This course connects listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking throughout the following TEKS strands: developing and sustaining foundational language skills; comprehension; response; multiple genres; author’s purpose and craft; composition; and inquiry and research. Students will engage in academic conversations, writing, and reading to facilitate critical thinking and adapt to the ever-evolving nature of language and literacy. Students will study the habits of the capable reader and the capable writer, establishing practices that will be applied to future endeavors. Students will encounter a diverse range of selfselected and assigned texts from multiple genres representing a broad range of authors, viewpoints, and literary traditions. Texts will include informational, literary,

This course focuses on the fundamental English language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening in an effort to build a foundation for student success in high school English classes. Students practice both reading and writing as a process. Students perform an array of reading strategies as they work to become proficient in understanding and responding appropriately to a variety of texts. Students write for varied audiences and purposes and work to develop ideas, voice, word choice, fluency, and organization in their writing while applying conventions of the English language. Instruction in such skills is accommodated to meet the varying needs of students who are at different stages of English language acquisition. The strategies and methodologies of English as a Second Language

In this course, students will continue to develop, strengthen, and broaden their literacy, communication skills, and analytical capabilities so that they become critical learners capable of both meaningful collaboration and independent thought. This course connects listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking throughout the following TEKS strands: developing and sustaining foundational language skills; comprehension; response; multiple A clock icon is used to designate elective courses requiring additional practice/rehearsal time outside of the regular school day. Schools will limit practice/rehearsal time to a maximum of eight hours per week, Monday through Thursday, per activity. Additional practices/rehearsals (beyond the eight hours) may be required after school on Friday and/or

This course emphasizes continuing development of the fundamental English language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening in an effort to continue to build the foundation for student success in high school English classes. Included within the study are the identification of literary themes and forms, use of effective reading strategies, and development of speaking/ listening skills. Instruction in such skills is accommodated to meet the varying needs of students who are at different stages of English language acquisition. The strategies and methodologies of English as a Second Language are utilized throughout this program that parallels with English II.

This course presents advanced work in composition and reading. Students will continue to develop, strengthen, and broaden their literacy, communication skills, and analytical capabilities so that they become critical learners capable of both meaningful collaboration and independent thought. This course connects listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking throughout the following TEKS strands: developing and sustaining foundational language skills; comprehension; response; multiple genres; author’s purpose and craft; composition; and inquiry and research. Students will engage in academic conversations, writing, and reading to facilitate critical thinking and adapt to the everevolving nature of language and literacy. Students will encounter a diverse range of self-selected and assign

This course is designed for students previously enrolled in English I SOL and English II SOL and/or for speakers of other languages who need to develop proficiency in the use of English. The strategies and methodologies used to aid speakers of other languages in developing skills in English are utilized throughout this course. Thus, in considering the individual's oral proficiency and other academic competency skills in English, this course is accommodated to enhance the critical processes and features of second language acquisition. Focus of the course is on an overview of American literature, including samples of traditional and multiethnic selections that represent this country's cultural diversity. Writing occurs in a variety of ways as appropriate. Correct English grammar and syntax a

This one-semester elective course is open to eleventh- grade students and fall semester twelfth-grade students who are college- bound and have successfully completed Algebra II or be concurrently enrolled in Algebra II. The course is designed to provide students with strategies to meet the academic requirements and demands of post-high school studies and to prepare students to successfully take college entrance exams. Units of study include preparation for college entrance exams (ACT and SAT), vocabulary expansion, objective test-taking skills, research and critical thinking, attitudes, goal setting, and time management. Strategies necessary for successfully reading, comprehending, and studying advanced-level content textbooks both in high school and in college will also be addressed.

This one semester elective course is open to 12th-grade students who plan to attend post-secondary education. The course is designed to help students transition into the post-secondary environment. Units of study include becoming familiar with campus resources and services, determining college readiness, identifying personality styles and learning preferences, career exploration, time management, developing an academic plan for college, and addressing financial literacy. • Open to 12th-grade students only

This study of creative and imaginative writing allows high school students to develop increased skill, creativity, and versatility as writers. In the class, students will be provided the time to write independently and to share and critique their writings with others. In their efforts to perfect selected pieces of work, students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the recursive nature of the writing process, applying the conventions of usage and the mechanics of written English. Throughout the year, students will study and create a variety of genres such as essays, short stories, poetry, and drama. As a means of extending their knowledge of effective techniques and forms of writing, students will critically examine models of various types written by professional authors. Gr

The Literature and the Bible course is designed to provide students with knowledge of biblical content, characters, poetry, and narratives that are prerequisite to understanding contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, mores, and oratory. Students will become familiar with the contents and history of the Old and New testaments for the purpose of understanding the literary style and structure of eachof the testaments and their consequential influences on literature. Over the duration of the course, students will read assigned literature and engage in researching self-selected and assigned topics that examine the Bible's influence on literature. • Grades 11-12

High School Program.

Reading I, II, III offers students instruction in fluency, word study, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies. The curriculum emphasizes the six critical reading processes that are part of the state secondary reading curriculum and STAAR. Students are given opportunities to locate information in varied sources, to read critically, to evaluate sources, and to draw supportable conclusions. Students learn how various texts are organized, and how authors choose language for effects. All of these strategies are applied using reading material from all subject areas. Course requires the use of technology