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Credits Course/Number Year Comments
1 Writing 1/Literature 1 212/213 9 Combined with 612/613 World History
1 Advanced Writing 1/Humanities 1 214/215 9 Combined with 614/615 Advanced World History
1 Writing 2/Literature 2 222/223 10 Combined with 630/631 IB History of the Americas 1*HL
1 Advanced Writing 2/British Literature 224/225 10
1 IB Literature and Writing *HL 230/231 11 Elective course that does not count as credit toward fulfilling
.5 Creative Writing 252 12 the CMH English credit requirement for graduation.
.5 Shakespeare and Elizabethan England 254 12 Elective course that does not count as credit toward fulfilling
.5 Modern American Literature 255 12 the CMH English credit requirement for graduation.
.5 Detective and Science Fiction 256 12
.5 World Literature 258 12
1 IB/AP English*HL 260/261 12
.5 Speech 270 9-10-11
1 Yearbook 280/281 10-11-12
*Denotes a weighted course
Writing 1/Literature 1 212/213 forceful introductory and concluding paragraphs. Students
study grammar and vocabulary in conjunction with rigorous
Combined with 612/613 World History writing instruction. Close readings of a wide variety of texts
will improve each student’s ability to think, discuss, and write
Writing 1/Literature 1 is a year-long level course that develops analytically. Teachers encourage students to include analysis
students’ skills in the areas of reading, writing, listening, of how our Catholic faith intersects with the themes from
speaking and studying in a collaborative environment with diverse works of literature.
their history class. Students read plays, short stories, poems
and novels including Romeo and Juliet and Of Mice and Men. Advanced Writing 2/British Literature 224/225
Teachers cover both literary terms from the works that are
read and additional vocabulary using the book Vocabulary This course runs for a full year and blends writing skills with
Power Plus for the ACT. interpretive literary skills. Teachers stress the essay format
and place special emphasis on problem solving, critical
Advanced Writing 1/Humanities 1 214/215 thinking, and the basic format of a research paper. Teachers
integrate grammar and vocabulary with composition. They
Combined with 614/615 Advanced World History present literature chronologically, covering early Anglo-
Saxon literature to the early 1900’s. This course is within the
This year-long course is in the accelerated sequence. Writing accelerated sequence and uses a structured approach to the
skills cover sentence structure, paragraph development, and study of literature. Teachers encourage students to include
a variety of essay styles. Teachers integrate grammar and analysis of how our Catholic faith intersects with themes from
vocabulary skills with rigorous writing instruction. Students the diverse works of literature in this course.
study world literature within a thematic arrangement and
teachers encourage students to include analysis of how our IB Literature and Writing*HL 230/231
Catholic faith intersects with archetypes found in writings and
art of all nations and ages. Combined with IB History of the Americas 1*HL 630/631
Writing 2/Literature 2 222/223 This course provides the American literature component of
a team-taught course. This course is required for all juniors.
This year-long course continues to build on skills taught in It focuses on the interconnections between history, world
Writing 1/Literature 1. Teachers place emphasis on formulating
an arguable thesis, using transitions effectively, and writing
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