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Welcome to the D.C. Everest English Department
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A continuation of the workshop portion of Contemporary
Writing I, this course offers students advanced work in planning and
producing the school newspaper. Besides emphasizing improved writing
skills, editors will continue developing responsibility by meeting
deadlines, sharpening interviewing and researching skills, and working
on organization and planning. Each of these skills is important in
other courses and beyond high school and will transfer to any career
choice. Editors will also develop interpersonal skills by selling a
quota of advertising to local merchants. Editors will also be required
to analyze professional and student writing as models of good writing.
Editors will also be responsible for the laying out of each issue and
are responsible for learning the layout program. *Writers will earn
1/2 credit of English and 1/2 credit of Communications for each year
they take the class. Photographers and business staff will earn one
credit of Communications.
Prerequisite: Contemporary Writing I and
consent of instructor
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English 10 is a required, year-long sophomore English
class that includes the study of reading, writing, speaking, grammar,
mass media, and technology. Students will improve their skills in
these areas by reading and responding to a variety of American
Literature. They will gain an appreciation and understanding of how
changes in the U.S. over time influenced American authors and
literature.
Prerequisite: None
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English 10-LEAP is a course designed for LEAP students.
It includes the basic content of the required English 10 course with
supplementary novels and plays studied at a faster pace and in greater
depth. Emphasis will be placed on student-initiated activities and
products that reflect higher level critical thinking skills. Since
composition is a major component of each unit, it is assumed that
students have above average competence in writing and that they
welcome new challenges.
Prerequisite: Approval of Curriculum
Coordinator.
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This course, open to all ability levels, concentrates on
current issues and answers. Students explore problems and solutions by
reading contemporary material including novels and short stories.
Activities include projects requiring research and several class
presentations. Students discover and learn about themselves and the
world around them by reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Students will also read and analyze three novels relating to the unit
themes.
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing
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Curriculum is designed to take the place of English 10.
Must have approval of curriculum coordinator.
Prerequisite: Approval of Curriculum
Coordinator
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Curriculum is designed to take the place of Writing
Workshop and ½ credit literature course. Must have approval of
curriculum coordinator.
Prerequisite: Approval of Curriculum
Coordinator
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Advanced Placement Literature and Composition is a
year-long, rigorous English class designed to prepare students to take
the Advanced Placement Literature examinations for college credit. Any
student who is interested in an introductory college course in
literature and writing should consider this as an option. A rigorous
writing component includes strong preparation in argumentation and
logic.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and consent of
the instructor. One advanced level literature class required, two
recommended.
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Literacy Foundations focuses on READ 180, a reading
program designed to improve the skills and raise the test scores of
students who read below grade level. Students receive direct
instruction, guided practice, and the opportunity to apply skills in
multiple contexts to build essential phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension skills. Throughout the course, students learn to use
reading as a fundamental tool for learning, enjoying literature, and
becoming confident readers.
Prerequisite: Approval of Curriculum
Coordinator
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Writing Workshop, a course required for graduation,
takes students through the writing process--prewriting, writing,
conferencing, revising, and editing. Students will write a variety of
assignments, practicing specific skills. All class papers must be
typed or word processed.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
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The literature of England spans 14 centuries, yet shows
us certain kinds of writing will always be appealing. The Old English
period gives us the original hero and adventure story with the epic
Beowulf. Chaucer's Canterbury pilgrims offer us a fascinating view of
life in the Middle Ages. With Shakespeare's Macbeth, dramatic poetry
reaches its highest peak. From this point the course shows the
development of the English language and literature to modern times.
Included are such writers as Milton, Swift, Wordsworth, Shelley,
Tennyson, and Hardy. This class is for students who want a challenge
polishing their reading, discussion, and writing skills.
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.
Fulfills the prerequisite for AP European Lit. and Writing
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Popular Literature is a semester course designed to give
students a sampling of mystery, fantasy, and contemporary literature.
Six weeks will be devoted to each type of literature. Different kinds
of mysteries, the many facets of fantasy, and the world of
contemporary literature will be introduced through assorted readings,
writings, and media materials. This class will include small and large
group discussions as well as three novels, short stories, and writing
activities for each of the three sections of the class. Writing
assignments will vary and will include essay, personal reaction
pieces, and short fiction.
Prerequisite: None. Students who have taken
Mystery/Fantasy may not take this class.
Notes: Replaces Mystery/Fantasy.
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Science Fiction is a one-semester course designed to
expose students to classic science fiction works and ideas that have
influenced many great philosophers, scientists, and inventors of the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Students will gain an appreciation
for the scope of moral, ethical, and social changes that led to the
development of modern science fiction and examine a number of
"possible futures" to see how technology might change our
society. Students will read from novels, short stories, and plays to
absorb a variety of important science fiction masterpieces as well as
view and analyze films to recognize the interrelationships of history,
science, philosophy, and the arts in our modern world. Small and large
group discussions will offer ideas for writing activities. Students
will complete several compositions, including personal reaction
pieces, essays and projections for the future.
Prerequisite: None
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Media Literacy explores the influence of radio,
television, newspapers, magazines, records, internet, and film on very
large numbers of people. News, advertising, censorship, and
entertainment are major areas of study. Emphasis is on how to use and
analyze the media. Students will evaluate the media's impact on
audiences and will learn the general performance criteria of certain
media. Both individual and group projects are required. At least two
major writing projects will be required, as will various other written
assignments. Students will also be required to monitor news events
through print and broadcast media.
Prerequisite: None
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This course requires active participation in speaking
and listening situations. Units include study of the voice, body
language, control over language, active listening, class discussion,
and public speaking. In a comfortable environment, students will learn
and practice how to develop speech content, how to effectively deliver
a speech, and how to evaluate their own and their peers'
presentations. Experience and peer modeling will enhance learning.
Students are expected to meet speaking deadlines. College-bound and
tech-ed students will benefit from the experiences provided.
Prerequisite: None
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Theater Workshop units will include theater history,
classical plays, and play production. Students will analyze plays and
characters, act, apply make up, block scenes, plan sound effects,
design posters/programs, design/make/select costumes and
design/construct properties and sets. Performances in front of class
members and other live audiences are required. Students will be
required to memorize monologues and scenes from plays, and also
complete singing, dancing or music auditions for musical theater.
Prerequisite: None
Notes: Some universities may not accept this
course for English credit.
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Theatre Workshop II is a one semester elective offered
to students who are interested in the following areas of theater
study: script reading, literature analysis, evaluation and research of
both classic and modern plays, theater history and research, theater
writing, and exploration of careers in the fine arts. Theater
performance and aspects of production are also explored. Acting is
discussed and evaluated as part of play analysis. Field trips to
theaters and universities and attendance at area performances may be
part of the course when opportunities are available.
Prerequisite: None
Notes: Some universities may not accept this
course for English credit.
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Workplace Writing fulfills the Writing Workshop
requirement or can be taken as an English elective in addition to
Writing Workshop. It takes the student through the writing process -
prewriting, writing, conferencing, revising, and editing. Students
will write a variety of assignments including writing for business,
technical writing, and career-exploration writing.
Prerequisite: Jr. standing (for students not
taking Writing Workshop), Jr. or Sr. standing (for students taking it
as an elective)
Notes: This course is recommended for, but
not limited to, students who are non-university bound, who need extra
work with basic writing skills, or who plan a career in a technical
field.
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A rigorous course designed for above-average students,
American Novels I focuses on the literary analysis of seven or more
American novels. In order to meet course requirements, students must
possess an above average interest and ability in reading, discussion
and composition. Students are required to develop expository essays as
part of the evaluation procedure for each novel. Novels include: The
Great Gatsby, Ethan Frome, Old Man and the Sea, Grapes of Wrath, A
Separate Peace, Catcher in the Rye, and Fahrenheit 451.
Prerequisite: Jr. or Sr. standing. Fulfills
the prerequisite for AP European Lit. and Writing
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This course is designed for above average students who
are interested in pursuing an intense study of American novels.
Emphasis is placed on in depth literary analysis. Evaluation will be
based on discussion, expository essays, and student-initiated
projects. Novels may include, but are not limited to, One Flew Over
the Cuckoo's Nest, Farewell to Arms, Babbitt, and a current American
novel.
Prerequisite: Jr. or Sr. standing. Fulfills
the prerequisite for AP European Lit. and Writing
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Ethnic Literature explores novels, autobiographies,
short stories, poetry, drama, and essays written by authors
representative of the following groups: Native American, Black,
Jewish, Hispanic and Hmong. Students will be expected to complete much
of the reading outside of class. Students will analyze and discuss
literature as well as complete several major writing assignments.
Novels include When the Legends Die, Native Son, and The Chosen.
Prerequisite: Jr. or Sr. standing. Fulfills
the prerequisite for AP European Lit. and Wrtg.
Notes: Replaces Minority Literature --
students who have taken Minority Literature may not take this class.
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This course is designed to help students understand the
English language. Specific rules of grammar that govern usage will be
examined, and those rules will be applied to reading and writing. How
the language developed and how it is changing will also be studied.
This class may be useful for students who take the PSAT, PLAN, ACT, or
SAT exams. For this reason, sophomores and juniors are encouraged to
take this course. Grades will be based on daily work, quizzes, tests,
writing, and independent reading.
Prerequisite: None
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In Creative Writing, students will choose the type(s) of
writing that they like to do and/or would like to explore, choosing
from a variety of genres: poetry, personal narrative, essay, short
story, or drama. Students will contract to complete a certain number
of pieces. Working independently and in peer groups utilizing the
writing process, students will also complete a quarter long writing
project. Students will read material on writing, share examples of
good writing, keep a journal, and seek publication inside and outside
school.
Prerequisite: Writing Workshop; Sr. standing
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The concept of the global village is very much a part of
modern thinking. Yet our attention to the unique values, qualities,
and creativity of world cultures is vital to our understanding of the
world. World Literature covers a sampling of literature from various
countries (France, Russia, South Africa, China) including a majority
of novel reading with some drama and poetry. Among the selections to
be read are: Antigone,Cry the Beloved Country, Les Miserables, Man of
La Mancha, The Good Earth, and A Doll's House. It is assumed that
students welcome challenges in reading, discussion, and writing.
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.
Fulfills the prerequisite for AP European Lit. and Writing
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Through this course students will learn the basics of
journalism--writing news, features, opinion articles, sports, and
headlines. They will be taught the importance of being accurate and
fair, interviewing a variety of sources, and meeting deadlines.
Students will learn research and organization skills -- all
transferable to other courses and future careers. Students who
successfully complete the first semester (maintaining a "C"
average) will work as full-time JET reporters second semester. Those
who are underclassmen are EXPECTED TO BECOME JET STAFF MEMBERS THE
NEXT YEAR by registering for Contemporary Writing II. With the
adviser's recommendation and by maintaining a "C" average,
students may earn credit for Writing Workshop.
Prerequisite: At least a "B"
average in English. Students do not need a teacher's recommendation,
but they should have a strong interest in interviewing and reporting.
They must be dedicated and reliable.
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Communication Strategies is an elective course intended
for students who plan to continue their education after high school.
Its purpose is to provide average and above-average students with
practical strategies on how to succeed academically. This course
provides study techniques that are based on widely tested educational
and learning theory. Areas of study include setting goals, time
management, memory, improving reading speed and comprehension,
vocabulary development, note taking, preactive/interactive/reflective
reading strategies, test taking, and analyzing and responding in
writing to narrative and expository material. Emphasis is made on
comprehending more effectively the demanding material of college.
Novel reading, outside of class, is required.
Prerequisite: None
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