This course promotes the skills of rational thought, persuasion, analysis, interpretation and evaluation; promote maturity of thought and clarity of expression; encourage the broad exploration and appraisal of social, cultural, economic, environmental, political, philosophical, scientific and technological issues.

Part of the English department at Santaluces Community High.

Corresponds to an introductory college music theory course. Students develop the ability to recognize, understand, and describe basic materials and processes of tonal music heard or presented in a score.

Students create a portfolio of work to demonstrate inquiry through art and design and development of materials, processes, and ideas over the course of a year.

Aligns to an introductory college-level rhetoric and writing curriculum; requires students to develop evidence-based analytic and argumentative essays.

Aligns to an introductory college-level literary analysis course. Students engage in close reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature.

Accelerates development of reading and writing skills, emphasizing comprehension and vocabulary.

Study of prose, poetry, and drama to build a foundation for further literature study.

Study of writings produced in the British Isles from the beginnings to 1800.

Study of writings produced in the British Isles from 1800 to the present.