Academic Magnet High

North Charleston, South Carolina

719 students

High School, Grades 9–12

#1

Best ACT in South Carolina High Schools

719

Students

16.8:1

S:T Ratio

School Snapshot
Key metrics at a glance
Avg SAT Score

1,470

A+

out of 1600
Excellent
Avg ACT Score

33

A+

out of 36
Excellent
AP Courses

26

A+

courses offered
Excellent
AP Enrollment

83%

A

of students
Excellent
Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

B

students per teacher
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English 1 Honors
9

The English 1 Honors curriculum at Academic Magnet High School is unique in Charleston County School District. Writing is taught with the AP Capstone Diploma program in mind, which every student will enroll in during their junior and senior years. The course includes ancient and classic literature to provide foundational knowledge that subsequent courses build upon, as well as modern and contemporary literature by diverse authors to introduce students to current conversations in the field and the world. The distinctive design of the course at Academic Magnet High School is why every incoming freshman must take it, even if they receive credit for English I prior to enrolling at AMHS. In English 1 Honors, students will read a variety of literary and informational texts to develop analytical skills. Through literary texts, students will study, craft, and determine points of view, and analyze themes and figurative language. Through informational texts, students will evaluate arguments and claims to assess valid reasoning and relevant evidence. In addition, students will continue to develop knowledge of vocabulary to include roots, affixes, euphemisms, and idioms for use in reading, writing, and oral communication. Students will produce coherent and well-organized writing that includes a thesis and supporting evidence. Students will also conduct research from primary and secondary sources to present to their peers and instructor in oral, written, and visual formats. Students will evaluate the validity of their sources, incorporate their own ideas with the information they have chosen from those sources, and distinguish that information from their own ideas by providing accurate and complete documentation of the sources they have used.

English 3 Honors

In English 3 Honors, students refine their knowledge of language through a focused study of American Literature. Through literary texts, students study the author’s craft by making inferences within and across works, examine the impact of point of view, analyze theme and figurative language, and determine the relationship between characters, plot, and theme. By reading a variety of informational texts, students analyze an author’s development and support of a thesis and create a variety of responses to texts. In addition, students continue to develop and use their reading, writing, and oral communication skills, in addition to learning vocabulary that consists of literary terms, poetic devices, and word lists generated from college-bound assessments. In writing, students produce coherent and well-organized essays with a thesis and supporting evidence. In implementing the writing process, students compose various types of written works, including personal narratives and informational (expository/persuasive/argumentative) pieces. Personal narratives will use descriptive language to create tone and mood, in addition to capturing the student’s individual voice. In carrying out the research process, students identify a topic, collect information from primary and secondary sources, and present their findings and conclusions in oral, written, and visual and digital formats. In addition to evaluating the validity of their sources and evidence, students will incorporate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries into all informational writing. After incorporating their own ideas with information from other sources, students distinguish their own ideas from those of others by providing accurate, MLA formatted documentation.

English 4 Honors
11 (Grade 10 Transfer students) 12

Students complete a chronological study of British literature beginning with Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales to post-modern short stories and contemporary novels. A variety of genres are examined including poetry, drama, non-fiction essays, and prose. Students expand their analytical skills through structured study and independent reading as well as through class discussions. Students study how the author crafts the work to create meaning. Students build on their close textual analysis skills to determine how the author develops theme and character through the use of literary devices such as figurative language. Students also consider the historical context in which the works were written to further develop an understanding of the text. In addition, English 4 Honors students continue to create a variety of written responses that include literary analysis as well as creative products using art and presentations. Students continue to build upon the writing skills learned in previous years focusing on the use of precise and sophisticated language, complex and varied sentence structure, and insightful and meaningful interpretations. The use of outside sources, primarily literary criticism, is required to develop a topic and to support analyses. Students proofread and edit their work for the correct use of conventions of written Standard American English and MLA, and they use revision strategies to improve such elements as voice, content and development, and organization.

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5109-A West Enterprise Street, North Charleston, SC 29405

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(843)746-1300

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Charleston 01

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