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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CURRICULUM

English 9 Honors	9th Grade Choices English 9	English 9*
English 10 Honors Advanced Writing: Journalism Creative Writing (1 sem.)	10th Grade Choices English 10	English 10* Creative Writing (1 sem.)
Enqlish 11 Honors/AP Advanced Writing: Journalism Journalism II Creative Writing College Prep. Writing Honors (1 sem.) English Lit. I Honors (1 sem.) English Lit. II Honors (1sem.)	11th Grade Choices	American Literature Themes in American Literature American Studies (2 periods) Creative Writing (1 sem.) Theater/Drama (1 sem.) Fiction and Modern Society (I sem.) (placement only) Practical Writing (1 sem.) (placement only)
English 12 Honors/AP Advanced Writing: Journalism Journalism 11 Adv. Independent Reading (I sem.) Media Studies (1 sem.) Business Communication (1 sem.)	12th Grade Choices	English Literature Honors I English Literature Honors II American Literature Creative Writing (1 sem.) Theater/Drama (1 sem.) Themes in American Literature Practical Writing (1 sem.) Fiction & Modern Society (1 sem.)

ALL COURSES ARE YEAR-LONG UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

Students must take 8 semesters of English, which includes English 9 & 10. Above are the typical 4-year course sequences in English. See the English section in the Curriculum Guide, your English teacher, or your counselor for more specific course descriptions. Underlined courses indicate the typical sequence. Other courses are choices which can be taken instead of, or in addition to, the typical choice.

STUDENTS MUST PASS ENGLISH 9 & 10 BEFORE ENROLLING IN ENGLISH 11 & 12 COURSES. Make-up courses in9 & 1 0 are offered after school and/or in summer school.

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