experimentation and the study of accomplished writers. Revising and rewriting are a crucial part of the process in this course as is vocabulary instruction. Students will complete synthesis and research projects, and participate in various listening and speaking activities. The speaking element of the course is intended to continue building the student’s poise, confidence, and effectiveness in speaking and reading aloud. Students are required to give several speeches throughout the semester. Students in honors courses exhibit intellectual curiosity, intellectual maturity and a strong work ethic.

8889 – ENGLISH 10 – Interdisciplinary Honors – Full Year

40 weeks – 1 credit – Grade 10

This year-long course continues the aims of Interdisciplinary Honors English 9, and students must also enroll in Interdisciplinary Honors Global History & Geography 10 (0013). As this is a humanities program, students will be expected to successfully engage in cooperative learning activities. Interdisciplinary units and presentations are designed to challenge students who exhibit strength in both disciplines and to encourage them to associate and deepen the concepts and skills inherent in English and Global Studies. A jottings notebook may be required to help develop student thinking and writing. Literature studies may include 1984, Brave New World, Lord of the Flies, Night, and The Tempest, as well as a variety of short stories and poems. Since the course requires extensive writing and textual analysis, students choosing it should have achieved a B+ or above in English 9 Honors or 9 Interdisciplinary Honors. Students in honors level courses exhibit intellectual curiosity, intellectual maturity, and a strong work ethic.

SECOND SEMESTER COURSES FOR GRADE 10

8733 – PERSPECTIVES IN LITERATURE – Regents

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 10

Students in this course will read and write about short stories, plays, novels, and poetry which focus on varying perspectives and ideas in literature. In their writing, students will create, develop and support controlling ideas based on literary texts. In addition, students will deliver presentations and group projects. Major works may include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream or Twelfth Night, Night, A Separate Peace, American Born Chinese and The Lord of the Flies.

8740 – PERSPECTIVES IN LITERATURE – Honors

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 10

This course is designed for students who are strong readers and sophisticated writers. Students will be expected to create their own meanings from texts and support their positions with well-developed, text-based reasoning. Students will work in a variety of genres. Major works may include A Midsummer Night’s Dream or Twelfth Night, 1984, Night, Lord of the Flies, American Born Chinese and Tell the Wolves I’m Home. Students in honors level courses exhibit intellectual curiosity, intellectual maturity, and a strong work ethic.

FIRST SEMESTER COURSES FOR GRADE 11

7755 – AMERICAN LITERATURE – Regents

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 11

The literature in this course explores some of the rich variety of cultural identities that make up America as well as concerns reflected in the work of American authors. Writing assignments for this course focus on exploration and analysis of literature and include practice for the English Language Arts Common Core Regents Examination in June. Literature may include: The Great Gatsby, Into the Wild, The Catcher in the Rye, Fences, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Little Fires Everywhere, as well as other long fiction or drama, and a variety of poems and short stories.

7765 – AMERICAN LITERATURE – Honors

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 11

This is a course designed for juniors with strong reading comprehension skills, who are stylistically sophisticated in writing. Honors American Literature delves into concerns reflected in the work of American authors. Students explore short stories, longer fiction, drama, and poetry. Texts may include: The Scarlet Letter, The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, Sula, Kindred and Fences along with shorter texts by Sherman Alexie, Langston Hughes, and Naomi Shihab Nye. Writing assignments for this course focus on literary analysis and include practice for the English Language Arts Common Core Regents assessment that all grade 11 students must take in June. Students in honors level courses exhibit intellectual curiosity, intellectual maturity, and a strong work ethic.

SECOND SEMESTER COURSES FOR GRADE 11

8759 – ESSAY WRITING – Regents

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 11

In this course students focus on the writing process and writing essays responding to, analyzing, and utilizing outside texts, with a focus on peer and self-editing, including all types of literature. “Shorter” pieces such as poetry and short fiction, and the frequently ignored genre of non-fiction (such as essays, profiles, biographies) are the primary focus. Students work on improving the thesis statement of their essays, logical development, and style. Students will also engage in writing exercises that could move toward a college personal statement. Writing assignments include practice in answering the composition questions which appear on the English Language Arts Common Core Regents assessment that all grade 11 students must take in June.

8769 – ESSAY WRITING – Honors

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 11

Students in the honors sections are expected to be able to write sophisticated compositions that demonstrate logical development, an awareness of style and a clear voice. This section of Essay Writing is designed for students with exceptional writing ability, many of whom will be entering the Advanced Placement or Project Advance programs in their senior years. The course focuses on analyzing various genres of literature and writing various types of essays: personal writing, literary analysis of prose and poetry, the research essay, as well as preparation for the English Language Arts Common Core Regents assessment in June. Students will also engage in writing exercises that could move toward a personal statement. Students work on improving the thesis statement of their essays, logical development, and style. Works read may include Macbeth or Othello, and “shorter” pieces such as poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction. All grade 11 students must take the English Language Arts Common Core Regents assessment. Students in honors level courses exhibit intellectual curiosity, intellectual maturity, and a strong work ethic.

COURSES FOR GRADE 12

7795 – WRITING AND DISCOURSE

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 12

The primary aim of this course is to teach students how to write a variety of essays that may include the personal essay, narrative essays, and analysis of literary texts (such as poetry, the novel or other texts), informational essays, research writing, and the argumentative essay. Much of the writing will take place in the computer lab where instruction can be individualized. The course may also be further augmented with outside reading of fiction and non-fiction prose. The course culminates with a writing portfolio that has been constructed throughout the semester and counts as 20 percent of the course grade.

8790 – TEXTUAL STUDIES: FILM

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 12

This course is designed to prepare seniors for the complex reading and analysis tasks related to the growing influence of film. Proficiency in visual literacy is an important element in preparing the 21st-century learner. By focusing on the cinematic techniques that directors use to shape a story, the course will teach students to explore the art of the film and the relationship between film and culture. Students will produce essays, give presentations, write scripts, develop storyboards, keep response journals, and contribute to electronic discussions (e.g. blogs). Students view films that span several decades and a variety of themes. Films may include Apocalypse Now, Psycho, Shawshank Redemption, Spirited Away, The Usual Suspects, Memento, L.A. Confidential, and The Graduate. (This course is not approved by the NCAA. Students considering playing D1 or D2 sports should choose Contemporary Literature or Poetry instead of Film.)

8794 – CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grade 12

This course is designed to prepare seniors for the complex reading and analysis tasks related to contemporary literature. By focusing on the culture in which they were produced, students analyze a variety of contemporary fiction and non-fiction pieces published over the last 50 years. We will analyze plays, short fiction, film, graphic novels, TED talks, and various other performing and visual arts to augment the concentration on the social, cultural, and historical issues related to the literature of this time frame. Authors may include Alan Moore, David Lindsay-Abaire, Junot Diaz, Anne Lamott, and David Sedaris.

8785 – TEXTUAL STUDIES: POETRY

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grades 10-12

Alongside cave drawings, poetry is one of the oldest and most vital living art forms. Our earliest ancestors may not have written on paper, but they still made poetry, recited it, and used rhyme and meter to remember it. Now, poetry services a slightly different function. Poet Octavio Paz wrote, “The poem is a shell that echoes the music of the world.” He also wrote that poetry is “knowledge,” “salvation,” “liberation,” and “revolutionary” – in short, “poetry reveals the world.” This class will explore poetry from contemporary American writers and from writers around the globe and throughout history. Emphasis will be on reading and thinking about poetry, on discussing the lives and literary techniques of individual poets, on identifying and understanding work from various “schools” of poetry, and on individual interpretation of poetry text based on both personal experience and understanding of literary devices. Students may also ask for help with their own experiments in writing poetry. This course may be used as one of the required senior year courses in combination with Writing & Discourse.

7798/8798 – ADVANCED LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION – SUPA/AP

40 weeks each – 1/2 credit each – Grade 12

Prerequisite: English teacher’s recommendation.

Advanced Language and Composition is Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) English with an Advanced Placement option. It is a college-level course that follows a curriculum sponsored and supervised by Syracuse University. Students who choose this course should have had experience in honors English courses. Since the course requires not only frequent writing but extensive textual analysis, students should have achieved a B+ or above in grade 11 honors English courses. A reading and writing assignment over the summer is part of the course requirement.

Advanced Language and Composition is divided into two parts. The fall semester, Syracuse University’s Writing 105, provides an intensive experience in academic writing. Students work on formal and informal writing with an emphasis on the invention portfolio. The focus on academic writing includes lengthy, dense readings and longer papers totaling 3,000 to 5,000 words. This half of the course also concentrates on analysis of rhetorical techniques employed by writers. The second section is Syracuse University’s ENG 192: Gender and Literary Texts. The course examines literature through the lens of gender and other cultural constructions. Students write frequent short analytic essays and two in-depth textual analysis papers totaling 3,000 to 5,000 words. This section of the course will also include exam-specific activities designed to help students prepare for the AP Language and Composition exam in May.

Advanced Language and Composition offers students the opportunity to earn up to six hours of college English credit, advanced standing, or both credit and standing at the college they attend. Those who register for college credit pay a tuition fee for each semester to Syracuse University (certain enrollment limits must be met for Syracuse University to authorize the course). Students will receive a transcript directly from Syracuse University in addition to their high school transcript. The amount of credit and level of standing in college may also be based on the student’s performance on the Advanced Placement Language and Composition exam in May.

7799/8799 – ADVANCED LITERATURE & COMPOSITION – AP

40 weeks each – 1/2 credit each – Grade 12

Prerequisite: English teacher’s recommendation.

AP Advanced Literature and Composition assumes that the students have mastered the elements of composition and are prepared to use their writing skills to discuss literature. The course is organized on a seminar model allowing students the experience of exploring and organizing their responses to literature. A wide variety of important literary works are read from old and emerging canons of world literature, such as the novels of Austen, Bronte, Conrad, Dickens, and Morrison, plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen or Tom Stoppard and other modern playwrights, and short stories and poetry, both traditional and modern. Students have the opportunity to earn up to six hours of college English credit, advanced standing, or both credit and standing at the college they attend. Amount of credit and level of standing are based on the student’s performance on the Advanced Placement exam in May. Since the course requires frequent writing and extensive literary analysis, students choosing it should have achieved a B+ or above in eleventh grade honors English courses. A reading and writing assignment over the summer is part of the course requirement.

ELECTIVE COURSES

7701/8701 – WRITERS’ STUDIO

20 weeks – 1/4 credit – Grades 9-12

Alternate days

This course is designed to provide hands-on, one-on-one support using a variety of writing skills, including the principles of grammar, for any student who wants to strengthen their writing. Students receive individualized instruction and may bring writing to the studio that they are working on in English, Social Studies, independently, or other content areas. There are also some writing assignments generated within the studio itself. Students may take Writers’ Studio in either the fall or spring semester, or both, and can take it for two years, earning up to one credit towards their high school diploma. Use course numbers 7701 (Fall) and 8701 (Spring) to take Writers’ Studio all year.

8725 – JOURNALISM WORKSHOP

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grades 9-12

Students in Journalism Workshop explore the variety of print media for which journalists write, while learning editing and polishing skills. They choose and produce their own journalism projects such as features, sports articles, entertainment reviews, and more. Students also pursue news literacy, reading current news and learning about topics such as the evaluation of sources, the detection of bias, and the freedom of the press. This workshop fulfills the prerequisite for Broadcast Journalism.

8726 – BROADCAST JOURNALISM & TELEVISION PRODUCTION WORKSHOP

40 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grades 9-12

Alternate O/E days – Prerequisite: Journalism Workshop, Communication Systems or Senior Status.

Students in Broadcast Journalism and Television Production Workshop explore a variety of non-print media for which journalists write. They write for film and television, create and produce news shows, commercials, and in-depth programs. Students are responsible for producing a daily program that includes school announcements, current school events, and features. Students will also learn editing and polishing skills, technical aspects of broadcast production, and speaking in a public forum.

7727 – ADVANCED BROADCAST JOURNALISM & FILM PRODUCTION WORKSHOP

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grades 10-12

Prerequisite: Broadcast Journalism & Television Production Workshop.

Advanced Broadcast Journalism is designed to supplement the experience of Broadcast Journalism and Television Production Workshop. Students are responsible for production, direction or technical production of the daily program, as well as for special broadcast projects and assignments. Students in Advanced Broadcast Journalism are fluent in all areas of broadcast production, write and edit scripts and proposals for projects and maintain a working broadcast studio. Students will become familiar with several forms of digital editing and a variety of editing/publishing software. Students will also become comfortable analyzing and creating diverse genres of television and film. This workshop may be taken more than once.

8895 – CREATIVE WRITING

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grades 9-12

Creative Writing is for serious students who are enthusiastic about generating, reworking and polishing prose or poetry. Students may then seek out interested publishers and submit typed copies for consideration. While narrative fiction and poetry are the primary focus of the course, other writing such as magazine articles, short subjects, or technical writing may be undertaken. Success in this class hinges upon regular and self-driven participation through active writing and the collective editing and sharing of ideas. This course may be taken more than once.

7770 – THEATER

40 weeks – 1 credit – Grades 9-12

Very few people in the theater spend their days sitting at a desk, so for most of this course we push our desks aside and get on our feet. Theater is a full-year survey course that explores many different aspects of theater. Time is devoted to acting, improvisation, mime, puppetry, storytelling, playwriting, theater history, script analysis, directing, and other activities. This course fulfills the Art/Music graduation requirement.

7780 – THE HISTORY & STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grades 10-12

Our perceptions of the world, our thoughts, and our behaviors are all shaped by the language we use. Through hands-on activities, this course explores how language works, the social, political, and economic power of language, the nuances of how language can be utilized and other language-related issues. This course considers the origins and development of the English language,while gaining an understanding and appreciation of how language operates. This course examines English grammar and usage and concentrates on how our implicit understandings about language can be illuminated and analyzed. Other possible topics include non-verbal communication, language and the brain, dialects of American English, gender and language, and how the design features of language help us learn about how we think. Our examination of word origin and morphology is key to decoding meaning in language, a skill that is measured on the SAT and ACT.

7735 – THE RHETORIC OF RACE IN AMERICAN CULTURE

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grades 10-12

What is in a name? The course begins with an exploration into this question, as it relates to ethnic and racial identity. It then progresses from an inquiry into language as defining personal and social identity, to language, within it historical context, to language within its political context. Throughout the semester, students will explore the ways in which racial and ethnic issues are framed in our culture’s ongoing, collective conversations. Texts such as memoirs, essays, historic documents, documentaries, news articles, poetry, drama, advertisements, political cartoons, published speeches, cinematic texts, and fine art, will inform students’ considerations of the role language plays in shaping attitudes toward race and ethnicity. Students will have an opportunity to extend the dialogue across geographic boundaries through related field trips, when scheduling permits.

8787 – SUPA: WRITING CULTURE

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grades 11-12

Prerequisite: Creative Writing or English teacher’s recommendation.

SUPA Writing Culture is the equivalent to Syracuse University’s WRT 114. It is open to students interested in developing their writing skills and broadening their writing experiences beyond the academic essay. The course will focus on the reading and crafting of creative nonfiction pieces, which explore the truths within nonfiction stories, people, places, experiences and events while using techniques of creative writing. Students write texts experimenting with style, genre, and subject. This is the perfect course for students interested in writing who also want to have a college course experience. Those who choose to register for college credit pay a tuition fee and will have the opportunity to earn three college credits from Syracuse University.

8785 – TEXTUAL STUDIES: POETRY

20 weeks – 1/2 credit – Grades 10-12

Alongside cave drawings, poetry is one of the oldest and most vital living art forms. Our earliest ancestors may not have written on paper, but they still made poetry, recited it, and used rhyme and meter to remember it. Now, poetry services a slightly different function. Poet Octavio Paz wrote, “The poem is a shell that echoes the music of the world.” He also wrote that poetry is “knowledge,” “salvation,” “liberation,” and “revolutionary” – in short, “poetry reveals the world.” This class will explore poetry from contemporary American writers and from writers around the globe and throughout history. Emphasis will be on reading and thinking about poetry, on discussing the lives and literary techniques of individual poets, on identifying and understanding work from various “schools” of poetry, and on individual interpretation of poetry text based on both personal experience and understanding of literary devices. Students may also ask for help with their own experiments in writing poetry. Together with Writing & Discourse, this course can be used to meet the Senior Year English course requirement, only when taken in the Senior Year.

English Options

Grade 9 – 1 credit

English 9 – Humanities (1 credit)
English 9 – Regents (1 credit)
English 9 – Interdisc. Honors (1 credit)
English 9 – Honors (1 credit)

Grade 10 – 1 credit

English 10 – Interdisc. Honors (1 credit)

Writing & Speech 10 Regents (1/2 credit)
Writing & Speech 10 Honors (1/2 credit)

AND

Perspectives in Literature 10 Regents (1/2 credit)
Perspectives in Literature 10 Honors (1/2 credit)

Grade 11 – 1 credit

American Literature 11 Regents (1/2 credit)
American Literature 11 Honors (1/2 credit)

AND

Essay Writing 11 Regents (1/2 credit)
Essay Writing 11 Honors (1/2 credit)

In June, all students take the English Language Arts Regents Exam

Grade 12 – 1 credit

Advanced Literature & Comp. 12 [AP] (1 Credit)
Advanced Language & Comp. 12 [SUPA/AP] (1 Credit)

Writing & Discourse English 12

AND

Textual Studies: Film English 12 (1/2 credit)
Contemporary Literature English 12 (1/2 credit)
Textual Studies: Poetry English 12 (1/2 credit)

Electives – 1 or 1/2 credit

Theater (1 credit)
Journalism (1/2 credit)
Broadcast Journalism (1/2 credit)
Adv. Broadcast Journalism (1/2 credit)
Creative Writing (1/2 credit)
History & Structure of the English Language (1/2 credit)
Rhetoric of Race in American Culture (1/2 credit)
SUPA: Writing Culture (1/2 credit)
Poetry (1/2 credit)