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ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS REQUIRED COURSES

11th grade graduation requirement

Choose one of the following - See chart on page 13 for AP and HP information

English 11 A, B, C AP English 11 Flex A, B, C *
Course Number: 033401 + 033402 + 033403 Course Number: 033971 + 033972 + 033973
Must register for all 3 trimesters Must register for all 3 trimesters
Prerequisite: None Note: Advanced Placement course. This course includes extensive
reading and writing assignments all year. Summer reading will be
Fulfills graduation requirement for: English 11
assigned and must be completed by the first day of school. Students
Grade Level: 11 are encouraged to take the AP Exam for this course.
Course Description: In this required course you will study literature, Note: Flex courses are offered outside of the normal parameters of
composition and language/communication skills. You will write a school schedule. Some days during the week, the student will
informational, persuasive, reflective/technical papers with an overall learn online instead of physically attending class.
focus on college preparation.
Prerequisite: None
English 11 Flex A, B, C Fulfills graduation requirement for: English 11
Course Number: 033501 + 033502 + 033503
Grade Level: 11
Note: Flex courses are offered outside of the normal parameters of
a school schedule. Some days during the week, the student will Course Description: See AP English 11
learn online instead of physically attending class.
Integrated English 11* and World History ALP 11
Must register for all 3 trimesters Course Numbers: 033551 + 033552 + 033553

Prerequisite: None Prerequisites: Subject to application and approval or continuation
after successful completion of ALP 10
Fulfills graduation requirement for: English 11
Grade Level: 11
Grade Offered: 11 Fulfills Graduation Requirement for: English 11; World History and
Course Description: See English 11 Geography
Course Description: ALP 11 (Autonomous Learner Program) is a
AP English 11 A, B, C * challenging class that combines the 11th grade English and Social
Course Number: 033871 + 033872 + 033873 Studies requirements into a single class. Expect homework most
school nights. Upon completion of the course, you will receive six
Must register for all 3 trimesters credits.
Note: Advanced Placement course. This course includes extensive This course, based on Betts' Autonomous Learner Program Model, is
reading and writing assignments all year. Summer reading will be designed for academically gifted and talented learners in English and
assigned and must be completed by the first day of school. Students social studies. The students commit to the entire course set if they
are encouraged to take the AP Exam for this course. apply and are selected for this program. The Autonomous Learner
Program gives students opportunities to discover the notion of
Prerequisite: None giftedness, to develop their individual talents, to allow enrichment to
Fulfills graduation requirement for: English 11 curricular matters, to participate in self-directed seminars, and to
conduct in-depth studies. Students in this course will meet the district
Grade Level: 11 objectives and state standards for both English and social studies.
Course Description: This college-level course focuses intensely on Upon completion of the course, students will receive six credits (3 in
language and rhetorical analysis, persuasive techniques and writing, English and 3 in World History/World Geography).
and critical reading both fiction and non-fiction. You will be
responsible for doing reading and writing projects on your own,
outside of class time.
*weighted grade course (see pg. 6)

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