at Bartlesville
High School & Bartlesville
Mid-High School
2007-2008
English 9 Grammar and Composition
Course Number: 4301
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 9
Prerequisite:
Eighth-grade English
English 9 Grammar and
Composition
strengthens and expands students’ practical knowledge of English grammar and
usage through an intensive program of writing.
Students learn advanced proofreading and revision skills that they apply
to a wide range of multi-paragraph compositions. Additionally, students learn the elements of
vocabulary development, literary analysis, and critical reading by reading and
responding to a variety of texts in both formal and informal ways.
English 9 Grammar and Composition
Pre-AP
Course
Number: 4303
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 9
Prerequisite: Eighth-grade English
Recommended:
Pre-AP 8th Grade English
This course of study is a
rigorous, introductory course to Advanced Placement English courses and is
available to the student interested in taking the Advanced Placement Examinations
in English upon completion of the AP program.
English I Pre-AP engages students to dissect and
discuss advanced literary techniques, concepts, and skills. Students become adept at identifying and
analyzing the techniques of various authors and how those techniques contribute
to the overall purpose and meaning of the works. Students are expected to create a composition
portfolio and an extensive research paper/project. Fused with the study of literature is the
refinement of composition skills, usage skills, and research skills.
Practice in listening/speaking and viewing/representing occurs throughout the course.
Summer Reading Assignment – have The
Lord of the Flies and The Outsiders
read by September 17.
Course
Number: 4305
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 10
Prerequisite: English 9
English
10 World Literature
students read, discuss, and write about selected works of world literature
representing many different cultures ranging from the ancients to the
contemporary. English 10 World
Literature strengthens students’ reading and writing skills through an
intensive program of process-based writing and vocabulary development. Additionally, the English 10 World
Literature curriculum regularly exercises students’ literary analysis
skills, critical reading skills, and higher level thinking skills.
English 10 World Literature - Connections
Course
Number: 4305
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 10
Prerequisite: English 9
English
10 World Literature
students read, discuss, and write about selected works of world literature
representing many different cultures ranging from the ancients to the
contemporary. This course strengthens
students’ reading and writing skills through an intensive program of
process-based writing and vocabulary development. Additionally, the English 10 World Literature
curriculum regularly exercises students’ literary analysis skills, critical
reading skills, and higher level thinking skills. Links with the World History and World
Geography courses will be made to emphasize the relationship between the
courses.
English 10 World Literature Pre-AP
Course
Number: 4304
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 10
Prerequisite: English 9
Recommended:
English 9 Pre-AP
This course of study is a
rigorous, introductory course to Advanced Placement English courses and is
available to the student interested in taking the Advanced Placement Examinations
in English upon completion of the AP program.
English II Pre-AP engages students to dissect and
discuss advanced literary techniques, concepts, and skills. Students become adept at identifying and
analyzing the techniques of various authors from various cultures and how those
techniques contribute to the overall purpose and meaning of the works. An emphasis is placed on an extensive
understanding of the historical implications of each major work. Students are expected to create a composition
portfolio and an extensive research paper/project. Fused with the study of literature is the
refinement of composition skills, usage skills, and research skills.
Practice in listening/speaking and viewing/representing occurs throughout the
course.
Summer
English 11 American Literature
Course
Number: 4297
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 11
Prerequisite: English 10
English 11 American
Literature consists of a study of representative literature from the Colonial
period to the present. Emphasis is
placed on improving reading comprehension and developing the student's ability
to think by exposure to the challenging ideas of great writers. A major part of the student's grade is based
on writings of multi-paragraph, literature-based compositions with an emphasis
on expository development. Compositions are
graded closely for content, organization, and mechanics. A vocabulary program is included. A short research paper will be assigned.
English Language and Composition AP (11th
grade)
Course
Number: 4309
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 11
Prerequisite: English 10
Recommended:
English 10 Pre-AP
This course of study is equivalent
to an introductory college English course and is available to the student
interested in taking the Advanced Placement Examination in English Language and
Composition.
English III AP engages students in becoming skilled
readers of a variety of prose selections and skilled writers who compose for a
variety of purposes. Students become adept at identifying and analyzing
the various rhetorical features used in writing as the features contribute to
purpose and meaning. This course provides an overview of American
literature, including samples of traditional and multi-ethnic selections.
Fused with the study of literature is the refinement of composition skills,
usage skills, and research skills. Practice in listening/speaking and
viewing/representing occurs throughout the course.
Summer
Course
Number: 4299
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 12
Prerequisite: English 11
This course consists of a study
of representative British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to modern
writings. Emphasis is placed on
developing independent reading, writing, and thinking skills. A major part of the student's grade is based
on writings of multi-paragraph, literature-based compositions with an emphasis
on expository development. Compositions
are graded closely for content, organization, and mechanics. Students will complete a documented research
project. A vocabulary program is
included.
English Literature and Composition AP (12th
grade)
Course Number:
4310
Semesters: 2
Grade Level:
12
Prerequisite:
English 11
Recommended: English Language and Composition AP
This course of study is equivalent to an introductory
college English course and is available to the student interested in taking the
Advanced Placement Examination in English Language and Composition and/or
English Literature and Composition.
English IV engages students in close reading and
written analysis of imaginative literature. Students become adept at
identifying and analyzing varied literary techniques as the techniques
contribute to purpose and meaning of a selection. Selected writings from
the literature of other countries, with an emphasis on British literature from
varied time periods, serve as the basis for reading and for writing literary
analysis. Fused with the study of literature is the continued refinement
of composition skills, usage skills, and research skills. Opportunities
for practice of listening/speaking and viewing/representing are inherent in the
course.
Summer
Course
Number: 4242
Semesters: 1
Grade
Level: 9
Prerequisite:
Below 8th grade reading level
This
course concentrates on assessing and targeting areas for growth in
reading. This will be a required
elective (one semester) for students who have not achieved eighth-grade reading
proficiency. This course is available to
a limited number of students who have achieved eighth-grade proficiency but
continue to demonstrate difficulties in reading. Students receiving special services are
evaluated individually for placement.
Course
Number: 4221
Semesters: 1
Grade
Level: 11, 12
Prerequisite: None
This is an introduction to oral
communications. Students will learn
basic public speaking, stage fright control, research, and outlining. Students will prepare and perform various
types of speeches throughout the semester.
Course
Number: 5026
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: None
The class will cover debate,
oratory, extemporaneous speaking, and student congress. A majority of the grade will be based on
participation in tournaments. Tournaments
are scheduled on Friday afternoons and all day on Saturdays. This
course may be taken each year for credit.
This is a full year course. The student must also have completed the
Alcohol and Illegal or Performance Enhancing Drug Contract.
Course
Number: 4111
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 9, 10
Prerequisite: None
The Journalism I class is designed as an
introduction to the world of the media.
Students will explore the realm of newspapers, magazines, and yearbooks
and the effect they have on society.
Basic skills needed to become a well-rounded journalist will be studied
in depth. These basic skills include
interviewing, news, feature, sports and opinion writing and editing. Students will become familiar with
photography and word processing and desktop publishing computer programs. Students will publish their work in
school-related and community publications and projects.
Course
Number: 4112
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 11, 12
Prerequisite:
Application required for admittance
Journalism II is designed as an advanced study of
the media. Students will study advanced
forms of writing, as well as electronic media, desktop publishing, photography,
advertising, public relations, radio/television journalism, journalism history,
journalism law, magazine writing, and media problems. Students will be putting their journalistic
skills to the test by applying those skills to the production of school-related
and community publications. During the
first semester, the lab focus will be magazine journalism, while during the
second semester; the lab focus will be broadcasting.
Course
Number: 4151
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite:
Previous experience and/or teacher permission; application required for
admittance
Mid-High: Media Study and Production is the official
course name for The Paladin
staff. The students will work together
to produce the monthly edition of the Mid-High newspaper. Student duties include following a beat
(getting all news from an assigned area), writing and typing stories, writing
headlines, and designing pages. Production
work is done on a computer (writing, designing pages, etc.). Good writing skills are necessary.
High
School: Media Study and Production is
the official course name for The Fourth
Estate staff. The students work
together to produce the monthly edition of the high school paper. Student duties include following a beat
(getting all the news from an assigned area), writing stories, selling ads,
typing copy into the computer, taking pictures, writing headlines, and
designing pages and advertisements.
Course
Number: 4240
Semesters: 2
Grade
Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite:
Previous experience and/or teacher permission; application required for
admittance
This course encompasses financing
the yearbook, learning the process for publishing a yearbook, developing the
theme, and distributing the completed book.
The course includes cropping and proportioning pictures, planning
layout, creating typography and graphic designs, editing and proofing all
material, evaluating costs of production, learning responsibility by meeting
deadlines, creativity, and communication with the publisher.
Course
Number: 4243
Semesters: 1
Grade
Level: 11, 12
Prerequisite: None
This class is designed to
foster enjoyment of reading and literature as well as improving reading skills
for students.