HIGH SCHOOL ELECTIVES

HIGH SCHOOL ELECTIVES

Advanced Composition

Grade: 11-12 (elective) Length: Semester Prerequisites: Completion of

English 10 Honors or equivalent

WRITING INTENSIVE

Overview: This course is a rigorous experience in writing the various forms of exposition with emphasis on research,

synthesis, and critical analysis. It is recommended for students with better than average ability, especially those who plan to attend college.

Alaska Content Standards

Students will:

FNSBSD Expectations

Reading

AK Content Standards: E/LA.B.1-3 Performance: R4.1-9 Cultural: CS.E.3

Writing

AK Content Standards: E/LA.A.1-8, B.2, D.3, C.1-3 Performance: W4.1-5

Speaking / Listening

AK Content Standards: E/LA.D.1-4 Cultural: CS.A.5,7

Use reading to make connections of style and literary elements between pieces Use readings to examine writing styles and purpose Use readings to better understand "how" a writer writes Develop an awareness of and ability to detect bias in writing Synthesize information toward the formulation of a conclusion or opinion Use peer editing as a standard practice

Articulate their opinions or points-of-view with clear points of support in such a way that the audience is kept interested

Incorporate or integrate the points of others into their own contributions during discussions

Reading

Nonfiction selections from Seagull Reader, Norton Sampler, or 40 Model Essays

One book-length work from an approved list

Required Activities

Writing

Drafts applying specific rhetorical strategies 1 formal, revised, researched essay 1 formal, revised, persuasive essay 3 on-demand essays Informal responses analyzing writing process and

prose models Oral presentation of 1 revised essay

Speaking/Listening

Orally present at least one of the research pieces Discussion

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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English/Language Arts Curriculum

Advanced Composition Adopted March 22, 2011

AP Language and Composition

Grade: 11-12 (elective) Length: 2 semesters Prerequisites: Completion of

English 10 Honors or equivalent and third year standing

WRITING INTENSIVE

Overview: Advanced Placement Language and Composition focuses on effective writing and critical reading. It is

designed to provide a learning opportunity for those students capable of doing college level work and the possibility of gaining advanced placement and/or credit in college English upon successful completion of the AP English Language and Composition Examination. This challenging course provides an intensive experience in analyzing and applying rhetorical strategies and stylistic devices across the standard modes of discourse: narration, exposition, and argumentation.

Alaska Content Standards

Students will:

FNSBSD Expectations

Reading

AK Content Standards: E/LA.B.1-3 Performance: R4.1-9 Cultural: CS.E.3

Writing

AK Content Standards: E/LA.A.1-8, B.2, D.3, C.1-3 Performance: W4.1-5

Speaking / Listening

AK Content Standards: E/LA.D.1-4 Cultural: CS.A.5,7

Read a variety of materials, with a focus on nonfiction selections, aligned with the recommended reading list as provided by the College Board

Refine skills of the writing process, both as writers and as response partners Develop a sophisticated writing style in narrative, expository, and argumentative essays Refine analytical skills introduced in previous composition courses through the writing of analytical essays Apply the principles of logic and rhetorical strategies in persuasive essays Apply technical and analytical skills through the writing of timed in-class essays in preparation for the national advanced

placement English language and composition examination Continue development of presentation skills

Reading

See the publications of the College Board for recommended reading list

Required Activities

Writing

Individual writing requirements outlined in instructor's syllabus and subject to approval by the College Board

Speaking/Listening

A variety of speech and presentation experiences

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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English/Language Arts Curriculum

AP Language and Composition Adopted March 22, 2011

Advanced Reading and Writing for English Language Learners

Grade: 10-12 (elective)

Length: Semester or year as

needed

Prerequisites: Students must

be a part of the ELL Program, have sophomore standing, and teacher recommendation

Overview: This course is designed to prepare the English Language Learner (ELL) for the reading and writing sections of

standardized tests in a small-group environment. Students will concentrate on improving reading and spelling skills, learning vocabulary meanings through context clues and inference, recognizing and using synonyms and antonyms to strengthen reading comprehension and writing, learning base/root words, prefixes and suffixes, and reviewing characteristics of dictionaries and thesauruses.

Alaska Content Standards

Students will:

FNSBSD Expectations

Reading

Alaska English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards

Writing

Alaska English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards

Comprehend meaning of grade-level words in grade-level text (RPH. 9-12.1) Use phonetic knowledge and structural analysis to decode regularly spelled multi-syllable words when reading text (RIH.

9-12.2)

Demonstrate comprehension of grade-level text (e.g., main idea, conflict, lesson/message, resolution, supporting details, tone, classify data, point of view, evaluate, critical analysis, identifying evidence, relationships) (RPH. 9-12.2)

Write a variety of sentence types using grade-level vocabulary and conventions of Standard English (e.g., correct parts of speech, quotation marks, clauses) (WPL. 9-12.1)

Write paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details (e.g., brochures, opinion, persuasive, observations, reports, essays) (WPL. 9-12.2)

Revise and/or edit own writing using qualities of good writing (e.g., fluency, ideas, organization, voice, word choice, supporting details, giving and receiving appropriate feedback, and using established criteria to review own and others' written work (WPL. 9-12.3)

Reading

Vocabulary journal, practice reading/decoding various text and test formats, comparing and contrasting

Vocabulary study

Required Activities

Writing

Summarize text; write response journals; organize writing using graphic organizers such as Thinking Maps; write for specific audiences and purposes; revise and edit; write narratives, business letters, essays, resumes, etc.

Speaking/Listening

Discuss concept development prior to, during, and after reading

Use verbal cooperative learning structures

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District English/Language Arts Curriculum

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Advanced Reading and Writing for English Language Learners

Adopted March 22, 2011

African American Literature

Grade: 11-12 (elective) Length: Semester Prerequisites: Third year

standing and successful completion of English 10

Overview: This course is a thematic approach to the study of African American literature. Students respond to the

literature orally, in writing, and in classroom presentations. Students will gain an understanding of the African American culture and its relationships and contributions to the mosaic of cultures that make up our world. Students will learn appreciation for, and tolerance of, their own and others' cultures.

Alaska Content Standards

Students will:

FNSBSD Expectations

Reading

AK Content Standards: E/LA.B.1-3 Performance: R4.2,5,8,9 Cultural: E/LA.B.1-4, D.1, E.1-8

Writing

AK Content Standards: E/LA.A.1-8, B.1-2 Performance: W4.1-5

Speaking / Listening

AK Content Standards: E/LA.B.1-3 Cultural: E/LA.B.1, E.3,7-8; L/IL.E.1,3-4

Enhance their understanding of the African American culture Recognize traditions of African American culture Evaluate the interrelationship between history, literature, and cultural identity Recognize literary elements, archetypes, and motifs found in African American literature

Build on writing concepts developed in previous grades Use self and peer editing to correct common errors in writing Write arguments to support claims about substantive topics or text using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient

evidence

Recognize and evaluate the ways in which culture and historical periods affect speech

Reading

Selections from essays, short stories, poetry, and nonfiction from well known and important African American writers whose works are appropriate for high school students:

Suggested authors

Maya Angelou

Ernest Gaines

Countee Cullen

Langston Hughes

Sarah Louise Delany

Condoleeza Rice

Frederick Douglass

Toni Morrison

Rita Dove

Richard A. Wright

Paul Laurence Dunbar

August Wilson

Ralph Ellison

Required Activities

Writing

At least 3 pieces of writing, chosen from the following list: a fully developed narrative essay a fully developed essay incorporating a variety of rhetorical strategies a researched essay or project an on-demand essay in response to literature formal literary analysis

Informal responses reflecting on class texts

Speaking/Listening

A variety of speech and presentation experiences Practice speaking/listening skills included in group

discussion

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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English/Language Arts Curriculum

African American Literature Adopted March 22, 2011

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