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Freshman English
1 Unit of Credit
This is a fully integrated course in literature, composition and vocabulary. The study of literature will be genre-directed with students studying short stories, drama, poetry and novels. Composition includes grammar review and various types and formats of paragraphs, both as separate entities and as a part of the formal essay. All students will complete an Independent Reading Anthology Project on a topic of their choice. Students will also engage in the practice of gathering information for research and complete a short research paper or project.
Required Writing: paragraphs, formal essays and a 1 – 2 page formal research paper
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Sophomore English
1 Unit of Credit
Sophomore English is a full year integrated course in literature and composition. The composition component will encompass various writing skills and styles, basic research and formal essay writing. The utilization of all six traits of quality writing, reinforcement of grammar, spelling and vocabulary also will be covered.The literature component will be comprised mainly of short stories, classic novels, and plays, but also will be enhanced with modern essays, non-fiction and poetry.
Required Writing : paragraphs, formal essays, and a 2 – 4 page formal research paper
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Accelerated Sophomore English
Prerequisite: Freshman English
Recommendation: Previous 4 semesters of English with A’s and B’s and completion of a summer reading exam with a score of 75% or better
1 Unit of Credit
This Sophomore level course will follow the same student criteria for sophomore composition and literature, but will emphasize the development of each student's writing style. This will be demonstrated through various writing activities. Students will be required to complete a 2 –4 page research paper using MLA format. Grammar and vocabulary study will be a continuous part of instruction in connection with a survey of literary categories. Students are expected to do a significant amount of reading in this class.
Required Writings: paragraphs, formal essays, and a 3 –4 page formal research paper.
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Junior English
1 Unit of Credit
Junior English is a full year integrated course in literature, composition and vocabulary. A major emphasis is placed on the composition of a research paper, although other formal and informal essays will be assigned. Students will study the development of American literature from its beginning through the twentieth century. Emphasis will be placed on a study of the major authors and literary movements, as well as the techniques of writing. A formal research paper on an American history topic is required.
Required writings include paragraphs, formal essays, and a 4-5 page research paper
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Accelerated Junior English
Prerequisite: Previous 4 semesters of English with A’s and B’s and completion of summer reading exam with a score of 75% or better
1 Unit of Credit
This year-long course integrates the study of American literature, grammar and composition. Reading selections will be a chronological study of American literature and major American writers from colonial through modern times. Students develop skills in conducting research and in writing research papers and various types of essays. Class members will also complete various group and individual projects relating to the different American literature movements studied. Emphasis is placed on types of assignments that will prepare the student for English courses in college. Required writings include paragraphs, formal essays and a 4-5 page formal research paper .
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Senior English
Prerequisite: English 11
Grade 12
1 credit
Senior English is a survey of classical British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period, the medieval period, and the Renaissance, with a brief introduction to literature of the twentieth century. It will follow the development of the English language. Genres will include epic poem, drama, poetry and novel. Emphasis is placed on the development of British literature as the cultural background of American society.
Required writings: include paragraphs, formal essays, form papers, and a persuasive MLA research project, which will be completed on a modern social issue. Additionally, students will complete a reflective academic portfolio to assist them in preparing for college, trade school and/or the work force.
Seniors who are enrolled in Senior English, but wish to take BCCC English Comp 101 may be able to do so, but will not be able to substitute it for a semester of their Senior English class.
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Accelerated Senior English
Prerequisite: Previous 4 semesters of English with A’s and B’s and completion of a summer reading exam with a score of 75% or better
Grade 12
1 credit
This two semester course will be divided between Butler County Community College and the high school. At the college, the course will involve a study of grammatical and rhetorical structure as applied to effective writing. Regular writing assignments are an integral part of the course. Accelerated Senior Literature will be taught through the high school. Students will study British literature that includes, but is not limited to Beowolf, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, and Shakespeare’s MacBeth. Emphasis will be on recognizing and understanding classical themes in literature and applying them to modern society. The student will write a formal research paper and complete a thorough academic portfolio. Grades will be determined by homework, class participation, quizzes, tests, the research paper and the portfolio. Students must earn a “C” or better to receive credit at the college level. The student will be required to pay BCCC for 3 hours tuition and textbooks.
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Creative Writing
Prerequisite: 1 year of high school English (C or better grade recommended)
Grade 10-12
1/2 credit
Creative writing will explore the riches of both fictional and non-fictional writing using life experience and background knowledge as a guide. Students will create flash fiction, personal narratives, poetry, advertising, editorial and news writing, a short play/film script scene, as well as other modes of writing. Students will write, share, read, and critique their own works, as well as the works of their classmates. Memories, images, artwork, music, pop culture, other authors’ writing and “ticket” words will serve as inspiration for their creative works. Textbook: Poem Crazy (provided)
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Mythology
Prerequisite: 2 years of high school English (C or better grade recommended)
Grade: 11-12
1/2 credit
Mythology begins with the classical background of Greek and Roman mythology, then follows with a world-wide tour or myth, legend and folktale fro Arabia and the ancient Egyptians, African peoples. The Pacific Islands including the Maori of New Zealand and Hawaiian gods and goddesses, plus Native American spirits, the ancient Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas, European fairy tales, concluding with Asian and Indo-Asian tales. The students’ main focus will be on identifying and comparing each culture’s ideas of heroic traits, the hero’s journey and the monsters or villains they face, the basis of our life stories (self determination, fate, or divine intervention), and the worldwide themes of trickery, morality, and explaining our origins. Students will read Homer’s Odyssey as well as many very short stories from every cultural group. Students will often use the Internet as a resource and complete brief creative writing and artistic projects based on their readings or short group presentations sharing information from their discoveries. The culminating project is a four-paragraph essay connecting three stories from different cultures with a similar theme such as tricking the devil, origin of the heavenly bodies, morality tales with evil stepsisters, or how man first obtained fire
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