This is the first course in a two-course sequence. Two major themes for this course are “Leadership at Home” and “Leadership in Society.” Students will address several essential questions related to these themes while reading a variety of works by American authors. In addition to major works, students will read short stories and informational texts, engage in poetry analysis, view informational videos, and write for various purposes. Larger writing assignments include an informative essay and a major research project. Students partake in grammar challenges where they learn about grammar concepts and develop a mastery of their use. In addition to building their writing skills, students learn several reading strategies such as how to use graphic organizers to extract important information, take Cornell notes for an informational text or during a lecture, and summarize to monitor comprehension. Furthermore, students will explore several rhetorical devices and strategies like symbolism, dialect, author’s purpose, foreshadowing, persuasive devices, setting and more.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 13 Week, (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the second course in a two-course sequence and has been redesigned to align to the Common Core Standards. Two major themes for this semester are “Becoming My Own Leader” and “Leading Others.” Students will address several essential questions related to these themes while reading a variety of works by American authors. In addition to major works, students will read short stories and informational texts, engage in poetry analysis, view informational videos, and write for various purposes. Larger writing assignments include an argument essay, a narrative essay, and a business email. As a supplement to these assignments, students will partake in grammar challenges where they learn about grammar concepts and develop a mastery of their use. In addition to building their writing skills, students learn several reading strategies such as how to use graphic organizers to extract important information, take Cornell notes for an informational text or during a lecture, and summarize to monitor comprehension. Furthermore, students will explore several rhetorical devices and strategies like characterization, allusion, word choice and diction, setting, symbolism, point of view, and more.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the first semester in a two-semester sequence and provides students with college level instruction in studying and writing various kinds of analytic or persuasive essays on literary and nonliterary topics in language, rhetoric and expository writing. Students will become skilled readers of prose written in various periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts. Both their reading and writing should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as the way writing conventions and language contribute to effectiveness in writing. This course will effectively prepare students for the AP Exam by enabling them to read, comprehend, and write about complex texts, while developing further communication skills on a college level. Course does not include the AP Exam; students can contact their school’s AP Coordinator or the College Board to sign up to take the Exam. In order to maintain the integrity of AP standards, all AP course midterm and final exams must be proctored.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the second semester in a two-semester sequence and provides students with college level instruction in studying and writing various kinds of analytic or persuasive essays on literary and nonliterary topics in language, rhetoric and expository writing. Students will become skilled readers of prose written in various periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts. Both their reading and writing should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as the way writing conventions and language contribute to effectiveness in writing. This course will effectively prepare students for the AP Exam by enabling them to read, comprehend, and write about complex texts, while developing further communication skills on a college level. Course does not include the AP Exam; students can contact their school’s AP Coordinator or the College Board to sign up to take the Exam. In order to maintain the integrity of AP standards, all AP course midterm and final exams must be proctored.
- Offered: (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the first semester in a two-semester sequence and provides high school students with college-level instruction in active, close reading, and analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of works of literary merit, students learn to consider how a work’s style, figurative language, theme, and other literary elements contribute to its meaning and cultural significance. This approach to analyzing prose and poetry allows students to establish connections, make observations about textual details, and sharpen their understanding of these nuances through their own writing. This course will effectively prepare students for the AP Exam and learning beyond the exam by enabling them to read, analyze, and write about complex texts. Course does not include the AP Exam; students can contact their school’s AP Coordinator or the College Board to sign up to take the Exam. In order to maintain the integrity of AP standards, all AP course midterm and final exams must be proctored.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the second semester in a two-semester sequence and provides high school students with college-level instruction in active, close reading, and analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of works of literary merit, students learn to consider how a work’s style, figurative language, theme, and other literary elements contribute to its meaning and cultural significance. This approach to analyzing prose and poetry allows students to establish connections, make observations about textual details, and sharpen their understanding of these nuances through their own writing. This course will effectively prepare students for the AP Exam and learning beyond the exam by enabling them to read, analyze, and write about complex texts. Course does not include the AP Exam; students can contact their school’s AP Coordinator or the College Board to sign up to take the Exam. In order to maintain the integrity of AP standards, all AP course midterm and final exams must be proctored.
- Offered: (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the first course in a two-course sequence. In this course students will read engaging works and explore topics of interest as they develop their reading, writing, and speaking skills. Students will use essential questions to focus on a topic for each unit, such as Transformation of Language and Informed Decision Making.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 13 Week, (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the second course in a two-course sequence in British literature. In this course students will read engaging works and explore topics of interest as they develop their reading, writing, and speaking skills. Students will use essential questions to focus on a topic for each unit, such as Technology: Potential for Enhancing Human Life and The DNA for Survival.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the second course in a two-course sequence. In this course, students will study and become proficient in the use of the writing process. Students will also learn several grammar concepts that involve sentence structure, punctuation, and usage. In addition, they will learn about essay structure and organization through the development of five common types of essays: process analysis, definition, narrative, comparison/contrast, and classification and division.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the first course in a two-course sequence. In this course, students will study and become proficient in the use of the writing process. Students will also learn several grammar concepts that involve sentence structure, punctuation, and usage. In addition, they will learn about essay structure and organization through the development of five common types of essays: process analysis, definition, narrative, comparison/contrast, and classification and division.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 13 Week, (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
For a limited time, in response to the needs of students and educators during the COVID-19 school closures, Michigan Virtual and the NROC Project have partnered to offer EdReady for FREE. Click here for Free access to EdReady and other Michigan Virtual course content during school closures: https://lc.michiganvirtual.org. EdReady English permits students to self-assess for mastery of grade-level knowledge and skills. EdReady uses diagnostic testing to establish personalized study paths to fill in learning gaps and to reinforce understanding. EdReady English for grades 10th-12th contains six goals, each containing between 14 and 29 learning topics (124 learning objectives in total) aimed at fully preparing students for readiness to continue high school academic work toward college English readiness.
- Offered: (20-21) Open Entry
- English Language Arts
- Middle School
For a limited time, in response to the needs of students and educators during the COVID-19 school closures, Michigan Virtual and the NROC Project have partnered to offer EdReady for FREE. Click here for Free access to EdReady and other Michigan Virtual course content during school closures: https://lc.michiganvirtual.org. EdReady English permits students to self-assess for mastery of grade-level knowledge and skills. EdReady uses diagnostic testing to establish personalized study paths to fill in learning gaps and to reinforce understanding. EdReady English for grades 8th-9th contains five goals, each containing between 9 and 26 learning topics (65 learning objectives in total) aimed at fully preparing students for readiness to continue high school academic work toward college English readiness.
- Offered: (20-21) Open Entry
- English Language Arts
- Dual Enrollment
COURSE RATIONALE: To have students write effective, coherent, unified, well-developed and supported multi-paragraph expository essays. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: ENG 101 English Composition I. This course includes various types of current prose, a study of English usage and intensive practice in composition, all of which is designed to improve a student’s ability to express ideas in a clear, logical, and forceful manner.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall, (20-21) Spring
- English Language Arts
- Dual Enrollment
COURSE RATIONALE: 1) To continue the process of developing the student’s writing skills begun in English 101 by emphasizing more advanced skills, e.g., evaluation, analysis, interpretation and synthesis. 2) To complete all steps of the process of a research paper, from finding a subject to locating appropriate resources to taking effective notes from sources to incorporating resource materials (with proper documentation) into a finished research paper of 7-15 pages. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: ENG 102 English Composition II. This course will provide practice in writing extensive units of composition with emphasis on critical thinking skills. Through the study of a variety of texts, students will practice analytical and interpretative writing, including one formal source paper involving training in the use of library facilities and research techniques.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall, (20-21) Spring
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the first course in a two-course sequence. Students will read engaging works of literature and explore topics of interest as they develop their reading, writing and speaking skills. Students will complete two sets of units that focus on narrative writing and argumentative writing.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 13 Week, (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the second course in a two-course sequence. In this course students will read engaging works and explore topics of interest as they develop their reading, writing, and speaking skills. Students will use essential questions to focus on a topic for each unit. The course is aligned to the Common Core Standards.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the first course in a two-course sequence. As students progress through the course, they will explore two main themes, “Courage” and “Choice”, and address essential questions while reading a variety of works. Students will read novels, short stories and informational texts, engage in poetry analysis, view informational videos and write for various purposes. Larger writing assignments include a research project and a narrative essay. As a supplement to these writing assignments, students will partake in grammar challenges where they learn about grammar concepts and develop a mastery of their use. In addition to building their writing skills, students will learn several reading strategies such as how to use graphic organizers to extract important information and summarize to monitor comprehension. Furthermore, students will explore several rhetorical devices and strategies like symbolism, figurative language, theme, setting and more.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 13 Week, (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This is the second course in a two-course sequence. The two major themes for this semester are “Survival” and “Discovery.” As students progress through these themes, they will address several essential questions related to these themes while reading a variety of works. In addition to major works, students will read short stories and informational texts, engage in poetry analysis, view informational videos, and write for various purposes. Some of the larger writing assignments include a research project and a narrative essay. As a supplement to these writing assignments, students will partake in grammar challenges where they learn about grammar concepts and develop a mastery of their use. In addition to building their writing skills, students will learn several reading strategies such as how to use graphic organizers to extract important information and summarize to monitor comprehension. Furthermore, students will explore several rhetorical devices and strategies like characterization, allusion, word choice and diction, setting, and more.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall - 20 Week, (20-21) Midyear - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 13 Week, (20-21) Spring - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This full credit course is provided for students who have previously taken English I, and were not successful. Students may take one or both segments of this course. Students will develop language arts skills by reading, writing, listening, viewing, and speaking. Students will learn to use the English language to successfully express themselves. This course is not NCAA eligible.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall School Year - 20 Week, (20-21) Spring School Year - 20 Week
- English Language Arts
- High School
This full credit course is provided for students who have previously taken English I, and were not successful. Students may take one or both segments of this course. Students will develop language arts skills by reading, writing, listening, viewing, and speaking. Students will learn to use the English language to successfully express themselves. This course is not NCAA eligible.
- Offered: (20-21) Fall School Year - 20 Week, (20-21) Spring School Year - 20 Week