English

Prerequisites: None

Credits: 2

A or B average is required to be considered for admission into Honors English 11, Honors English 12 or ACP classes.

English 9 is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring a wide variety of genres and their elements. Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 9 in classic and contemporary literature. The elements of fiction emphasized throughout students’ exploration of literature include: plot, characterization, point of view, setting, theme, purpose, voice, symbolism. Students will use a variety of interpretive skills when approaching literature, including using their Christian faith to evaluate the themes and ideas presented in the literary selections studied. Literary study is balanced with a wide array of nonfiction and informational texts, including magazine and newspaper articles, biography and autobiography, letters and essays. Students write personal narratives, responses to literature, expository and argumentative/persuasive compositions, research reports, and technical documents. Students deliver grade-appropriate oral presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. By experiencing this course in a Christ-centered environment, students will enhance their God-given writing abilities to enhance themselves, to improve their nation and to advance God’s kingdom.

Prerequisites: English 9

Credits: 2

Fulfills an English Language Arts requirement for the Core 40 and Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma

A or B average required to be considered for admission into Honors English 11, Honors English 12 or ACP classes

English 10 is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring universal themes across a wide variety of genres. Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 10 in classic and contemporary literature. The elements of fiction emphasized throughout students’ exploration of literature include: plot, characterization, point of view, setting, theme, purpose, voice, symbolism. Students will use a variety of interpretive skills when approaching literature, including using their Christian faith to evaluate the themes and ideas presented in the literary selections studied. Literary study is balanced with a wide array of nonfiction and informational texts including magazine and newspaper articles, biography and autobiography, letters and essays. Students write responses to literature, expository and argumentative/persuasive compositions, research reports and technical documents. Students deliver grade-appropriate oral presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. Instructional emphasis will be placed on reading and writing skills necessary for successfully passing the English 10 End of Course Assessment test. By experiencing this course in a Christ-centered environment, students will enhance their God-given writing abilities to enhance themselves, to better their school and church communities, to improve their nation and to advance God’s kingdom.

Prerequisites: English 9 and 10

Credits: 2

Fulfills an English Language Arts requirement for the Core 40 and Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma

English 11 is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring characterization across universal themes in a wide variety of genres. Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 11 in classic and contemporary literature balanced with nonfiction. Study of literature will focus upon representative authors and literary periods from American or English literature on alternating years (School years beginning on even numbered years will emphasize American literature; English literature will be studied on odd numbered years). Students write narratives, responses to literature, academic essays ( e.g. analytical, persuasive, expository, summary), reflective compositions, historical investigation reports, and resumes. Students write and deliver grade-appropriate multimedia presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. By experiencing this course in a Christ-centered environment, students will explore the relationships between human Christian concerns, testing conflicting views against the truths of God’s Word.

Prerequisites: English 9, 10 with a minimum B+ average (cumulative) or a PSAT score of 520 or higher on the Evidence Based Reading and Writing section, Department Approval
Credits: 1 (one-semester class)
IU Credits: 3 (three per semester)
Fulfills an English Language Arts requirement for the Indiana diploma (+ Honors Seal)

Course description: ENG L111 is a one-semester Indiana University course designed to introduce students to various forms of literary expression and different modes of literary study and appreciation. Focusing on the intersection of literature and culture, the course considers how and why we read literature, asking: What is literature? What does it do, and what is it for? What makes a text “literary”? Why should we study it? Why does it matter? The course explores these questions through readings, class discussion, and a sequence of writing assignments.  

This course is structured around practicing three central reading skills: paying deep attention, asking good questions, understanding and generously responding to other perspectives.
Students should expect this course to: 
- Acquaint them with a range of literature and genres
- Introduce interpretive practices that can deepen understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of literature
- Help them write more clearly, elegantly, and persuasively.

Prerequisites: English 9, 10, and 11

Credits: 2

Fulfills an English Language Arts requirement for the Core 40 and Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma

English 12 is a study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication with a focus on exploring characterization across universal themes in a wide variety of genres. Students use literary interpretation, analysis, comparisons, and evaluation to read and respond to representative works of historical or cultural significance appropriate for Grade 12 in classic and contemporary literature balanced with nonfiction. Study of literature will focus upon representative authors and literary periods from American or English literature on alternating years (School years beginning on numbered years will emphasize American literature; English literature will be studied on odd numbered years). Students write narratives, responses to literature, academic essays (e.g. analytical, persuasive, expository, summary), reflective compositions, historical investigation reports, and resumes. Students write and deliver grade-appropriate multimedia presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information. By experiencing this course in a Christ-centered environment, students will explore the relationships between human Christian concerns, testing conflicting views against the truths of God’s Word.

Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing, with a previous high school level speech course
LHS Credits: 1 (one-semester class)
IU Credits: 3 (three for the semester)
Fulfills an English Language Arts requirement for Indiana diploma (+ Honors Seal)

Course description: Public Oral Communication is one of the foundational courses in a thorough education. Grounded on the relationship between public performance and critical reflection, it is an instruction in the power of the spoken word. By cultivating the competencies of speaking and listening in public venues, students will develop an attunement to language in the constitution of community, in the formation of an ethical comportment, and in the formation of civic and cultural identity. 

As a required foundational undergraduate course in one of the great liberal arts colleges (The College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University), P155 introduces students to the close interrelation of theory and practice. It does not resemble the simple skills-only version of “basic public speaking.” It is not Toastmasters. Although students will be rigorously trained in all the formal skills and techniques, oral communication is not merely a technique; it is a human art of the highest distinction. P155 is also not training in strategic manipulation, but in how to use the spoken word for good. Course instruction will look closely at why speech is capable of manipulating, deceiving and seducing, and how to spot, avoid and combat these uses.

Prerequisites: Student must be a senior who successfully completed English 9, 10 and 11 with a minimum B+ average or a PSAT score of 520 or higher on the Evidence Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) section; department approval
LHS Credits: 1 credit
IU Credits: 3 credits (three per semester)
Fulfills an English Language Arts requirement for the Indiana diploma (+ Honors Seal)

Course description: ENG W131 – Reading, Writing, & Inquiry I is a one-semester Indiana University course that offers instruction and practice in the critical reading and writing skills required for college-level work, with an emphasis on written assignments that call for summary, critique, analysis, and arguments based on sources.

This is an Indiana University course. The purpose of this course is to prepare students for the rigor of writing throughout college. The focus is on scholarly investigation of sources, critical thinking and reading, learning how to recognize and utilize specific writing strategies, skills and fluency. Each unit will include preliminary work and assignments leading to a major essay to conclude. Points will be accumulated from homework, in-class assignments, and final written assignments. Since much work and discussion will be carried on in class, impeccable attendance and assignment submission is imperative.
 

Prerequisites: Senior standing and transcripted dual credit composition (W131) with a grade of C or better, or SAT EBRW score of 710 or higher, or ACT English score of 32 or higher, or AP English: Lang and Comp score of 4 or 5, or AP English: Comp and Lit score of 4 or 5.
LHS Credits: 1 credit (one-semester class)
IU Credits: 3 credits (3 college credit hrs on an Indiana University transcript)
Fulfills an English Language Arts requirement for the Indiana diploma (+ Honors Seal)

Course description: L202 –Literary Interpretation is a one-semester Indiana University course designed to help students learn how to read, think, and write critically and cogently about literature. Unlike courses that aim to ‘cover’ the literature of a place or era or author, Literary Interpretation sets out to help you cultivate the essential interpretive skills you need to find a footing in any unfamiliar literary work and to help you refine the critical writing skills that all college-level humanities courses demand. In this course, you will learn to perform sophisticated analysis of literary texts and to argue rigorously about issues of interpretation.

With diligence, when you have completed this course you will be better at making insightful and original observations about texts, identifying what counts as literary evidence, and interpreting that evidence persuasively in rigorous critical arguments. The course will involve steady practice to help you develop all these skills.  

Note: Students planning to attend IUB should be aware that ACP ENG-L202 will neither count toward the English major nor satisfy the intensive writing requirement at IUB.