Lockport Township High School District 205 2021-2022 Course Catalog

LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION – ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) – EN1143
Length of Course:
One Year
Credit:
1.0 Credit
Grade Placement: 11 or 12
Prerequisite:
AP English Language and Composition or Recommendation of English Chairperson
State Code:
01006A000
Course Description: The Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature class offers students the opportunity to take a college-level course while in high school. This course prepares students
to take the AP English Literature Exam at the end of the school year. By passing this exam, students can receive advanced placement, course credit in English, or both when they enter
college. To prepare students for the English Literature exam, students will engage in the careful reading of literary works, paying particular attention to syntax, diction and tone. They will
consider a work’s structure, meaning, and value, and its relationship to contemporary experience as well as the context in which it was written. Through this close reading of selected texts,
students will deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide meaning. Writing assignments, accordingly, will focus on the critical analysis of literature. There is a
summer reading requirement for this course; the reading must be completed prior to the start of the school year. The ultimate goal of the enrollees should be the completion
of a four-year Honors English sequence culminating in Honors Senior English: AP Literature and Composition. This course meets state of Illinois guidelines as a writing intensive
course.
SENIOR ENGLISH – COLLEGE WRITING I – EN11471
Length of Course:
One Semester
Credit:
0.5 Credit
Grade Placement: 12
Prerequisite: Junior English and SAT English score of at least 500
State Code:
01004A000
Course Description: Students enrolled in this course have a dual credit option to receive 3 hours of college credit (ENG 101 – Rhetoric) from Joliet Junior College. This course is designed
for students who want to refine their writing skills at the college-level. Readings for the course will be used to generate both writing assignments and discussion topics. Students will employ
the writing process—prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing—for major assignments. During the semester, students will write a variety of compositions, including expository,
persuasive/argumentative, analytic and technical pieces. There is a summer reading requirement for this course; the reading must be completed prior to the start of the school
year. This course meets the state of Illinois guidelines as a writing intensive course.
Beginning with the 2019-20 school year, the following dual credit courses through Joliet Junior College will include a $50 fee paid to Joliet Junior College: College Writing I,
College Writing II, General Psychology, and Personal Finance. Students may enroll in the course without earning the optional dual credit. Students who choose to earn the
dual credit, who pay this fee for dual credit courses with Joliet Junior College, and who attend Joliet Junior College after graduation will receive a $50 credit per course towards
their tuition.
SENIOR ENGLISH – COLLEGE WRITING II – EN11472
Length of Course:
One Semester
Credit:
0.5 Credit
Grade Placement: 12
Prerequisite: Junior English and SAT English score of at least 500
State Code:
01004A000
Course Description: Students enrolled in this course have a dual credit option to receive 3 hours of college credit (ENG 102 – Rhetoric) from Joliet Junior College. This course is designed
for students who want to refine their writing skills at the college-level. Readings for the course will be used to generate both writing assignments and discussion topics. Students will employ
the writing process—prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing—for major assignments. During the semester, students will write a variety of compositions, including expository,
persuasive/argumentative, analytic and technical pieces. There is a summer reading requirement for this course; the reading must be completed prior to the start of the school
year. This course meets the state of Illinois guidelines as a writing intensive course.
Beginning with the 2019-20 school year, the following dual credit courses through Joliet Junior College will include a $50 fee paid to Joliet Junior College: College Writing I,
College Writing II, General Psychology, and Personal Finance. Students may enroll in the course without earning the optional dual credit. Students who choose to earn the
dual credit, who pay this fee for dual credit courses with Joliet Junior College, and who attend Joliet Junior College after graduation will receive a $50 credit per course towards
their tuition.
SENIOR ENGLISH – WRITING WORKSHOP – EN1153
Length of Course:
One Semester
Credit:
0.5 Credit
Grade Placement: 11, 12
Prerequisite:
Junior English
State Code:
01004A000
Course Description: This course is designed for students who want to refine their writing skills in anticipation of college-level writing. Readings for the course will be used to generate both
writing assignments and discussion topics. Students will employ the writing process—prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing—for major assignments. During the semester, students will
write a variety of compositions, including expository, persuasive/argumentative, analytic and technical pieces. There is a summer reading requirement for this course; the reading
must be completed prior to the start of the school year. This course meets the state of Illinois guidelines as a writing intensive course.
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