English

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 9
ENG – NCAA

This course will cover grammar usage, language structure, vocabulary development, creative writing, poetry, short stories, novels, Shakespeare, and mythology.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 9
ENG – NCAA
Application/Recommendation

This course is offered for students who perform beyond the freshman level on tasks related to reading, composition, and the study of language. The English 9 curriculum will be followed, but more intensive and extensive work with reading and writing will be required.

1 – CRHS/TFHS – 9/12

ENG – NCAA

This course will focus on creating and delivering four speeches from a pool of eight. While this course will cover all eight, and students will be exposed to them, they will only be accountable for four unique presentations. Students will spend their time developing the speech materials, practicing their speeches, and learning about successful strategies and techniques. Students will be required to evaluate their peers’ work. The course is designed to meet the core graduation requirement of speech for those students entering high school without one credit in this area.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 10
ENG – NCAA

This course is a college preparatory class that focuses on exploring, understanding, and appreciating written genres. Writing encourages experimentation with the various forms taught in literature. Language development, vocabulary, and grammar skills will be emphasized to enhance communication.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 10
ENG – NCAA
Application/Recommendation

This course is offered for students who perform beyond the sophomore level on tasks related to reading, composition, and the study of language. The English 10 curriculum will be followed, but more intensive and extensive work with reading and writing will be required.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 11
ENG – NCAA

This course is a college preparatory class that focuses on American literature from a historical perspective. Argumentative writing will be emphasized and a research project will be required. Language study, writing style, and vocabulary development will also be emphasized.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 11
ENG – DC (CSI: ENG101) – NCAA
Application/Recommendation

This course is designed for the able and ambitious student who wants to do college-level work while in high school. The course focuses on nonfiction writing and reading. Heavy emphasis is placed on style, rhetoric, and analysis. The numerous reading and writing assignments act as preparations for the AP Language and Composition College Board Exam to determine possible advanced standing in English or college credits upon admission to a college or university.

1 – CRHS – 11
ENG – DC (CSI: ENGL 101)
ENGL 090 or equivalent placement score. AP Language and Composition Exam (Optional)

English 101 emphasizes the process and strategies of writing academic essays with critical attention to purpose and audience; focus and development to support a thesis; and organization and coherency. Students write analytical essays based on readings, observations, and ideas: develop various strategies to respond to different rhetorical situations; and edit for style, voice, and conventions of standard usage. This course introduces MLA format.

1 – CRHS/TFHS – 11

ENG – DC (CSI: ENGL 102)

ENGL 101 or equivalent placement test score

English 102 furthers the composition skills developed in English 101, focusing on critical reading, writing, and research. Students will write expository and persuasive essays, using literary and/or interdisciplinary materials. This course also requires a research essay. AP Language and Composition Exam (Optional)

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 12
ENG – NCAA

This course is a college preparatory class that focuses on the development of critical reading, writing, and thinking skills through the study of British literature. Composition focuses on the reflective essay and analytical essay for purposes that extend into post-high school life. A research paper tied to the Senior Project is required.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 12
ENG – DC (CSI: ENGL175) – NCAA
Application and Recommendation

This course is designed for the able and ambitious student who wants to do college-level work while in high school. Works will be analyzed intensively in both class discussions and in numerous writing assignments. This course is also preparation for the AP College Board Exam to determine possible advanced standing in English or college credits upon admission to a university. AP English 11 is not a requirement. TFHS Only(English 175 3 credits): * It will meet three days a week: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. * Students must sign up for dual enrollment in the fall; however, their credits will not be given until spring. Course cost is $195.00 and there will be a minimal charge for textbooks in the spring. * Any of the following prerequisites will work for CSI; however, they must be met before school starts in the fall: A “3” or above on the AP Language Exam, completion of English 101, “25” or above on the ACT English section, “570” on SAT Critical Reading section, “95” or above on the COMPASS English portion.

1 – CRHS – 11

ENG – DC (CWI: ENGL 175)

ENGL 102 or equivalent placement test score

This course is a college-level literature course, the purpose of which is to enable students to read and analyze literature through close, analytical reading of novels, short stories, and poems. In addition, the course will also provide a detailed study of literary terms, rhetorical devices, allusions, and other “tricks” writers use in order for imaginative literature to teach “truth”. We will learn the truths that literature speaks about the human experience and how we can gain from the reflections in literature. AP Literature and Composition Exam (Optional).

1 – TFHS – 10/11/12
E
Recommendation

This course is an intensive reading intervention program designed to meet the needs of students whose reading achievement is below the proficient level. The program directly addresses individual needs through adaptive and instructional software, high-interest literature, and direct instruction in reading skills. (HMH Scholastic Publisher)

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 9/10

ENG – NCAA

Application/Recommendation and signed drug testing form.

Speech credit 1st semester

This course covers a variety of styles of public speaking and formal debate. Through research and practice, students will become familiar with these styles. We will apply this knowledge and skills in local, regional, and nationwide competitions. There is a travel component to this class.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 10/11/12

E – NCAA

Debate I & Recommendation

This course builds off of Debate I. This class focuses on the student’s choice of event. Through research and practice, students will become familiar with these styles. We will apply this knowledge and skills in local, regional, and nationwide competitions. There is a travel component to this class.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 11/12

E – NCAA

Debate II & Recommendation

This course builds off of Debate II. This class focuses on the student’s choice of event. Additionally, students are encouraged to begin developing professional connections with other competitors and coaches to further their potential career/college options. We will apply this knowledge and skills in local, regional, and nationwide competitions. There is a travel component to this class.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 12

E – NCAA

Debate III & Recommendation

This course builds off of Debate III. This is the final class in the forensic program at TFHS/CRHS. Students are encouraged to begin developing professional connections with other competitors and coaches to further their potential career/college options. We will apply this knowledge and skills in local, regional, and nationwide competitions. There is a travel component to this class. These students are also encouraged to participate in community events and to help train Debate I and II students in their own growth and development.

2 – CRHS – 10/11/12
2 – TFHS – 11/12
C
Application/Approval

The newspaper class is a year-long course dedicated to the publication of the school newspaper. Students are required to do in-depth reporting and writing. All facets of newspaper work will be included: interviewing, designing (using QuarkXPress and Photoshop), computer word processing, writing, and revising. Staff members are expected to have a working understanding of the process of creating a newspaper, be able to meet deadlines, and act responsibly and ethically.

2 – CRHS – 9/10/11/12
2 – TFHS – 10/11/12
E
Application and Interview

Yearbook/Riverhawk Review is a year-long class devoted to the publication of the school’s yearbook. All facets of photojournalism, graphic design, PhotoShop, layout design, In Design, reporting, and copywriting will be included in the course curriculum.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 11/12

HUM – NCAA

C or higher in English 10

This course is an in‐depth writing course that focuses on students’ abilities to produce original pieces of literature; it is designed for students who enjoy the writing process. Students will participate in National Novel Writing Month where they will write a novel in 30 days. Students will also be writing poetry, long and short stories, and dramatic dialogue. Students must be serious about learning to write, as this class will include a possible option for publication.

2 – CRHS/TFHS – 11/12

HUM – NCAA

C or higher in English 10

Students will spend the semester studying elements of storytelling, genres, creating their own original stories, and going through the editing process. Students will be expected to create an original polished work of literature. Students will learn how to query a literary agent for representation towards publication. Students must be dedicated, focused, and excited about the creative writing process.