Freshman and Sophomores
031 ENGLISH 9
Grade Level: 9 Term: All Year (2 credits)
English 9, an integrated English course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts in Grade 9 and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring a wide-variety of genres and their elements. Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 9 in classic and contemporary literature balanced with nonfiction. Students write responses to literature, compositions, business letters, and other grade appropriate assignments. Students deliver grade appropriate oral presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information.
032 ENGLISH 9 ACCELERATED
Grade Level: 9-10 Term: All Year (2 credits)
English 9 Accelerated, an integrated English course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts in Grade 9 and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring a wide-variety of genres and their elements. Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 9 in classic and contemporary literature balanced with nonfiction. Students write responses to literature, compositions, business letters, and other grade appropriate assignments. Students deliver grade appropriate oral presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. Additionally, this course will prepare students for Advanced Placement and ACP English courses by providing students with sophisticated texts, focusing on higher-order questions, working from the assumption that students can write coherently, and assessing students with open-ended essay questions.
033 ENGLISH 10
Grade Level: 10 Term: All Year (2 credits)
English 10, an integrated English course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts in Grade 10 and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring universal themes across a wide variety of genres. Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 10 in classic and contemporary literature balanced with nonfiction. Students write short stories, responses to literature, expository and persuasive compositions, research reports, business letters, and technical documents. Students deliver grade-appropriate oral presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information.
034 ENGLISH 10 ACCELERATED
Grade Level: 9-10 Term: All Year (2 credits)
English 10 Accelerated, an integrated English course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts in Grade 10 and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring universal themes across a wide variety of genres. Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 10 in classic and contemporary literature balanced with nonfiction. Students write short stories, responses to literature, expository and persuasive compositions, research reports, business letters, and technical documents. Students deliver grade-appropriate oral presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. Additionally, this course will prepare students for Advanced Placement and ACP English courses by providing students with sophisticated texts, focusing on higher-order questions, working from the assumption that students can write coherently, and assessing students with open-ended essay questions.
Juniors and Seniors
044 EARLY ENGLISH LITERATURE (Early British Literature)
Grade Level: 12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
This course includes the study of major British authors from the Anglo-Saxon period through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century. We will explore Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, A Knight’s Tale, King Arthur, Canto 34 from The Inferno of Dante, Macbeth, Paradise Lost, and Gulliver’s Travels as well as other selected literature. Writing, classroom discussion activities, music videos, projects, poetry, and reviewing current movies will provide opportunities for students to respond to, compare, and contrast literature both analytically and reflectively.
045 CREATIVE WRITING
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Creative Writing is designed to equip students with imaginative writing skills through prescribed lessons in writing poems, stories, plays, and essays. Students will read and analyze the works of professional writers. Students will also be required to complete a series of poems, stories, and projects which are a requirement of the course. These projects substitute for a term paper or a final examination. Course work also includes lessons in grammar and punctuation when needed. Students should be willing to take part in discussions and share their writing orally with other class members.
047 PRACTICAL WRITING
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
A teacher recommendation is a required prerequisite for en- rolling in the class. This REMEDIAL COURSE is designed for upper class students with a marked deficiency in writing skills. It is intended for students who do not plan to further their formal education after high school. Class work consists of daily reading and writing activities, sentence-combining exercises, usage, and writing assignments using basic organizational patterns.
049 COMPOSITION
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Composition is a college-preparatory course focusing on advanced writing skills. Students will primarily practice and improve academic essay writing, including: expository, persuasive, and narrative styles. Students will learn to synthesize sources, and use MLA citation and format. Final grades in the course are determined by a comprehensive portfolio of final drafts.
054H COMPOSITION, W131 ACP
Grade Level: 12 Term: One Semester (1 credit )
This course is Indiana University's required composition class. W131 is designed to help students think and write objectively and critically. Students will explore evaluative writing through summary, synthesis, and analysis. Those students who enroll in this course must purchase two textbooks before the first day of school. Students must provide sources or copies of the sources used in all research. All papers for this course must be typed. * Any student with a score of 670 or more on the SAT verbal section or a score of at least 32 on the ACT is exempt from W131 at IU. This course may be taken for high school or dual credit. It is strongly recommended that students not enroll in L202 and W131 in the same semester. Students must be in 12th grade and have taken either 049 or 060 or 091.
060 ADVANCED COMPOSITION (Linguistics)
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Prerequisite: 049 Composition (Required writing sample, on-site assessment, or teacher approval)
This is a transitional composition course to be taken after Composition 049. It is designed to prepare college-bound students for the rigors of critical thinking, writing, and analysis at the post-secondary level. Initially, students will focus on effective diction, phrase/clause usage, modifier placement, parallel structures, sentence clarity, conciseness, and variety as they develop the critical skills necessary for effective analysis of brief literary excerpts, newspaper/magazine articles, and/or academic essays. During the latter part of this course, students will focus on learning to think and write both objectively and critically as they evaluate material on a variety of topics. All papers for this course must be typed.
064 BIBLE LITERATURE
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
This course will concentrate on a study of the writings of the Hebrews before and after the birth of Christ. The literary craftsmanship of passages from the Bible (the Bible as literature) and the relationship of a variety of stories, novels, poems, and plays to the Bible (the Bible in literature) will be studied. Oral presentations, formal essays, and a critical paper are required. A semester project will demonstrate an understanding of themes and issues presented in class. Students are encouraged to explore ways in which the Bible has influenced art, music, philosophy and law. Students are also encouraged to discuss and reflect on contemporary issues that relate to classical Biblical stories.
068 EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE — BEGINNING TO 1850
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
In this course, students will study American Literature from its beginnings to (approximately) 1850. Students will read short stories, essays, and poems depicting the early period of American writing. Selected authors will be studied in depth. There will be instruction and practice in a comprehensive range of language skills such as grammar, usage, and mechanics, with emphasis on writing and on integrating language skills and writing with the literature. Grades will be derived from tests, essays, and other varied assignments.
069 AMERICAN FOLK LITERATURE
Grade Level: 10-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation. This course is designed for students with marked deficiencies in reading and writing skills and is intended for students who do not plan to further their formal education after high school. It will cover the folk literature and tradition of America. Course work consists of daily reading and writing activities, lectures, discussions, and short research and writing projects.
070 INDIANA LITERATURE
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
This course involves literature produced by writers who were born in or lived in Indiana. This is a study of representative works of authors of various periods with a concentration on Golden Age Writers. The majority of the assessments for this class will be in essay form. There is a required major project, oral presentations, analytical essays, and the reading of one complete novel and excerpts from others.
072 MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE (Modern British Literature)
Grade Level: 12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Prerequisite: 049 Composition. Students in this British Literature course study the authors and literature of the English from the 19th and 20th Centuries. Students read and discuss a variety of authors and literary genres, while reviewing literary techniques and studying the political and cultural forces that shaped England's literature. Final tests and exams as well as short papers, oral projects and a research paper will be used to assess learning. Some of these may be individual work and some may be collaborative efforts. There will be instruction and practice in a comprehensive range of language skills, with an emphasis on grammar, usage, and mechanics; integrating language study with literature; work-sheet examples and activities that generally refer to the content of the selections.
074 MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE — 1850 TO PRESENT
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
In this course, students will read short stories, poems, dramas, (and novels if time restrictions and book restrictions allow) of selected authors from this time. Concentration will be on different styles, techniques, themes, literary terms, and literary elements. There will be instruction and practice in a comprehensive range of language skills such as grammar, usage, and mechanics, with emphasis on writing and on integrating language skills with written responses to the literature.
075H LITERARY INTERPRETATION L202 (ACP( (H)
ADVANCED ENGLISH, COLLEGE CREDIT
Grade Level: 12 Term: One Semester ( 1 credit)
The first semester AP English Literature and Composition course is not required for those enrolling in IU’s ACP dual credit program. This course is a part of the Indiana University Advance College Project (ACP). Students may receive both high school and college credit for this course. Those intending to enroll for college credit will pay tuition at the beginning of each semester. Please note that students that receive free and reduced lunches may qualify for tuition reduction or remission as well. This course is intended to teach the skills and techniques essential to critical reading and intensive, careful writing. Emphasis will be placed upon discussion and close analysis of literature. The range of work will include selected poetry, novels, and specially chosen short fiction. Assessments will include a few short micro-thesis essays (small papers designed to work on specific skills), several in-class quizzes, and four or five process papers which will be completed throughout the semester. Students taking the course for IU credit will need to purchase personal copies of paperbacks used, including the textbook. A good pocket dictionary for in-class use is also a necessity. All papers for this course must be typed. Meets with English Literature and Composition, Advanced Placement.
076 CLASSICAL LITERATURE (Mythology)
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Classical Literature surveys Greek and Roman literature, including authors from Homer to Virgil. This course focuses on mythology as literature and examines characters, events, and plots as the basic material of Western creative imagination. Influences of classical literary patterns, themes and conventions on modern literature are also explored. Requirements include reading, oral discussion, testing, reporting, and writing creatively. Two written projects are required in this course.
078 DRAMATIC LITERATURE
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Dramatic Literature focuses on the history of drama and some of the best representational plays of various periods, particularly Greek, Renaissance, and Modern American. The relationship of acting and stagecraft to production of plays will also be studied. All students will analyze the work of various playwrights through written and oral presentations. A final exam or paper will be at the end of the semester.
079 SHORT STORIES
Grade Level: 12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Students must have a counselor or teacher recommendation to take this course. This course is designed for students who need to improve comprehension and writing skills. The Short Stories course focuses on the relationships between the form and meanings in the genre. Students explore the distinct features of the short story; for example, that it is tightly focused, narrative, and fictional and that it has setting, conflict, climax, and resolution. Issues of audience, purpose, and historical development are also considered. Because the short story is a comparatively recent innovation, modernist and contemporary themes are also emphasized. Students are given opportunities to express their knowledge of this genre and its content through creative and analytical writing, class discussion, and other speaking experiences.
080 SPEECH
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Speech is a course focusing on the application of oral communication skills. Students will write and give multiple speeches including reflective, informative, persuasive, impromptu, and special occasion types. Practice and collaboration with classmates will help students cope with fear of public speaking. Strong emphasis will be placed on students' ability to write organized outlines and to utilize technology for both research and presentations.
082 ADVANCED SPEECH
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
In addition to the skills practiced in Speech, students in Advanced Speech will explore techniques for research and presentation that apply to the college curriculum: group discussion, oral interpretation, collaborative presentation, rhetorical analysis, and debate. Special focus will be placed on analyzing famous speeches for their structure and rhetorical power.
090 MASS MEDIA
Grade Level: 11 & 12 Term: One Semester (1 credit)
Mass Media develops an awareness of audience and purpose in consuming, producing, and evaluating the many venues of mass media communication. It will empower students to decode media critically and understand the use of persuasive language, images and strategies. Opportunities are provided for students to write, create, generate, and produce a class newspaper, broadcast news, radio jingle, advertising campaigns, political campaigns, propaganda campaigns, as well as visual grammar and music videos. This is a deep communications endeavor.
091 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION AP
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: Semester One (1 credit)
The focus of this course is learning to analyze the rhetoric used by writers and speakers, and to create successful arguments synthesizing academic sources with the student's personal knowledge and experiences. The content and presentation will model an entry level college composition course. Reading emphasis is on non-fiction. The writing process will include pre-writing, exercises, multiple drafts, peer reviews as well as instructor evaluation. In this class there is emphasis on analyzing and creating argument using primary and secondary sources and knowing how to cite the sources using accepted conventions.
091 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION AP
Grade Level: 11-12 Term: Semester Two (1 credit)
This course builds on the language and skills students have learned during the first semester. (See course description for 091 AP Language and Composition.) The instructor does not recommend that students register for second semester only. During second semester students will apply first semester fundamentals to their writing and examine more challenging texts. They will also prepare more intensively for the AP exam. Finally, students will work on a culminating project, synthesizing the skills learned during the course.
093 ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION AP (H)
Grade Level: 12 Term: Semester One (1 credit)
This course follows the requirements for the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) course and is the first of a two semester sequence designed to prepare students to take the AP exam at the end of the school year. Students wishing to pursue the AP exam are strongly encouraged to enroll in English Literature and Composition, Advanced Placement-Semester 2 as well. This course is intended as a broad study of both British and American literary periods but with a focus on close analysis of literature. Students will examine poetry, drama, short stories, and novels from the 16th Century to the 21st Century. Literary elements such as, but not limited to, tone, figurative language, and theme, along with rhetorical intentions and practices, will provide a foundation upon which to begin an advanced study of literature. Assessments may include projects and essays, but ample time will be given for practice AP exams and timed in-class writing (with emphasis on planning and revision).
093 ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION AP (H)
Grade Level: 12 Term: Semester Two (1 credit)
The first semester AP English Literature and Composition course is not required for this class but is strongly encouraged for those who are intending to take the AP exam at the end of the semester. This course follows the requirements for the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) course and is the second in a two semester sequence designed to prepare students to take the AP exam at the end of the school year. This course is intended to teach the skills and techniques essential to critical reading and intensive, careful writing. Emphasis will be placed upon class discussion and close analysis of literature. Practice will continue on timed AP exams in class, but much more attention will be placed on process papers which will be written at home over a period of days rather than during a single class session. The range of work will include selected poetry, three novels, and specially chosen short fiction. Meets with L202.
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