Transcript English Department Electives - Waterford Union High School

What should I take next year?
Meets National Honor Society Prerequisite
due to course rigor.
Critical Thinking (seniors only)
 English Literature
 Honors American Literature
 Multicultural Literature
 Advanced Placement Literature and Composition
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Does not meet NHS requirement,
but also provides strong foundation for college
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American Literature
Advanced Communication
English Literature
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You will have daily reading assignments
Major Works include
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The Canterbury Tales
 You will write a creative piece during this unit
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Shakespeare’s MacBeth
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Frankenstein
 A mock trial!!!
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Tess of the d’urbervilles
 A talk show with a scandal & a love triangle???
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A Tea Party!!!
 Mini-research paper on an author
 Become the character – drink tea & eat biscuits!!!
Honors American Literature
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a chronological survey of American literature
and its development in relation to American
history, culture, tradition, and literary
movements.
The course is intended to develop in students
the ability to think and read critically as well as
use the English language effectively in both
written and oral communication.
will lay the foundation for above average
students to succeed in future honors and
advanced placement classes;
Advanced Placement Literature & Composition
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full-year course (credit: 1.0)
emphasizes close reading of significant works of literature
from various genres and periods with analytical and
critical response through discussion and writing.
college course for students with a high level of academic
proficiency.
will prepare students to take the Advanced Placement
Literature and Composition Exam; students successful in
AP class are encouraged to take the Advanced Placement
Language and Composition Exam also
Multicultural Literature
Themes in this course include discovering personal identity, exploring cultural conflicts,
and opposing social injustice
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First They Killed My Father
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Persepolis
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A graphic novel about living during the Islamic Revolution
Project/essay options
Things Fall Apart
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A memoir about living through genocide in Cambodia
Human rights project
A traditional African novel (uses proverbs and storytelling) about the
colonization of Western Africa
Create your own origin tale
Bless Me, Ultima
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Magical Realism; a book about a boy’s struggle
to become the man of his own destiny.
Literary analysis
Critical Thinking:
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Semester Course – A Course in Logic
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesize
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Dilemmas
Two alternatives to a situation, both with negative consequences
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Milgram and Ashe Experiments
Lever to cause pain to a person in the other room – Would you do it?
Influential person – Would you follow the crowd?
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Persuasion
Subliminal Advertising (This is the most amazing presentation in the history of high school presentations)
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Tests of Evidence
 Fallacies
Circular Reasoning, Domino Effect, Bandwagon, Appeal to Emotion, Oversimplification
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Categorical, Disjunctive, and Hypothetical Syllogisms
All gas station attendants are brilliant, Mr. Hicks is not a gas station attendant, Mr. Hicks is not brilliant.
Consists of the study of public speaking,
persuasion, nonverbal communication, speech
writing, cross cultural communication, gender and
communication, speech coaching, mass
communication, video games, and journalism.
 The course focuses on effective use of the English
language through written and verbal
communication,
 Offered every-other-year. Will be offered 20132014 but not 2014-2015
 Counts as a ½ credit English course for graduation
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UW-Whitewater’s Freshman English and Introduction
to Human Communication courses offered at WHS
High school juniors or seniors who meet at least one of
these three requirements are eligible to enroll in PIE
courses offered at WHS.
• You are in the upper 25 percent of your class – or
• You have a GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale – or
• You have an ACT score of 24 and are in the upper 50
percent of your class
Students who enroll in a PIE course are responsible for
paying tuition to the University of Wisconsin
Whitewater at the 2013-2014, PIE 3 credit tuition rate.
The 2011-2012 cost was $373. 13.
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English 101 is an introduction to the reading and
writing of college-level prose.
Focus on reading and writing about a variety of
genres.
Assessments will include mostly essays and essay
tests
Students who pass this course and pay tuition (at
the 2013-2014 tuition rate) to UW Whitewater will
receive a college transcript with 3 college credits.
The course will count as a literature elective ½
credit for high school graduation
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AP allows for students to gain more credits than
would 101
AP is one year, English 101 is one semester
AP is a more beneficial course in teaching writing
and analysis of literature
For AP, students do not have to pay tuition, only
for the AP test.
For 101, students pay tuition and possibly for
textbooks
AP is weighted on a 5.0 scale, 101 is not weighted
although it is a college course
No exam exemptions are permitted in 101.
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COMM 110 is a beginning college course in principles of
oral communication designed to help students increase their
effectiveness in public speaking and interpersonal
communication
The major goal of the course is to teach students practical
skills that can be used in “real life” speaking situations, and
the confidence to use these skills.
Students will focus on proper written and oral
communication as they work to deliver oral presentations
throughout the semester.
This course does count for the WHS public speaking
requirement for graduation.
Students who pass this course and pay tuition (at the 20132014 tuition rate) to UW Whitewater will receive a college
transcript with 3 college credits.
Note: Although college-bound students may also
take these courses, they will not provide a solid
foundation for college; therefore, the
department strongly recommends that these
courses merely supplement core classes.
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Classics of Horror
Creative Writing (does not meet lit. requirement)
Humanities
Life and Literature
Science Fiction Literature
Sports Literature & Writing
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Short Story
Plot, Dialogue, Mood, Point of View, Theme, Conflict
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Memoir
A description of human experience
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Poetry
Alliteration, Hyperbole, Imagery, Rhythm, Meter, etc.
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Children’s Book
Business Simulation, Publishing Process, Pitch to Editor
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Script Writing
Establish Plot, Characters, Conflict
Students read 3 novels
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Right Kind of Heroes
•In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle
•Bleachers
Debate Project
Extreme Sports, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Native American Nicknames,
College Athletes Getting Paid (Jim McIlvaine)
Invention Project
Create–a-Sport, Rules, Demonstrate on Model
Individual Book Project
Textbook Passages
Sports In Literature
NON-COLLEGE BOUND COURSES
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Social Issues: novel, Fahrenheit 451
War: various readings
Gender Expectations: various readings
Strength of the Human Spirit: novella, Rita
Hayworth & the Shawshank Redemption
Loyalty, Power, Prejudice: novel, Montana
1948
* Meets literature requirement
Humanities
one semester
Humanities is comprised of cultural subject areas, the
branches of learning concerned with human thought and
relations as distinguished from science:
 Literature
 Art
 Film
 Music
Most important to this class is using your brain to think,
evaluate, interpret, and create. This class will involve
several projects (some individual, some group) that will
require you to be organized, focused, and responsible.
Choose your own science fiction books.
Read your books. Then read some more. A
lot more.
Make your inner nerd that much nerdier,
and be proud of it!
It’s gonna be awesome.
Class will be blended -Direct Instruction Mon- Wed
Online assignments given for Thurs-Fri.
We will study the history of film and studios in addition to Prominent directors
and actors
You will view 14-16 films (2 from each decade)
Films will be checked out from library and watched on your own.
Activities:
Group project – Study a decade
Read novel and watch corresponding film
Create your own short film
To graduate from Waterford High School, you must take
at least one of the following:
 Speech
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UW Whitewater Introduction to Human
Communication
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By writing your own speeches, you will obtain solid college
preparation
By writing your own speeches, you will obtain solid college
preparation
Students who have taken Speech can take this course as well.
Drama
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By performing other people’s works both as an individual and
as a group, you will gain confidence in front of an audience.
The following courses do not meet the English
graduation requirement, but are also offered
for interested students.
*The prerequisite for each course is Drama.
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Theater Production
Costume & Design