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High School Course Catalog Language Arts 9B++ Language Arts Credits: 0.5 Language Arts 9A++ Prerequisite: Language Arts 9A Credits: 0.5 Prerequisite: None Like semester A, semester B consists of integrated units focused on a theme or mode English for grade 9 is an integrated of study. Literature study in semester B curriculum. Each unit contains thematically focuses on the analysis of different forms of related lessons in five domains: reading and literature and on comparative studies of world the study of literature, reading informational literature and literature delivered in different text, writing, speaking and listening, and media. Writing and informational text lessons language study, which includes word guide students through the stages of research knowledge and grammar skills. Topics are and demonstrate how to evaluate, integrate, presented in ways that help young adolescents and share the information gathered during relate literacy skills to other aspects of their research. Students are required to share their lives. Writing assignments include narrative, ideas and analysis using several different expository, and persuasive/argumentative modes, including oral and multimedia modes and emphasize the use of and details presentations. and reasoning to support ideas. Speaking and listening lessons in Semester A emphasize collaborative discussion skills and peer review. Vocabulary development instruction is integrated into literature and informational text lessons. Each unit ends with an authentic assessment that presents students with a real- world scenario requiring some of the skills they learned in the unit. ‘CRE’ labeling denotes the course is part of a Career Readiness Pathway ++ denotes an adaptive version of the course is available for credit recovery IgniteLearningAcademy.com Language Arts 9A Honors for each Honors assignment along with a Credits: 0.5 detailed rubric for evaluation. Prerequisite: None Language Arts 9B Honors English Honors for grade 9 is an integrated Credits: 0.5 curriculum with challenging assignments Prerequisite: Language Arts 9A Honors aimed at preparing Honors-level students for advanced work in the study of literature and Like semester A, semester B of English 9 language arts. Each unit contains thematically Honors consists of integrated units focused on related lessons in five domains: reading and a theme or mode of study. Literature study in the study of literature, reading informational semester B focuses on the analysis of different text, writing, speaking and listening, and forms of literature and on comparative studies language study, which includes word of world literature and literature delivered in knowledge and grammar skills. Topics are different media. As in Semester A, Honors presented in ways that help young adolescents assignments in this semester require students relate literacy skills to other aspects of their to take a more analytical or active approach to lives. Writing assignments include narrative, many of the assignments and activities in the expository, and persuasive/argumentative course. Honors students will write more often modes and emphasize the use of and details and more deeply about topics and also reflect and reasoning to support ideas. Speaking and more critically on the processes they use to listening lessons in Semester A emphasize read and write. Writing and informational text collaborative discussion skills and peer lessons guide students through the stages of review. Vocabulary development instruction research and demonstrate how to evaluate, is integrated into literature and informational integrate, and share the information gathered text lessons. Each unit ends with an authentic during research. Students are required to share assessment that presents students with a real- their ideas and analysis using several different world scenario requiring some of the skills modes, including oral and multimedia they learned in the unit. presentations. Assignments that are specific the Honors level of this course ask students to apply advanced skills earlier in the course and more often than students in the regular version of English 9. For example, students move immediately beyond the identification of literary elements or aspects of informational text to the analysis of these components. Likewise, Honors students don’t simply recognize and describe rhetorical strategies—they also use these strategies to create specific effects. Some Honors assignments require students to go one step farther in developing an assignment—for instance, writing an essay after generating ideas for the essay using the worksheet provided to students in the regular course. Clear and extensive guidelines are provided ‘CRE’ labeling denotes the course is part of a Career Readiness Pathway ++ denotes an adaptive version of the course is available for credit recovery IgniteLearningAcademy.com Language Arts 10A++ Language Arts 10B Credits: 0.5 Credits: 0.5 Prerequisite: Language Arts 9A & 9B Prerequisite: Language Arts 10A English for grade 10 is an integrated Like semester A, semester B consists of curriculum, with each unit consisting of integrated units focused on a theme or mode thematically related lessons in five domains: of study. Literature study in semester B analyzing literature, analyzing informational focuses on the analysis of different forms of text, writing, speaking and listening, and literature and as well as the evaluation of language study, which includes word various modes and forms of writing. Writing knowledge and grammar skills. The skills that and informational text lessons guide students students practice for this course are similar to through the stages of a rigorous research the skills in English 9 but require more process and demonstrate how to evaluate, independence and depth of thought. An integrate, and share the information gathered introductory lesson at the start of each unit during research. Students are required to share helps students identify any areas of weakness their ideas and analysis using several different and review those topics before starting the modes, including oral and multimedia more challenging grade 10 lessons. Writing presentations. assignments required in Semester A of this course include fiction, expository, and persuasive, and analytical modeses, emphasizing the use of details, evidence, and reasoning to support ideas. Speaking and listening lessons in Semester A cover collaborative discussion skills, the peer review process, and how to plan and deliver informative speeches and presentations. Vocabulary development instruction is integrated into literature and informational text lessons. Each unit ends with an authentic assessment that presents students with a real- world scenario requiring some of the skills they learned in the unit. ‘CRE’ labeling denotes the course is part of a Career Readiness Pathway ++ denotes an adaptive version of the course is available for credit recovery IgniteLearningAcademy.com Language Arts 10A Honors provided to students in the regular course. Credits: 0.5 Clear and extensive guidelines are provided Prerequisite: Language Arts 9A & 9B Honors for each Honors assignment along with a detailed rubric for evaluation. English 10 Honors is an integrated curriculum consisting of thematically related lessons in Language Arts 10B Honors five domains: analyzing literature, analyzing Credits: 0.5 informational text, writing, speaking and Prerequisite: Language Arts 10B Honors listening, and language study, which includes word knowledge and grammar skills. The Like semester A, semester B consists of course provides challenging assignments integrated units focused on a theme or mode aimed at preparing Honors-level students for of study. Literature study in semester B advanced work in the study of literature and focuses on the analysis of different forms of language arts. An introductory lesson at the literature and as well as the evaluation of start of each unit helps students identify any various modes and forms of writing. Writing areas of weakness and review those topics if and informational text lessons guide students needed. Writing assignments required in through the stages of a rigorous research Semester A of this course include fiction, process and demonstrate how to evaluate, expository, persuasive, and analytical integrate, and share the information gathered modeses, emphasizing the use of details, during research. Students are required to share evidence, and reasoning to support ideas. their ideas and analysis using several different Speaking and listening lessons in Semester A modes, including oral and multimedia cover collaborative discussion skills, the peer presentations. As in Semester A, Honors review process, and how to plan and deliver assignments in this semester require students informative speeches and presentations. to take a more analytical or active approach to Vocabulary development instruction is many of the assignments and activities in the integrated into literature and informational course. Honors students will write more often text lessons. Each unit ends with an authentic and more deeply about topics and also reflect assessment that presents students with a real- more critically on the processes they use to world scenario requiring some of the skills read and write. they learned in the unit. Assignments that are specific the Honors level of this course ask students to apply advanced skills earlier in the course and more often than students in the regular version of English 10. For