The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement English Literature/Composition. This course involves the study and practice of writing about literature. Students learn to usemodes of discourse, rhetorical strategies, and critical standards for literary works. Related literature to contemporary experience and/or history.

Learn about the elements of argument and composition as you develop your critical-reading and writing skills. Students will read and analyze nonfiction works from various periods and write essays with different aims: for example, to explain an idea, argue a point, or persuade your reader of something. Skills learned: close reading, analyzing, and interpreting a piece of writing, evaluating a source of information, gathering and consolidating information from different sources, writing an evidence-based argument, and drafting and revising a piece of writing

This course defines what students should understand and be able to do by the end of 9th grade. Knowledge acquisition should be the primary purpose of any reading approach as the systematic building of a wide range of knowledge across domains is a prerequisite to higher literacy. At this grade level, students are working with universal themes and archetypes. They are also continuing to build their fcily wi hetoric, thecra usiguag writng nspeaki, usi casicteratue , and speeches as mentor texts.

English 2 uses texts of high complexity to provide grade 10 students integrated instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language for college and career preparation. This course focuses on literature which includes novels, short stories, informational texts, poetry, and classic drama. Additionally, it emphasizes skills tested on the FAST such as grammar, composition, vocabulary, and evidence-based writing.

The purpose of this course is to provide grade 12 students, using texts of high complexity, integrated language arts study in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language for college and career preparation and readiness. Aims for academic excellence in language arts through a program emphasizing literature and proficiency in composition, ACT/SAT vocabulary, and ACT/SAT reading comprehension skills.Writing activities and two documented papers wil be required. Through the application, analysis, evaluation, and creation of complex ideas that are often abstract and multi-faceted, students are challenged to think and collaborate critically on the content they are learning.

Provides foundations for effective journalism study and application. Explores careers in journalism with heavy emphasis in writing style and article development, as well as the latest technologies in desktop publishing. Taught ian M ab, sudents learn up-to-date skil, icudingintervw news and feature writing, layout, design, production, word processing, and advertising sales and design. Provides some opportunity for students to assist yearbook and newspaper staff. Prepares students for Newspaper 2 orYearbook 2.

This syllabus builds learners' ability to understand and write in English through the study of a broad range of contemporary topics. They will analyse opinions and ideas and learn how to construct an argument. This syllabus develops highly transferable skills including:how to develop arguments and present reasoned explanations, a wider awareness and knowledge of current issues,independent reasoning, interpretation and persuasion skills, and the ability to present a point of view clearly and reflect upon those of others.

Cambridge International AS and A Level English Language provides learners with the opportunity to study English language and its use in communication. Learners will be encouraged to respond critically to a wide variety of texts in a range of forms, styles and contexts, and to promote skills of communication, reading, research and analysis. Through their study, learners will develop an ability to read and analyse material, gaining further knowledge and understanding of English language features and issues. Learners will also develop the skills of writing clearly, accurately, creatively and effectively for different purposes and audiences.

The course develops awareness, understanding, and application of theories of argumentation and advocacy as well as principles of public speaking. Students will develop research, writing, and speaking skills with opportunities to apply those skills through participation in debate and public speaking events throughout the state of Florida. Extracurricular participation is encouraged but not required.

These courses build on the theories of argumentation and principles of public speaking introduced in Debate 1. Each class provides increasingly sophisticated application of research-based persuasive speech on a variety of topics.

Topics include properties of the real number system, rational and irrational numbers, exponents, square roots, radicals, absolute value, scientific notation, patterns, relations, functions, variables, algebraic expressions, polynomials, coordinate geometry, graphing of equations and inequalities, introductory statistics, probability, quadratic equations, and systems of equations. Students must pass the End of Course Exam (EOC).

Topics covered include the review and extension of the structure and properties of the real number system; relations, functions, and graphs; polynomials and rational expressions; quadratic equations and inequalities; system of quadratic equations and inequalities; polynomial functions; rational and irrational exponents; logarithms and their use; operations with complex numbers; and problem solving.