Part of the English department at Professional & Technical High School.

The purpose of this course is to promote academic excellence in Language Arts through enriched experiences in literature, writing, speaking, and listening. Course content includes a review of grammar usage and fundamentals of composition, critical analysis of the various literary forms in both oral and written assignments. \*English Honors 1 is a yearlong course for all students.

The purpose of this course is to provide integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, language, and literature. The content should include, but not be limited to the following: using reading strategies to construct meaning from texts, acquiring an extensive vocabulary through reading, discussion, listening, and systematic word study, using speaking, listening, and viewing strategies in formal presentations and informal discussions, understanding, and responding to a variety of literary forms by using language successfully. \*English Honors 1 is a yearlong course for all students.

The purpose of this course is to provide integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, language, and literature. The content should include, but not be limited to the following: using reading strategies to construct meaning from texts, acquiring an extensive vocabulary through reading, discussion, listening, and systematic word study, using speaking, listening, and viewing strategies in formal presentations and informal discussions, understanding, and responding to a variety of literary forms by language successfully to influence the reader.

This course's purpose is to provide integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands of reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, language, and literature. The content should include, but not be limited to, the following: using the reading process to construct meaning using technical, informative, and imaginative texts, using writing processes for various purposes with attention to style and format, using the research process and individual inquiry to locate, analyze, and evaluate information, using effective listening, speaking, and viewing strategies in informal and formal situations understanding the power of language as it impacts the audience, understanding and analyzing literary texts responding critically and aesthetically to literature.

The focus of this course is to engage students in the close reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature to deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure. As they read, students consider a work’s structure, styles and themes, as well as its use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. Writing assignments include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays that require students to analyze and interpret literary works. Grades: 12 Prerequisite: English 3 Honors/Freshman Comp 1 # Mathematics: 4 Credits Required

This course provides students with the foundation for more advanced mathematics courses and to develop the skills needed to solve mathematical problems. Course content includes sets, variables, real number systems, equations and inequalities, relations and functions, graphs, rational and irrational numbers, and radicals. This course is more in-depth and at an advanced pace. Students are required to pass an End of Course (EOC) exam to meet graduation requirement. Algebra EOC exam will count towards $30 %$ of student’s overall grade. \*This is a yearlong course for all students enrolled in Algebra 1 Honors.

This course provides a rigorous in-depth study of geometry, with emphasis on methods of proof and the formal language of mathematics. Content includes the structure of geometry, separation properties, angle concepts, triangles, quadrilaterals, proofs, similar polygons, circles and spheres, volume and transformational geometry. Geometry EOC exam will count towards $30 %$ of student’s overall grade.

This course presents an in-depth study of the topics of Algebra II, with emphasis on theory, proof, and development of formulas and their application. This is a rigorous study of functions, graphs, and the tools needed to study advanced mathematics.

In Mathematics for College Algebra, instructional time will emphasize five areas: (1) developing fluency with the Laws of Exponents with numerical and algebraic expressions; (2) extending arithmetic operations with algebraic expressions to include rational and polynomial expressions; (3) solving one-variable exponential, logarithmic, radical and rational equations and interpreting the viability of solutions in real-world contexts; (4) modeling with and applying linear, quadratic, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic and piecewise functions and systems of linear equations and inequalities; (5) extending knowledge of functions to include inverse and composition.

The AP Statistics course is equivalent to a one-semester, introductory, non-calculus-based college course in statistics. The course introduces students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. There are four themes in the AP Statistics course: exploring data, sampling and experimentation, anticipating patterns, and statistical inference.

This course provides the foundational knowledge necessary for the study of calculus. Calculator-based, the course uses real-life problems to enhance the students’ understanding of mathematical concepts which include: functions theory; graphing polynomials and rational functions; trigonometry, polar coordinates, conics, series and sequences, exponential and logarithmic functions. Successful completion of the AP examination may result in college credit. Grades: 10-12 Prerequisite: Algebra 2 Honors # Science: 3 Credits Required