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Courses Offered

English 9: English Language and Composition A, B

Grade: 9 One year; meets CSU/UC “b” requirement

This is a first-year course designed to introduce the student to literature, composition, and speech through intensive studies in fiction,  informational texts and writing. The primary focus will be the study of literature, art, religion, history, culture, and geography from various eras, cultures and geographical locations. The core focus of this course is to build foundational analysis skills, writing and language skills.

English 9: Honors English Language and Composition A, B

Grade: 9 One year; meets CSU/UC “b” requirement

Prerequisite: High score on the High School Placement Exam, or teacher recommendation.

This is an accelerated course grounded in the fundamentals of English Language and Composition. This honors level, accelerated course is designed to strengthen the student’s abilities to comprehend and analyze literature at a college level. The primary focus will be the study of literature, art, religion, history, culture, and geography from various eras, cultures and geographical locations . There will be an emphasis on college level writing skills, critical thinking, literary analysis and synthesis and oral presentation skills. This is a pre-AP course.

Language Lab

Grade: 9 One year

This course is designed to improve the students fundamental reading and writing skills. Reading is the necessary foundation that establishes the critical building blocks for the college prep student. The primary objective of this course is to improve the individual student’s language skills across content areas.

English 10: World Literature A, B

Grade 10 One year; meets CSU/UC “b” requirement

This is a comprehensive course which reinforces the skills and knowledge previously learned in the areas of literature, composition, and speech. The primary focus will be the study of World literature according to genre and theme, combined with techniques of literary analysis and synthesis, critical thinking, comprehension, and oral presentation skills.

English 10: Honors World Literature A, B

Grade: 10 One year; meets CSU/UC “b” requirement

Prerequisite: B or above in Honors English 9, or teacher recommendation.

This is an accelerated course designed to strengthen the honor’s student’s skills and knowledge learned in the areas of literature, comprehension, critical thinking, literary analysis, synthesis, and speech. The primary focus of the course will be works of literature from around the world according to genre and theme. This is a pre-AP course.

American Literature A, B

Grade: 11 One year; meets CSU/UC “b” requirement

This is a comprehensive course which reinforces the skills and knowledge learned in the areas of literature, comprehension, and speech. The primary focus will be the development of American literature from the Colonial period until the present, combined with the techniques of literary response and analysis. Emphasis will be placed on the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period and literary criticism.

Advanced Placement Language and Composition

Grade: 11 One year; meets CSU/UC “b” requirement

Prerequisite: B or above in AP Literature, or Honors English 10, or teacher recommendation.

This is an accelerated course designed to strengthen the honors student’s ability to become skilled readers of prose written in a variety of time periods. In addition, students will become skilled writers who can produce expository, analytical, and argumentative essays that will demonstrate their level of contextual understanding and their ability to communicate effectively with mature readers.Students are required to take the AP exam.


British Literature and Composition

Grade: 12 One year; meets CSU/UC “b” requirement

This is a comprehensive course which reinforces the skills and knowledge learned in the areas of literature, comprehension, and speech. The primary focus will be the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period until the present combined with techniques of literary response and analysis. Emphasis will on analysis of the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period and literary criticism.

Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition

Grade: 12 One year; meets CSU/UC “b” requirement

Prerequisite: B or above in Honors English 11, or teacher recommendation.

This is an accelerated course designed to strengthen the honors student’s ability to comprehend, synthesize, and analyze literature. Emphasis will be on creative and critical writing, critical thinking skills, preparation for the AP exam, and oral presentation skills. This course will primarily focus on British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period until the present, in addition to connecting a work of literature to the themes and issues of its historical period. Some works from European and American authors may be covered in conjunction with a historical time period. Students are required to take the AP exam.

Yearbook

Grade: 10, 11, 12 One year

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

This class prepares and publishes the school yearbook The Anthonian. Students learn and apply skills in design, photography, writing, management and marketing.