AP Options - Osceola Fundamental High School - Pinellas County ...

Reading I, II
Grade Level: 9 - 10
Prerequisite: None
Full Year - 1 Credit
The purpose of this course is to help
students improve their reading skills.
Emphasis is placed on vocabulary,
reading with enhanced comprehension,
and developing proficient study skills.
This course is recommended for
students who score level 1 or 2 on the
FCAT.
Critical Reading
Grade Level: 11 - 12
Prerequisite: FCAT scores of
level 1 or 2 or teacher recommendation
1 Semester - 1/2 Credit
This course provides students who are
not performing on the FCAT support
and remediation in reading and
comprehension. Students who do not
pass the tenth grade FCAT are
required to take this course.
Speech 1
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Prerequisite: None
1 Semester - 1/2 credit
The purpose of this course is to develop
oral communication skills in formal and
informal speaking situations. Emphasis
is placed on using public speaking
skills, listening skills, and group discussion
techniques. Students will analyze
audiences for speaking purposes and
will evaluate speeches and speaking
techniques.
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Advanced Placement
Art History
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Prerequisite: None
Full Year - 1 Credit Q
Advanced Placement Art History is a
rigorous college-level introductory
course that provides knowledge of
painting, sculpture, architecture and
other art forms. The course examines
art from the Stone Age to the Post-
Modern Era, with an emphasis on the
Renaissance to the present. It
includes both Western and non-
Western art. In addition to providing
a thorough knowledge of art, the
course prepares students for the
College Board’s AP Art History
Exam, given at the end of the year.
Mystery, Myth and Horror
(Advanced Reading)
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Prerequisite: None
1 Semester - 1/2 credit
This is an elective class for those
students interested in these genres.
Content will be focused on stories,
novels and movies. Students will
complete both in-class readings and
out of class readings. In addition,
students will write stories in the
genre of their choice. Only those
readers who like a good scare,
excitement or adventure need apply!
Literature and the Arts I
Grade Level: 10 – 12
Prerequisite: None
1 Semester - 1/2 Credit Q
This course provides a fascinating
introduction to the art, architecture,
music, religion, philosophy and
literature of western civilization up to
the 15th century. The course covers
the Stone Age, the Israelites, ancient
Egypt, Classical Greece, the Roman
Empire, the Middle Ages, and the
Renaissance. Literature and the Arts
is a good preparation for college or
for travel to Europe. Every year OHS
graduates return to say how helpful
Literature and the Arts is for them in
their college courses or when they
see the buildings, paintings and
sculptures they have studied while
traveling in Europe or the U.S. It can
be taken as a single course or in
combination with Literature and the
Arts II.
Literature and the Arts II
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Prerequisite: None
1 Semester - 1/2 Credit Q
This course provides a fascinating
introduction to the art, architecture,
music, religion, philosophy and
literature of western civilization from
16th century to today. Beginning
with a brief introduction to classical
Greek and Roman culture, the course
covers the Baroque Era, the Rococo
style, Neo-Classicism and the birth
of the United States, Romanticism,
the Industrial Revolution,
Modernism, and Post Modernism.
There is a special emphasis on the art
and architecture in St. Petersburg as
well as the rest of Florida. This
course includes a field trip to the
Ringling Museum and Asolo
Theatre. Literature and the Arts is a
good preparation for college or for
travel to Europe. Every year OHS
graduates say how helpful Literature
and the Arts is for them in their
college courses or when they see the
buildings, paintings and sculptures
they have studied while traveling in
Europe or the U.S. It can be taken as
a single course or in combination
with Literature and the Arts I.
“Outside of a
dog, a book is
a man’s best
friend. Inside
of a dog, it’s
too dark to
read.”
Groucho Marx