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ENGLISH I - SURVEY OF
LITERATURE (REGULAR) |
13110 |
| GRADE OFFERED: |
9 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Iowa test scores |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: Improves
narrative, expository and persuasive writing; teaches speech, listening,
vocabulary and the basics of research. Library selections come from a mixture
of historical periods and ethnicities and presented by genre or theme: short
stories, plays, poems, novels, nonfiction and mythology. |
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| ENGLISH I - SURVEY OF LITERATURE (HONORS) |
15110 |
| GRADE
OFFERED: |
9 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Iowa test
scores |
| CREDIT: |
1
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| COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Honors. Moves at a faster rate than the
English I Regular content, allowing the student to participate in enrichment. |
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| ENGLISH II - American Literature(Regular) |
13120 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
10 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
English 1 |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: American
Literature. Concentrates on historical
and
Multicultural American
literature presented chronologically, and/or thematically.
Continues work in vocabulary,
research, composition, speech and listening.
Emphasize resumes and essays
for college and other post-high school education. |
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| ENGLISH II - American Literature(Honors) |
15120 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
10 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Tap
score of 65 or higher, a grade of "B" or higher in English I and
teacher recommendation. |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: American
Literature. Follows the curriculum of English II regular at a faster rate with more difficult selections and
enrichment activities. |
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| ENGLISH
III - British Literature(REGULAR) |
13130 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
11 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
English 1 |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Focuses
on British Literature. Organized around
chronological or historical themes. Continues work in vocabulary, research, composition speaking and listening |
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| ENGLISH III - BRITISH
LITERATURE (HONORS) |
15130 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
11 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Tap score of 65 or higher,
a grade of "B" or higher in English II and
teacher recommendation. |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: British
Literature. Follows the curriculum of
Regular
British Literature, but at a
faster rate with more difficult selections and enrichment activities. |
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| ENGLISH IV - World Literature(Regular) |
13140 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
English III |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: World Literature. Focuses on world literature, organized by
theme. Continues work in vocabulary,
research, composition, speech and listening.
Reviews forms needed for life
after high school. |
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| ENGLISH IV - World Literature (Honors) |
15140 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Tap
score of 65 or higher, a "B" grade or higher in English III and
teacher recommendation. |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: World
Literature. Follows the same course of
study as the English IV - Regular, but moves more quickly, allowing for
enrichment activities. |
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| READING IN LANGUAGE ARTS |
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| GRADES OFFERED: |
9 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Based on ISAT Test Scores |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
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| ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH |
17110 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Tap score of 70 or higher
"B" grade or above in English III Honors or Regular,
and teacher recommendation |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: Guides
students through a discussion of important literary works and their analysis in
essays. Prepares them for the Advanced
Placement Exam. Many colleges give credit or advanced placement in English to
students scoring well on this exam. |
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| JOURNALISM I (HONORS) |
15910 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
11-12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Teacher approval plus TAP
score of 65 or higher and "B" average
or above in English , regular or honors. |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| DESCRIPTION:
This class is designed for students who are interested in producing
and publishing acquired knowledge in the school newspaper, Curie-osity and its fine ares supplement magazine, Curio. Students
will develop and none fact-gathering and layout procedures, techniques
in writing news stories, editorials, special features and headlines.
Journalism is an elective and an excellent course to have appear on a
college or other post-high school education application. |
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| COURSE JOURNALISM II (HONORS) |
15920 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Journalism
I and teacher approval |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is an accelerated class geared for students who are seriously
considering print, TV, or radio journalism as a career option.
Students will acquire and hone skills in producing fact-gathering
information through research and interview techniques for mass media
coverage and layout design. Implementation of acquired
knowledge will be applied to producing student generated TV news
coverage and news broadcasting. Journalism II is an elective
and an excellent course for an apprentice journalist seeking to
further pursue a college or other post-education major in
communication/journalism. |
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| CREATIVE WRITING HONORS |
16310 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
11-12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Teacher approval |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a
class for songwriters, poets, playwrights, novelists, and all students who
enjoy writing. Students will develop
their skills and styles in writing workshops where they present their work and
analyze both student and professional writing. Students will have a chance to see their work performed and to submit their work to literary publications. Creative writing is an elective course. |
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| ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE I |
18510 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
Level I |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Bilingual students; Lack of
fluency in English and Placement test |
| CREDIT: |
2 |
| COURSE
DESCRIPTION: The three
levels of ESL are taught by specially certificated teachers and are designed to
teach English reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills with
corresponding grammatical concepts. Instruction
provides sequential language development to enable students to be successful in
their daily lives and to transition into the general program of instruction. |
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| ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE II |
18520 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
Level II |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Bilingual students; ESL
teacher's recommendation And/or testing |
| CREDIT: |
2 |
| COURSE
DESCRIPTION: The three
levels of ESL are taught by specially certificated teachers and are designed to
teach English reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills with
corresponding grammatical concepts. Instruction
provides sequential language development to enable students to be successful in
their daily lives and to transition into the general program of instruction. |
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| ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE III |
18630 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
Level III |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Bilingual students, ESL
teachers recommendation and/ or testing |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: The three
levels of ESL are taught by specially certificated teachers and are designed to
teach English reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills with
corresponding grammatical concepts. Instruction
provides sequential language development to enable students to be successful in
their daily lives and to transition into the general program of instruction. |
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| TRANSITIONAL ENGLISH |
13117 - 13127 - 13137 - 13140 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
9-12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
ESL Teachers recommendation |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: This
course is for bilingual or transitional students who have completed
the ESL sequence and received a score below 4.0 on the ACCESS exam. The curriculum parallels English,
but is geared to address the needs of the English Language Learner. |
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| YEARBOOK |
15610 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Teacher
approval |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| HUMANITIES (ENGLISH ELECTIVE) |
19640 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
11-12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Teacher
approval |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Humanities is a course designed to delve into the branches of
knowledge concerned with human thought and culture; essentially,
it's a course about the things that make us "human."
Students in Humanities will engage in learning in eight different
areas for the first semester: language and literature, art
appreciation and history, music appreciation and history, social
science, science, speech, interview, and essay writing. All
the areas studied will be tied into one particular theme as based on
the Academic Decathlon curriculum for the year.
Then, most of second semester, students will focus on the art of
film and literature, studying the techniques used in these mediums
to create meaning beyond the level of basic plot. The
curriculum for this course changes each year, so students interested
in taking junior and senior years can do so. |
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| HONORS RADIO BROADCASTING |
14010 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
11-12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Teacher
approval |
| CREDIT: |
1 |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Curie Youth Radio starts here. This class is for students who
like different kinds of writing and are also interested in sound.
In this class, you will learn to use a minidisk recorder and
microphone, and you will learn digital audio production on computer.
We will work on mixing sound with poetry, personal stories,
journalistic pieces, and other genres of your choice. The pieces
you create will be broadcast on Chicago radio stations. This
year-long elective requires a desire to work hard on your own writing,
a willingness to experiment with sound, and a readiness to record
outside the classroom.
Questions about this class? E-mail Ms. Levine at monstruos@aol.com |
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