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 work with universal themes and archetypes. They are also continuing to build their facility with rhetoric, the craft of using language in writing and speaking, using classic literature, essays, and speeches as mentor texts. The benchmarks in this course are mastery goals that students are expected to attain by the end of the year. To build mastery, students will continue to review and apply benchmarks and expectations from earlier grade levels.

Pre-AP English 1 focuses on reading, writing, and language skills relevant to students’ current work and essential for their future high school and college coursework. Texts take center stage, preparing students for close, critical reading and analytical writing. The course trains readers to observe small details in a text to arrive at a deeper understanding of the whole. It also trains writers to create complex sentences, building this foundational skill as they progress toward sophisticated, longer-form analysis. This course is vertically aligned to the practices embedded in high school and college English courses, including AP. This gives students multiple opportunities to prioritize and strengthen key literacy skills throughout their studies. Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.

This course defines what students should understand and be able to do by the end of 10th 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 work with universal themes and archetypes. They are also continuing to build their facility with rhetoric, the craft of using language in writing and speaking, using classic literature, essays, and speeches as mentor texts. The benchmarks in this course are mastery goals that students are expected to attain by the end of the year. To build mastery, students will continue to review and apply benchmarks and expectations from earlier grade levels.

Pre-AP English 2 builds on the foundations of Pre-AP English 1. While English 1 introduces the fundamentals of close observation, critical analysis, and the appreciation of the author’s craft, English 2 requires students to apply those practices to a new array of nonfiction and literary texts. As readers, students become aware of how poets, playwrights, novelists, and nonfiction writers manipulate language to serve their purposes. As writers, students compose more nuanced analytical essays while never losing sight of craft and cohesion. This course is vertically aligned to the practices embedded in high school and college English courses, including AP. This gives students multiple opportunities to prioritize and strengthen key literacy skills throughout their studies. Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.

The purpose of this course is to enable students, using texts of high complexity, to develop knowledge of American literature through advanced integrated educational experiences. Emphasis will be on representative American literature, highlighting the major genres, themes, subjects, and historical influences of each literary period, as well as pertinent foundational documents in United States history. Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.

The purpose of this course is to encourage students to make cross-curricular links to develop maturity of thought, appropriate to students at this level, and to achieve an understanding and usage of the English language. These skills enable them to express arguments, ideas, and opinions in a reflective and academic manner. Awareness of the wider implications of issues will enhance the quality of students' responses to the questions. General Paper is not a test of general knowledge. The key objective is for students to convey information and/or opinions in a way that is thoughtful, perceptive, and intelligent to the reader. Prerequisite: Placement is based on academic history and test scores.

This course defines what students should understand and be able to do by the end of 11th 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 work with universal themes and archetypes. They are also continuing to build their facility with rhetoric, the craft of using language in writing and speaking, using classic literature, essays, and speeches as mentor texts. The benchmarks in this course are mastery goals that students are expected to attain by the end of the year. To build mastery, students will continue to review and apply benchmarks and expectations from earlier grade levels. Prerequisite: Placement is based on academic history and test scores. DE Composition 1 and Composition 2 ¹ ENC 1101/1102  \|  Grades 11 & 12 ENC1101 encompasses grammar and diction review, composition, expository writing, work with both primary and multiple-source themes, instruction in the use of the library and in writing the research paper, as well as practice in oral communication. ENC1102 places greater emphasis on reading critically and analytically, understanding literary terminology and techniques, and writing an in-depth research essay. Dual-Enrollment is a Gordon Rule course that requires a minimum of 6000 written words each semester.  Likewise, students should be academically motivated to accept the challenge of college-level work. Prerequisite: Must satisfy all current Dual Enrollment admission requirements, including test scores and GPA, by the posted deadline.

The AP course in English Language and Composition will train students to become skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts. The objective of the course is to help students become flexible writers, proficient in a variety of modes for a variety of purposes through frequent practice and helpful, insightful criticism. Both reading and writing will help students understand the interaction among authorial purpose, audience needs, the subject itself, generic conventions, and the resources of language: syntax, diction, and tone. Students are expected to submit a summer reading and writing assignment on the second day of English class. Likewise, students should be academically motivated to accept the rigor and challenge of college-level work. Students will have to complete a summer assignment and can expect approximately 5 hours of work outside of class per week. Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.

This course incorporates reading and writing study by writing a variety of informative texts using grade-level writing craft and by in-depth reading and analysis of informational selections to develop the critical reading and writing skills necessary for success in college courses. This course prepares students to successfully complete Florida college English courses. The benchmarks reflect the Florida Postsecondary Readiness Competencies necessary for entry-level college courses. Prerequisite: Placement is based on academic history and test scores.

The AP course in English Literature and Composition demands close, insightful reading of literary texts and sophisticated written analysis. The study of literature focuses on three genres (the novel, drama, and poetry) and prepares students as mature readers and skilled writers through frequent practice. Particular attention will be devoted to diction, tone, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices as they influence and define authorial purposes and textual themes. The objective of the course is to promote proficient college-level writers through frequent practice and helpful, insightful criticism. Students are expected to submit a summer reading and writing assignment on the second day of English class. Likewise, students should be academically motivated to accept the rigor and challenge of college-level work. Students will have to complete a summer assignment and can expect approximately 5 hours of work outside of class per week. Prerequisite: Completion of AP Language and Composition or DE 1101 and 1102, and see Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.

This course is the first half of a two-year Algebra 1 program. Fundamental concepts of Algebra will be presented at a more gradual pace than in a traditional Algebra 1 course. The fundamental purpose of this course is to formalize and extend the mathematics that students learned in the middle grades. The primary focus of Algebra 1A will be deepening understanding of the relationships between quantities and of reasoning with equations, as well as linear and exponential relationships. Successful completion of both Algebra 1A and Algebra 1 will satisfy the Algebra 1 graduation requirement. Students will take the Algebra 1 EOC at the conclusion of Algebra 1. The EOC will account for 30% of their grade. Prerequisite: Placement is based on academic history and test scores.

The fundamental purpose of this course is to formalize and extend the mathematics that students learned in the middle grades. The critical areas, called units, deepen and extend understanding of linear and exponential relationships by contrasting them and by applying linear models to data that exhibit a linear trend. Students also use methods to analyze, solve, and apply quadratic functions. The Standards for Mathematical Practice apply throughout each course, and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations. Students will take the Algebra 1 EOC at the conclusion of Algebra 1, which will account for 30% of their grade. Prerequisite: Placement is based on academic history and test scores.