Program of Studies - Hunterdon Central Regional High School

#034 - HONORS HUMANITIES 3 - 10 CREDITS (ENG 034 HON HUMAN 3)
Grade: 11
Prerequisite: #021 Honors English 2 or #022 English 2, and #160 Advanced Placement U.S. History or #122
History 2 or #024 Humanities 2. Students who are not scheduled during grade 10 in an honors level course in
either English or Social Studies may be asked to take a placement examination to inform their final placement
decision.
Recommendation: Our data indicate that students moving from college preparatory level courses to honors level
courses may see a drop in grade average due to the rigor, pace and expectations of honors classes.
Honors Humanities 3 is a year-long course that meets both English and Social Studies requirements. Students who opt to
take this course work toward meeting the curriculum proficiencies for Honors Expository Writing, World Literature and
Comparative World Studies by engaging in a curriculum that integrates the three areas using a humanities approach. This
course is designed to facilitate students’ understanding of diverse world cultures, human rights, and global security
through the study of works of literature, non-fiction, newspapers, periodicals, electronic media, film, music and art.
Using a multi-text approach, students critically examine a variety of perspectives that are used to inform ideas, beliefs
and values. Based on their reading, discussion, research and analysis, students will generate writings that emphasize an
array of rhetorical modes and will participate in multiple service learning projects. Students who enroll in Honors
Humanities 3 should recognize that this challenging course will replace Honors Expository Writing, World Literature
and Comparative World Studies 1 and 2 during their junior year. This course includes required summer reading and
writing assignments. Students will receive 5 Social Studies credits, 2.5 English honors literature credits and 2.5
Honors Expository Writing credits.
#071 - JOURNALISM 1 - 2.5 CREDITS (ENG 071 JOURNALISM 1)
Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: #011 Honors English 1 or #012, #013 English 1, or #014 Humanities 1
Journalism 1 focuses on the news writing process and the importance of the mass media in today's society. Students
write in a variety of journalistic styles including news and feature, and may have their work published in The Lamp, The
Hunterdon County Democrat, and/or a variety of class newspapers and magazines. Instruction in news writing is
combined with an ongoing discussion and analysis of newspapers and the mass media in general, as well as reporting and
photographic rights and ethics.
#072 - JOURNALISM 2 - 2.5 CREDITS (ENG 072 JOURNALISM 2)
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: #071 Journalism l
Journalism 2 takes a more in-depth look at newspaper and magazine journalism and introduces students to writing for
broadcast. Students act as freelance journalists going through the process of developing, writing, and selling a feature
story to real publications. There is also a unit in which students learn the basics of broadcast news writing and eventually
produce a broadcast feature story. Reading and analysis of broadcast and print features are a staple of this course.
#049 – AMERICAN LITERATURE - 2.5 CREDITS (ENG 049 AM LITERATURE)
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: #021 Honors English 2 or #022, #023 English 2 or #024 Humanities 2. Note: Students who select
this course should not select Honors Major American Literature since there is duplication of works read.
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to study the major writers who had a significant impact
on American literary heritage. Students are introduced to literary movements and look at literature in the context of
American history through the study of novels, short stories, essays, historical documents and poetry. Writers studied may
include Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Dickinson, Poe, Twain, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Wilson, and Miller, among
others. Literary discussions, reader-response assignments, and critical essays are some of the requirements of the course.
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