| Pilot Site: |
| | Pilot course for Hoover High School. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
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| Grade Range: |
| | 9 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None. |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters. |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | English 1,2 |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | b - English |
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| Course Description: |
| | English 9 in the Context of Mental and Behavioral Health is a one year college and career preparatory English course for 9th graders that integrates English with the Mental and Behavioral Health Pathway. Through reading, writing, speaking, and listening students will explore mental and behavioral health disorders, teen challenges, disorder-related violence, and disparities in the mental health care system. Throughout the course students will conduct self-generated research related to each thematic unit, utilize the writing process to effectively communicate information and ideas using industry-specific language, analyze and justify personal perspectives regarding mental and behavioral health issues, and effectively use current media to inform and persuade multiple audiences for different purposes. By the end of the course students will have gained an awareness regarding issues in mental and behavioral health and developed into advocates for such issues. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 7960 - Introduction to Mental and Behavioral Health |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | https://ucci.ucop.edu/courses/b/english-9-in-the-context-of-mental-and-behavioral-health.html#course-materials |