ENGLISH DEPARTMENT COURSE SELECTION GUIDE Department Chair Toni Rader

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
COURSE SELECTION GUIDE
Department Chair Toni Rader
EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO TAKE
4 YEARS OF ENGLISH
FOR BOTH THE ADVANCED STUDIES DIPLOMA
AND STANDARD DIPLOMA.
ELL STUDENTS MAY COUNT
ADVANCED ESL AS AN ENGLISH CREDIT.
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HONORS AND
ACADEMIC ENGLISH COURSES:
•HONORS – Course content is rapidly paced with additional
depth. Lessons are often designed to be independent, complex,
abstract, and open-ended. Additional weight of .5 is given to
honors English courses.
•ACADEMIC – Course content and expected student performance
require additional reading and writing at a rigorous level.
Choosing a more rigorous course like an honors or AP course is
highly valued by colleges and universities.
GENERAL RULE OF THUMB
Follow the path you have set for yourself. If you are
in Academic English this year, choose Academic
English for next year. If you are in Honors English
this year, choose Honors English for next year.
An exception to the rule would be if your teacher is
recommending you change levels.
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION
AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION
READING:
•Approximately 6 Novels
•Approximately 1-2
Shakespeare plays
•Poetry Selections
Skills in reading to consider
effect of literary techniques
on meaning.
WRITING:
•In-class timed essays and creative
writing
•Out-of-class analytical essays
•Emphasis on interpretation
Focus on how
language
contributes to
meaning.
Reading Critically
Analysis of form
and content
Essays – formal,
timed, writings
Focus on analysis
READING:
Non-Fiction Focus
Autobiographies
Various essays, speeches
and letters
Focus on Rhetoric - the art
of persuasion and technique
WRITING:
In-class timed essays
Writing in the various modes
(Exposition, narrative,
persuasive, etc.)
Emphasis on
Argumentation
ENGLISH ELECTIVES OPPORTUNITES
CREATIVE WRITING (.5 credit)
FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING (.5 credit)
PUBLIC SPEAKING (.5 credit)
ETYMOLOGY (.5 credit)
SAT PREP (.5 credit)
JOURNALISM (1 credit)
NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM I, II, & III
- (1 credit each)
PHOTO JOURNALISM I, II, & III (1 credit each)
CREATIVE WRITING
This course focuses on the study of the fundamental
elements of creative writing, including developing strategies for
writing creatively, practicing aspects of narrative writing, using poetic
devices, and developing voice.
FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING
This course focuses on the study of fundamental elements of writing,
including strategies for writing and aspects of nonfiction writing.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Students explore the process of generating, transmitting, receiving,
and evaluating ideas and feelings through intrapersonal and
interpersonal communication, oral interpretation, group discussion,
and public speaking.
ETYMOLOGY
Students study the meanings and derivations of English
words to broaden their knowledge and command of the
English language.
SAT PREP
This course is designed to help students spend
concentrated time and effort understanding the patterns
and strategies needed to understand and prepare for
the SAT 1.
JOURNALISM
Features units in:
-writing
-taking photos for publications
-advertising
-public relations
-radio
-television
This course will help you become not just a better
writer, photographer, and creative person, but it also
helps you relate to your world, and to any profession
you can think of, in a much more interactive and
exciting way.
NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM
You will be reporting, interviewing, writing and
taking photos for publication in the school
newspaper, The Loudoun Raider, which publishes 5 to
7 times a school year. You will also help with the
layout and design of the paper in addition to
updating an online version of the paper and selling
ads to the community to support the paper.
PHOTO JOURNALISM
Top Ten Reasons to Join the LCHS Yearbook Staff!
10. Create stories using digital photography.
9. Go to some sporting events free with your press
pass!
8. It looks great on college applications!
7. Learn to use cutting edge publication technology.
6. Gain leadership skills and opportunities.
5. Get a first look at the yearbook as it is published.
4. Practice designing individually and on teams!
3. Learn to interview and improve your writing skills.
2. Influence how students remember the school year.
1. Make friends and have fun!
QUESTIONS??
PLEASE CONTACT TONI RADER AT
toni.rader@lcps.org
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