Program of Studies - Hunterdon Central Regional High School

#043 - WORLD LITERATURE – Europe & Latin America - 2.5 CREDITS (ENG 043 WORLD LITERA)
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: #021 Honors English 2 or #022, #023 English 2 or #024 Humanities 2
Students study major European and Latin American writers, focusing on literary elements and universality of theme in
each of the works. Students read Marque’s Chronicles of a Death Foretold, Camus’s, The Stranger, and Lorca’s The
House of Bernardo Alba, as well as short stories and poetry by Gabriela Mistal and Pablo Neruda. Students are required
to engage in literary discussions, reader-response assignments and write critical essays on the literature.
BUSINESS
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE - (ESL)
#604ESL – ESL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS – 5.0 CREDITS
Grades: 9-12
(BE 604 COMPUTER APPS)
Computer Applications meets the State of NJ Core Content Standards that requires students to be proficient in word
processing, spreadsheet, database, multimedia, desktop publishing and web page applications. At the completion of
this course, students will be prepared for academic work at HCRHS, college and for personal use.
#618ESL – ESL MATH APPLICATIONS AND CAREERS - 5 CREDITS
Grade: 11-12
(BE 618 ESLMTHAPP)
Students will learn mathematical skills for life and business. Students will study such diverse topics as personal
checking, payroll, money management, credit, health and auto insurance, and automobile ownership. This course will
also provide students with an opportunity to research career options. After exploring vocational options, the students
will develop short-term and long-term goals that include training or college options. By establishing goals, their
academic work becomes more meaningful as they become invested in the process of working toward their goals. In
addition, learning about what it takes to be a successful employee encourages development of skills that can lead to
positive growth in many areas, including the area of work ethics. A wide variety of instructional software will be
utilized including spreadsheets, Choices, and Internet software. Students may elect to receive 2.5 Practical Arts credits
and 2.5 Math credits, through the Option 2 application process.
ENGLISH
#001, 002, 003, 004, 005 - ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE - 5 or 10 CREDITS (ESL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Grades: 9-12
English as a Second Language is designed to meet the needs of the non-native speakers of English in our community.
The curriculum and texts vary with the needs of the population served in any year. The course provides individual
instruction in reading, writing, and speaking American English.
#006 – ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE READING/WRITING LAB 5 CREDITS (ENG ESL 006 LAB)
Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: Successful completion of ESL #005 and recommendation of teacher
This semester long course is designed to help advanced students of English as a Second Language develop transitional
skills in reading and writing that will enable them to be successful in meeting the requirements of general education
classes. Students are placed in this class based on performance in English as a second language classes and by
recommendation of the ESL teacher.
MATH
#304 ESL - FOUNDATIONS OF PRE-ALGEBRA 1A - 5 General Elective Credits (MTH 314 ESL PREALG
1A)
Grade: 9-11
Prerequisite: Must be a student in the ELL program
Recommendation: “Below Proficient” on the NJASK8
This course is the first in a three-course sequence designed to teach English Language Learning students basic
mathematics and pre-algebra skills. Topics include: a review of the basic skills (operations on whole numbers,
fractions, decimals, percents, and their applications); a component of algebra skills and processes using variables,
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