BPS High School Course Catalog 24-25 - Flipbook - Page 40
English Department Electives
Literature Electives
Writing Electives
Fine Arts Electives
Communication
Electives
Film as Literature
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Broadcasting
Honors Humanities
Grammar and
Vocabulary
Forensic/
Advanced Forensic
Debate/
Advanced Debate
Holocaust Literature
Readings in Literature
Honors Creative Writing Honors Creative Writing Radio Speech/
Audio Digital
Journalism/Newspaper Journalism/Newspaper
Media Production
Journalism/Yearbook
Speech
Theatre 1
Video
Production/
Advanced Video
Production
Theatre 2
Theatre 3
Theatre 4
Theatre 5a
Theatre 5b
Advanced Theater
Research
102020 English 9
English 9, a ninth-grade college preparatory course, provides students opportunities for study of literary
forms, development of a reading habit, and improvement of language and composition skills. The
course pursues a thematic focus appropriate for the transitional year to high school and uses a variety of
literary texts as vehicles for discussion. A diverse study of novels, drama, films, essays, and poetry
provide the basis for discussion and critical thinking. This course offers the foundation for reading and
writing expectations at the high-school level. Emphasis is placed on viewing the self as a practicing
writer through writing process and research techniques.
Prerequisites: None
Grades Taught: 9
Credit: 1
NCAA Approved
103020 Honors English 9
Honors English 9, provides students opportunities for study of literary forms, development of a reading
habit, and improvement of language and composition skills. The course pursues a thematic focus
appropriate for the transitional year to high school and uses a variety of literary texts as vehicles for
discussion. A diverse study of novels, drama, films, essays, and poetry provide the basis for discussion
and critical thinking. This course offers the foundation for reading and writing expectations at the
high-school level. Emphasis is placed on viewing the self as a practicing writer through writing process
and research techniques. In addition, the ninth-grade courses are the first of the four-year sequence of
courses in the vertical team approach to Advanced Placement English.
Prerequisites: None
Grades Taught: 9
Credit: 1
NCAA Approved
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