Senior High English Courses (Grades 9–12) | ||||
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Single-Period Course | English 1,2† English 1,2: Identity and Relationships 1,2 | English 3,4† | American Literature 1,2† | Contemporary Voices in Literature 1,2† World Literature 1,2† |
| Double Period Course | English 1,2 Block** | English 3,4 Block** | American Literature 1,2 Block** | |
| Single-period Support Course | Literacy Advancement Academy 1,2 | Literacy Advancement Academy 3,4 | ||
| Advanced Course | English 3,4 Advanced† | American Literature 1,2 Honors† | ||
| Other English Language Arts courses | English Language and Composition 1,2 AP† English Literature and Composition 1,2 AP† Writers’ Workshop 1,2† | |||
| English Literature 1,2† Expository Reading and Writing (ERWC) 1,2†¶ | ||||
| Public Speaking 1,2 Journalism 1,2§ Publications (Yearbook) 9th–12th | ||||
| Public Speaking 3,4 Journalism 3,4 | ||||
| Public Speaking 5,6§ Journalism 5,6 | ||||
* Pilot courses and courses approved by the Board of Education to be offered at specific sites only are also described in this section. Please note that other schools may not offer these courses without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
† This course is currently accepted by the University of California as meeting its b (English) subject-area requirement. However, each district high school seeking recognition by the university of this course for its students must include the course on its individual UC-approved list.
§ This course is currently accepted by the UC as meeting its g (college preparatory elective) subject-area requirement. However, each district high school seeking recognition by the university of this course for its students must include the course on its individual UC-approved list.
** This block course combines the content of a college preparatory course with an extra period of literacy instruction. Students who complete this course successfully receive one unit of college preparatory English language arts credit and one unit of elective credit per semester.
¶ The teacher of this course must be specially trained through the County of San Diego. This course has specific requirements; see course description.
‡ Student placement into a double-period course based on proficiency is a site-based decision. Multiple measures for sites to use when determining placement include (1) interim assessments, (2) pre- and post-unit writing prompts, (3) SBAC scores, (4) grades, and (5) recommendation.