OPTIONS BOOK

AP English Language
and Composition
Course Number: 1011AP
Course Length: year
Credits: 1.0
Fee: $ (Cost of paperbacks)
+ AP Exam Fee
Open To: All
This course provides an opportunity for talented
students to develop college-level reading and
writing skills. Students will study prose written
in a variety of periods and consider the effects of
language choices on audience. Students will learn
to recognize and apply rhetorical strategies in
analytical, argumentative, and narrative writings.
Prospective students must have department approval
and must have completed Honors English 9 and 10.
This course can result in college placement credit
for successful candidates.
All students will participate in the Advanced
Placement examination in May.
Prerequisite: Honors American Literature or
approval of AP instructor.
Humanities
Course Number: 1070
Course Length: year
Credits: 1.0
Fee: $ (Cost of paperbacks)
Open To: juniors, seniors
A historical survey of art, literature, music, and
ideas and their interrelationship. Class discussion
is encouraged. Prior knowledge of art and music
is not necessary. The course may involve minimal
costs for field trips.
Prerequisite: None
Reading (General)
Course Number: 1020
Course Length: semester
Credits: .5
Fee: $ (Cost of paperbacks)
Open To: All
A corrective and remedial program which focuses on
improving basic reading skills. Word development,
comprehension skills, study skills and learning to
appreciate reading as a lifelong process are the
areas of special concern. Prerequisite: None
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ELECTIVES
The English Department offers a number of
electives in the following areas: speech, drama,
creative writing, and humanities. Some electives
are open only to juniors and seniors, but many
are open to all students.
Introduction to Theatre
Course Number: 1040
Course Length: semester
Credits: .5
Fee: $ (Cost of paperbacks)
Open To: All
Introduction to the Theatre is designed to give
students an overall view of theater as a performing
art. Students will acquire skills in both back-stage
and on-stage activities. Major units studied are the
following: structure and variety of drama, history of
drama, pantomime, voice and diction, introduction
to acting, stage lighting and sound, set designs
and construction, costumes and make-up, and the
production staff.
Prerequisite: None
Acting
Course Number: 1045
Course Length: semester
Credits: .5
Fee: $ (Cost of paperbacks)
Open To: All
Acting is for students interested in a more in-depth
study of the principles and techniques of acting. The
following areas will be covered: oral interpretation,
acting techniques, acting in plays, and when
possible a one-act play will be produced in class.
Prerequisite: Introduction to theater