English/Language Arts

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the semantic, structural and rhetorical resources of the English language as they relate to the principles of effective writing. The course also provides a variety of writing opportunities calling for the use of different styles and tones. Students are expected to take a final AP exam.

The purpose of this course is to study and practice writing and to study literature. Students will learn to use the modes of discourse and recognize the assumptions underlying various rhetorical strategies. Students will also acquire an understanding of the resources of the language and of the writer’s craft. They will develop critical standards for the appreciation of any literary work and increase their sensitivity to literature as shared experience. Students are expected to take a final AP exam.

The Cambridge International AS Level English General Paper encourages learners to engage with a variety of topics, including knowledge and understanding gained from study of other subjects. They learn to become confident in analyzing knowledge and opinion from a variety of sources, to build arguments and to communicate through written English.

The aim of this course is to develop essential lifelong skills, including creative thinking and problem-solving with unbiased, balanced knowledge and understanding at an advanced level. Practiced and assessed skills in this course include the ability to write clearly, accurately, creatively and persuasively, the ability to use appropriate styles and registers for different contexts, the ability to analyze a variety of complex texts in a variety of forms and styles, and an understanding of language use to inform and persuade.

Students will explore a rich range of  contemporary texts including speeches, reviews, editorials, brochures, blogs, diaries, biographies, essays, advertisements, and even voiceovers and podcasts to fully understand and appreciate the power of language.  Students who successfully complete AICE English Language find themselves ready to meet the demands of college writing tasks while improving their ability to communicate effectively in college and beyond.

The purpose of this course is to engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature of various styles, genres, and periods, thus developing independent critical competency in the study of literature and fostering a high level of achievement in reading, writing and speaking. Students will also acquire an understanding of the resources of the language and of the writer’s craft.

The aim of this course is to develop skills of reading and analysis of texts. Students are encouraged to undertake wider reading to aid understanding of the texts studied. They will learn skills of effective and appropriate communication including the ability to discuss the critical context of texts. Students will answer questions on a range of poems, prose and plays, with options from the canon of English Literature and modern texts in English. Close study of all the texts chosen is needed in preparation for a choice of essay and passage-based questions.

The purpose of American Literature is to provide students integrated language arts study in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language, in preparation for college and career readiness through analysis of high complexity American literary texts. Students will engage in active reading of varied American literary texts for what they express explicitly, as well as the logical inferences that can be drawn with analysis of text craft and structure, arguments and claims supported by textual evidence, power and impact of language, influence of history, culture, and setting and with equal focus on writing for varied purposes.

This course is designed for the student who enjoys reading and who would like to pursue a variety of literature in the classroom setting without the rigors of the English classroom. Most of the class time will be spent reading. Other classroom activities may include group discussion, whole class discussion and written commentary. There is a required reading list for this course. This course is not a study hall.

This course is designed for the student who enjoys reading and who would like to pursue a variety of literature in the classroom setting without the rigors of the English classroom. Most of the class time will be spent reading. Other classroom activities may include group discussion, whole class discussion and written commentary. There is a required reading list for this course. This course is not a study hall.

The purpose of this course is to study works of major contemporary writers as they reflect modern culture, including its characteristics, problems and values.

The purpose of this course is to develop writing and language skills needed for individual expression in literary forms.

The purpose of this course is to extend the development of the writing and language skills needed for individual expression in the literary forms as introduced in Creative Writing I.

The purpose of the course is to develop writing and language skills needed for individual expression in traditional poetic forms.

The purpose of course is to have students develop a compilation of works of professional literary merit in the form of a chapbook, essay or short story collection.

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop fundamental skills and techniques for use in debate and forensic activities.

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop fundamental skills and techniques for use in 796 develop fundamental skills and techniques for use in 796

The purpose of this course is to build upon previous years’ language arts experiences, emphasizing a survey of literary genres, the writing process, reading strategies, study skills and vocabulary development. *The English courses of St. Johns County each incorporate the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, language, literature, viewing and speaking as designated in the Sunshine State Standards.

The purpose of this course is to provide integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, language and literature.

The purpose of this course is to build upon previous years’ language arts experiences emphasizing a survey of world literature, advanced reading strategies, modes of writing including expository, persuasive, narrative and descriptive. *The English courses of St. Johns County each incorporate the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, language, literature, viewing and speaking as designated in the Sunshine State Standards.

The purpose of this course is to provide integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, language and literature.

The purpose of this course is to build upon previous years’ language arts experiences and to emphasize the research process and a survey of American literature. *The English courses of St. Johns County each incorporate the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, language, literature, viewing and speaking as designated in the Sunshine State Standards.

The purpose of this course is to provide integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, language and literature.

The purpose of this course is to build upon previous years’ language arts experiences and to emphasize a survey of British literature and post-secondary writing applications. *The English courses of St. Johns County each incorporate the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, language, literature, viewing and speaking as designated in the Sunshine State Standards.

The purpose of this course is to provide integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, language and literature.

This course incorporates reading and writing through writing a variety of informative texts using grade-level writing craft and through the in-depth reading and analysis of informational selections in order to develop critical reading and writing skills necessary for success in college courses. This course prepares students for successful completion of Florida college English courses. Students in this course will demonstrate successful reading of argument, including recognizing bias and supporting details, demonstrating successful reading of fact and opinion, including recognizing inferences and main ideas, knowledge of a variety of organizational patterns and their relationships in the comprehension of text, including recognizing purpose and tone of informational reading.

The purpose of this course is to build upon previous years’ language arts experiences through accelerated, in-depth studies emphasizing a survey of literary genres, writing process, reading strategies, study skills and vocabulary development. *The English courses of St. Johns County each incorporate the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, language, literature, viewing and speaking as designated in the Sunshine State Standards.

The purpose of this course is to build upon previous years’ language arts experiences through accelerated, in-depth studies emphasizing a survey of world literature, advanced reading strategies, modes of writing including expository, persuasive, narrative and descriptive. *The English courses of St. Johns County each incorporate the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, language, literature, viewing and speaking as designated in the Sunshine State Standards.

The purpose of this course is build upon previous years’ language arts experiences through accelerated, in-depth studies emphasizing the research process and a survey of American literature. *The English courses of St. Johns County each incorporate the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, language, literature, viewing and speaking as designated in the Sunshine State Standards.

The purpose of this course is to build upon previous years’ language arts experiences through accelerated, in-depth studies emphasizing a survey of British literature and post-secondary writing applications. *The English courses of St. Johns County each incorporate the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, language, literature, viewing and speaking as designated in the Sunshine State Standards.

The purpose of this course is to provide students who are native speakers of languages other than English instruction enabling students to accelerate the development of reading, writing, listening, speaking and language skills and to strengthen these skills so they are able to successfully read and comprehend grade level text independently.

This course will include the following: instruction in the backgrounds and critical analyses of major literary works representing various genres, composition focusing on use of the writing process in logical and critical modes and including the use of research skills, vocabulary study, including the determination of Latin and Greek influences on the English language, advanced vocabulary for college-bound students.

This course will include, but is not limited to, the following: the genres and universal themes found in the literature of the English-speaking world, advanced literary analysis with applications to composition and discussion, vocabulary study with focus on preparation for college-entrance examinations.

This is the first year of Literature study at the IB level in preparation for either SL or HL Literature. The purpose of this course is to develop independent critical competency in the study of literature and to foster a high level of achievement in writing, reading and speaking.

The purpose of this course is to develop independent critical competency in the study of literature and to foster a high level of achievement in writing, reading and speaking. Students will sit for the IB English Literature (SL) exam at the end of this course.

This course is designed for 9th grade students reading below grade level. The course includes foundational skill standards to be used until a student has mastered the standard. Teachers will use the listed standards that correspond to student need based on diagnostic assessments and adjust according to ongoing progress monitoring data. Effective implementation requires the support to be matched to student need and is provided by the most experienced, and/or specialized expert. Instruction is individualized and targeted to the skills that pose the greatest barrier to learning and is characterized by the greatest number of minutes of instruction with the narrowest focus for an individual or a very small group of students. Individualized diagnostic data, as well as instructional time, are in addition to those provided in core instruction. Formative assessments occur more frequently and focus on the learning barriers to success and are based on intensity of needs. The larger the gap, the more frequent the progress monitoring. The expected outcome is for the student to achieve grade-level proficiency.

This course is designed for 10th grade students reading below grade level. The course includes foundational skill standards to be used until a student has mastered the standard. Teachers will use the listed standards that correspond to student need based on diagnostic assessments and adjust according to ongoing progress monitoring data. Effective implementation requires the support to be matched to student need and is provided by the most experienced, and/or specialized expert. Instruction is individualized and targeted to the skills that pose the greatest barrier to learning and is characterized by the greatest number of minutes of instruction with the narrowest focus for an individual or a very small group of students. Individualized diagnostic data, as well as instructional time, are in addition to those provided in core instruction. Formative assessments occur more frequently and focus on the learning barriers to success and are based on intensity of needs. The larger the gap, the more frequent the progress monitoring. The expected outcome is for the student to achieve grade-level proficiency.

This course is designed for 11th grade students reading below grade level. The course includes foundational skill standards to be used until a student has mastered the standard. Teachers will use the listed standards that correspond to student need based on diagnostic assessments and adjust according to ongoing progress monitoring data. Effective implementation requires the support to be matched to student need and is provided by the most experienced, and/or specialized expert. Instruction is individualized and targeted to the skills that pose the greatest barrier to learning and is characterized by the greatest number of minutes of instruction with the narrowest focus for an individual or a very small group of students. Individualized diagnostic data, as well as instructional time, are in addition to those provided in core instruction. Formative assessments occur more frequently and focus on the learning barriers to success and are based on intensity of needs. The larger the gap, the more frequent the progress monitoring. The expected outcome is for the student to achieve grade-level proficiency.

This course is designed for 12th grade students reading below grade level. The course includes foundational skill standards to be used until a student has mastered the standard. Teachers will use the listed standards that correspond to student need based on diagnostic assessments and adjust according to ongoing progress monitoring data. Effective implementation requires the support to be matched to student need and is provided by the most experienced, and/or specialized expert. Instruction is individualized and targeted to the skills that pose the greatest barrier to learning and is characterized by the greatest number of minutes of instruction with the narrowest focus for an individual or a very small group of students. Individualized diagnostic data, as well as instructional time, are in addition to those provided in core instruction. Formative assessments occur more frequently and focus on the learning barriers to success and are based on intensity of needs. The larger the gap, the more frequent the progress monitoring. The expected outcome is for the student to achieve grade-level proficiency.

The language A: language and literature course introduces the critical study and interpretation of written and spoken texts from a wide range of literary forms and non literary text-types. The formal analysis of texts is supplemented by awareness that meaning is not fixed but can change in respect to contexts of production and consumption. This course is available for study in 17 languages. The course is organized into three areas of exploration and seven central concepts, and focuses on the study of both literary or non-literary texts. Together, the three areas of exploration of the course allow the student to explore the language A in question through its cultural development and use, its media forms and functions, and its literature. Students develop skills of literary and textual analysis, and also the ability to present their ideas effectively. A key aim is the development of critical literacy. Key features of the curriculum and assessment models Available at higher and standard levels Higher level study requires a minimum of 240 class hours, while standard level study requires a minimum of 150 class hours Students study 6 works at higher level and 4 works at standard level from a representative selection of literary forms, periods and places Students study a range of non-literary texts and bodies of work that include a wide variety of text-types Students develop the techniques needed for the critical analysis of communication, becoming alert to interactions between text, audience and purpose An understanding of how language, culture and context determine the construction of meaning is developed through the exploration of texts, some of which are studied in translation, from a variety of cultures, periods, text-types and literary forms Students are assessed through a combination of formal examinations and oral and written coursework and oral activities The formal examination comprises two essay papers, one requiring the analysis of unseen literary and non-literary text, and the other a comparative response to a question based on two literary works studied Students also perform an oral activity presenting their analysis of a literary work and a non-literary body of work studied HL students comply with an additional written coursework requirement which consists of writing a 1200 – 1500 word essay on one of the works or bodies of work studied.

The language A: language and literature course introduces the critical study and interpretation of written and spoken texts from a wide range of literary forms and non literary text-types. The formal analysis of texts is supplemented by awareness that meaning is not fixed but can change in respect to contexts of production and consumption. This course is available for study in 17 languages. The course is organized into three areas of exploration and seven central concepts, and focuses on the study of both literary or non-literary texts. Together, the three areas of exploration of the course allow the student to explore the language A in question through its cultural development and use, its media forms and functions, and its literature. Students develop skills of literary and textual analysis, and also the ability to present their ideas effectively. A key aim is the development of critical literacy. Key features of the curriculum and assessment models Available at higher and standard levels Higher level study requires a minimum of 240 class hours, while standard level study requires a minimum of 150 class hours Students study 6 works at higher level and 4 works at standard level from a representative selection of literary forms, periods and places Students study a range of non-literary texts and bodies of work that include a wide variety of text-types Students develop the techniques needed for the critical analysis of communication, becoming alert to interactions between text, audience and purpose An understanding of how language, culture and context determine the construction of meaning is developed through the exploration of texts, some of which are studied in translation, from a variety of cultures, periods, text-types and literary forms Students are assessed through a combination of formal examinations and oral and written coursework and oral activities The formal examination comprises two essay papers, one requiring the analysis of unseen literary and non-literary text, and the other a comparative response to a question based on two literary works studied Students also perform an oral activity presenting their analysis of a literary work and a non-literary body of work studied HL students comply with an additional written coursework requirement which consists of writing a 1200 – 1500 word essay on one of the works or bodies of work studied.

The purpose of this course is to develop independent critical competency in the study of literature and to foster a high level of achievement in writing, reading and speaking.

The purpose of this course is to develop independent critical competency in the study of literature and to foster a high level of achievement in writing, reading and speaking.

The purpose of this course is to provide instruction in basic aspects of journalism and workshop experiences in journalistic production.

The purpose of this course is to provide practical experience in news gathering techniques, practice in journalistic writing and opportunities to explore careers in journalism.

The purpose of this course is to provide intermediate instruction in writing and production skills related to various journalistic media.

The purpose of this course is to provide advanced instruction in journalistic writing and production techniques.

The purpose of this course is to perform advanced skills in the production of journalism across print, multimedia, web, and broadcast/radio platforms and to develop advanced knowledge of journalism history, ethics use, and management techniques related to the production of journalistic media.

The purpose of this course is to enable students to perform advanced work in the production of journalism across print, multimedia, web, and broadcast/radio platforms and to develop advanced knowledge of journalism history, ethics use, and management techniques related to the production of journalistic media. School and professional publication efforts are expected.

The purpose of this course is to enable students to perform advanced work in the production of journalism across print, multimedia, web, and broadcast/radio platforms and to develop extended knowledge of journalism history, ethics use and management techniques related to the production of journalistic media. School and professional publication efforts are expected.

English/Language Arts

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop knowledge of the narrative parallels between traditional (printed) literary texts and non-traditional (multi-media) texts.

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop knowledge of and use the principles and techniques employed in dramatic writing for the stage.

The purpose of this course is to enable students to communicate accurately, appropriately and effectively in speech and writing. Students will also be able to understand and respond appropriately to what they hear, read and experience. The course also provides a variety of writing opportunities calling for the use of different styles and tones.

The purpose of this course is to engage students to communicate accurately, appropriately, and effectively in speech and writing. Students will also be able to understand and respond imaginatively to what they hear, read and experience in a variety of media. Students will study in detail texts from a variety of genres to include poetry, prose and drama. The selections will explore areas of universal human concern, thus leading students to a greater understanding of themselves and others.

The purpose of this course is to provide instruction in the fundamentals of formal and informal oral communication.

The purpose of this course is to offer instruction in intermediate skills of formal and informal oral communication.

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop and use grade level 9-10 writing and language skills in a variety of writing formats for argumentative, informative, and narrative purposes to ensure preparation for college and career readiness.

This course is recommended for 12th graders who do not meet the “college ready” scores on the state approved assessments (CPT, ACT, SAT)