Students enrolled in English 9 will study the standards outlined in CP English 9 while receiving support to accelerate their skills in reading and writing. For example, they will work to create logical statements about the main idea or purpose of paragraphs and draw reasonable conclusions about people and situations using evidence presented in texts. They will write short texts in a variety of genres, revise sentences to correct awkward and confusing sentence elements, and work to solve basic grammatical problems with punctuation, shifts in verb tense, etc. This yearlong course is designed to improve reading comprehension and writing skills while gaining exposure to literature. Students will study a variety of genres while developing skills in vocabulary, writing, reading, grammar, and mechanics. This course is designed to assist students in gaining proficiency in reading and writing.

This course will examine, through thematic units, a range of literary and artistic expression. Students will learn to identify the elements of literature and use their reading to compare and contrast works in various writing activities. Reading, writing, research, and oral communication skills will be emphasized. Students will grow to recognize the interdependence of oral language, literature, and written language in a context of social and cultural expression. Oral Expression: Students will prepare oral presentations and develop strategies for listening critically to the presentations of others. Reading: Students will read and interpret increasingly complex literary and informational texts. Writing: Students will write narrative, informational, and argumentative texts, working to establish a controlling idea and provide relevant support. Students will work to revise grammar, usage, and mechanics to achieve greater clarity. Research: Students will analyze informational materials, including electronic sources, for their relevance and accuracy.

This course will accomplish the standards outlined in CP English 9 while independently reading literary and informational texts of greater complexity. For example, students will synthesize information, distinguish between key concepts and subordinate ideas, and defend or challenge the author's assertions by locating key pieces of information. Students will write longer and more complicated essays, will revise writing to make it more concise and precise, and will experiment with writing more sophisticated sentences. In this course, students learn to identify and use elements of literature to analyze the main idea, theme, and author's purpose in a variety of texts and genres. Emphasis is placed on close reading of text, analysis of authorial intent, and synthesis of text within and among genres. Students will also learn advanced essay writing skills, including topic development, detailed support (including research), fluency, and word choice. Vocabulary development and correct grammar and mechanics in writing are also key components of the course.

This course will cover the standards addressed in CP English 10 while students receive support to accelerate their skills in reading and writing. For example, they will distinguish between what is most and least important in a text; identify interrelationships between and among people, events, or ideas in written or non-print sources; and make accurate generalizations about people and events based on evidence presented in a text. Students will study a variety of genres while developing skills in rhetoric, argument, vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. Students will improve their writing skills by writing and revising a variety of genres including, rhetorical analysis, literary analysis, argumentative, and synthesis. This course is designed to assist students in gaining proficiency in reading and writing.

The course will emphasize the ideas and actions of those people who have shaped the world of yesterday and today and who will influence the world of tomorrow. Students will examine the impact of these historical figures through the study of reading, writing, research, and composition. Oral Expression: Students will gather and organize content that will influence an audience successfully. Students will listen actively to group members when accomplishing a group goal. Reading: Students will read literary, informative, and persuasive manuscripts in order to develop ideas and to understand traditional and contemporary texts. Writing: Students will use different organizational patterns to inform or to present an argument, and their writing will feature a variety of stylistic devices while relying on a strong foundation of proper grammar and mechanic skills. Research: Students will evaluate the validity of multiple sources while collecting information in order to answer a question, propose solutions, or share findings.

Students enrolled in Honors English 10 will accomplish the standards addressed in CP English 10 while reading increasingly complex literary and informational texts. For example, they will identify subtle evidence that conveys the author's or narrator's point of view, recognize and study the evolution of an author's argument, and identify clues that suggest possible motives for and effects of a person's actions or words. Students will experiment with more subtle organizational structures and incorporate more rhetorical strategies into their writing. This course continues the advanced sequence of skills and content begun in Honors English 9. Students use analysis skills to examine the social and historical context of texts as well as the elements authors use to develop themes. Essay writing continues to be a focus of advanced study. Students learn advanced techniques in a variety of genres of writing including argumentation, narration, research, and literary analysis.

AP Seminar is a college-level, inquiry-based English course for motivated 10th-grade students that fulfills the English 10 credit requirement. The course emphasizes critical thinking, research, academic reading and writing, and formal presentations. Students investigate real-world issues by analyzing diverse sources and learning to ask meaningful questions, evaluate evidence, and synthesize multiple perspectives into clear, evidence-based arguments. Writing and research are central, with students completing two major College Board–assessed projects: a team research presentation and an individual research essay and presentation. Successful completion of the AP Seminar exam may result in college credit, depending on institutional policies.

Students enrolled in English 11 will study the standards addressed in CP English 11 while receiving support to improve their skills in reading and writing. For example, they will check inferences against information provided in a text and make reasoned judgments about ideas and events based on evidence from print and non-print sources. They will analyze techniques used by the author of a text to reveal or conceal his or her point of view. They will revise writing to make it more concise and precise, work to write more sophisticated sentences, and edit to correct errors in usage. Students continue developing skills in reading comprehension, essay writing, grammar, mechanics, and vocabulary while studying major authors and literary periods.

CP English 11 is a college preparatory course which examines the western and non-western traditions depicted through literature, history, and the arts. Discussion, essay and creative writing, research, and other activities will provide students an opportunity to explore new cultures and compare them to their own. Oral Expression: Students will analyze messages for their accuracy and relevance. Reading: Students will critically read complex literary texts to interpret and evaluate their meaning. They will synthesize ideas from informational texts for a specific purpose. Writing: Students will work to stylistically and thematically refine narrative texts. They will refine informational and argumentative texts to inform or influence an audience while making ongoing revisions in grammar, usage, and mechanics to achieve greater clarity. Research: Students will study critical thinking and evaluate quality reasoning.

The AP course in English Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer's purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way genre conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing. By the end of the course, students should be able to analyze and interpret samples of good writing; identify and explain an author's use of rhetorical strategies and techniques; create and sustain arguments based on readings, research, and/or personal experience; and write for a variety of purposes, applying effective strategies and techniques in their own writing. Reading, analyzing, and writing expository, analytical, and argumentative essays will be emphasized, as well as the study of language through the analysis of nonfiction. As students read prose and poetry, they become increasingly aware of how authors from different periods and disciplines suit their rhetorical choices to particular aims, and of the stylistic effects created by different syntactical choices and by different levels of diction. Students should develop some of the same flexibility. Reading comprehension, analogy study, vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics usage will be reviewed for PSAT and SAT tests. This college level course is for motivated, college-bound juniors who wish to earn Advanced Placement and/or credit toward their freshman year in college. College placement and credit are determined by scores students earn on the College Board AP Exam administered in May and by the college or university selected by the student. This course is recommended as a foundation for and link to AP Literature and Composition, although it is not a prerequisite for that course.

AP course English Literature and Composition engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students consider a work's structure, style and themes, as well as such smaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism and tone. Reading in an AP course is both wide and deep. The reading necessarily builds upon and complements the reading done in previous English courses so that by the time students complete their AP course, they will have read works from several genres and periods – from the 16th century to the 21st century. Writing assignments focus on the critical analysis of literature and include expository, analytical and argumentative essays. This college-level course is for motivated, college bound seniors who wish to earn Advanced Placement and/or credit toward their freshman year in college. College credit is determined by scores students earn on the College Board AP Exam administered in May and by the college or university selected by the student. Students will read world literature of various periods and genres. Emphasis in the course will be on reading literature analytically and writing critical analysis essays about literature to demonstrate the synthesis of the student's creative and critical thinking as well as the universality of the literature.

This Concurrent Enrollment course emphasizes the close study of fiction genres, including poetry, drama, and narrative (novels and short stories). Students will read and interpret a variety of texts in detail, work extensively with literary devices in the context of their contribution toward textual meaning, and study and practice elements of writing effective literary analysis. Students enrolled in this Concurrent Enrollment class will complete college-level work during their senior year of high school, and credits will transfer to any public college in Colorado. If the student is interested in earning community college credit, an additional free application is required.