2021-2022 Course Guide 122120 FINAL (1) - Flipbook - Page 78
English
H AP® LITERATURE & COMPOSITION 12 *
Year-Long Course
Grade 12
Prerequisite: Department Approval
Course Number: EN322
This AP English Literature and Composition course will
“engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of
imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected
texts, students [will] deepen their understanding of the ways
writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure
for their readers. As they read, students [will] consider a
work’s structure, style and themes, as well as such smallerscale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery,
symbolism and tone” (“English Course Description.” College
Board. 2010. 15 Aug. 2014.) Not only will students in this
course become more skilled as readers, they will hone their
writing skills through multiple types of writing assignments:
from reading and response journals to Fifty-Word Sentences,
from “exploratory” one-page writings to fully developed
essays. We will practice test-taking skills, in preparation for
the AP Literature Exam in May.
*Summer reading and assignment is required.
ENGLISH ELECTIVES
Taking any of the following courses does not replace required courses within the sequence and
requirements of English.
CREATIVE WRITING
One-Semester Course
Grades 9-12
Prerequisite: None
Course Number: EN423
This workshop-style course explores the creative process
involving original fiction and nonfiction writing. Individualized
to each student, writers will flex their creative muscles
through activities that sharpen the finer skills as well as work
on projects that allow each student to maximize their
storytelling skills. This class reveals the secrets of great
writing while allowing each student to express what matters
most.
MEDIA PRODUCTION I
One-Semester Course
Grades 9-12
Prerequisite: None
Course Number: EN332
This elective course will introduce students to mass media,
television production, and the importance of media in our
society. Students learn the professional techniques of digital
video production using both classroom instruction and
hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art T.V. studio.
Students work on planning, producing, writing and directing
television programs of various forms. A study of the influence
of television, radio, advertising and other forms of mass
media are emphasized.
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