Anoka-Hennepin Regional High SchoolGraphic Novels

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Projects, activities, etc.: Book clubs, Socratic seminars, digital graphic memoirs, presentations, and reflection. Instructional focus: Teachers will create daily reading, writing, and discussion activities as students explore essential questions related to graphic novels and the human experience. Language work will be embedded within authentic reading, writing, and speaking experiences. Teachers will offer multiple High School Registration Guide 47 Fullscreen Zoom 50 High School Registration Guide

Prerequisites: English 10, Honors English 10, English 10 with College Foundations Intended audience : Grades 11 or 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Note : This is one of four possible trimester courses students can select to fulfill one half of the English 11 or English 12 requirement this year. Students will complete any two of the four choice courses for full English 11 or English 12 credit. Note that eight different trimester courses will be offered on a rotating basis, with four choices available each year. This course will be offered in school years ending with odd numbers (2026- 27, 2028-29, etc.). Major Outcomes: • Read and analyze a variety of graphic novels, comics, and traditional prose texts, focusing on the impact of author’s choices on a text. • Write to create and engage the reader, employing a variety of purposeful literary techniques. • Create and present digital communications. • Develop language skills (including expanding vocabulary and examining voice and style) as they relate to reading, writing, and speaking.

Grades: Grades 11 or 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Note: This is one of four possible trimester courses students can select to fulfill one half of the English 11 or English 12 requirement this year. Students will complete any two of the four choice courses for full English 11 or English 12 credit. Note that eight different trimester courses will be offered on a rotating basis, with four choices available each year. This course will be offered in school years ending with odd numbers( 2026- 27, 2028-29, etc.). Major Outcomes: • Read and analyze a variety of graphic novels, comics, and traditional prose texts, focusing on the impact of author’ s choices on a text. • Write to create and engage the reader, employing a variety of purposeful literary techniques. • Create and present digital communications. • Develop language skills( including expanding vocabulary and examining voice and style) as they relate to reading, writing, and speaking.

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