ENGLISH

ENGLISH I

This course uses the Odell Curruculum to provide foundational coursework around mastery of reading informational and fictional texts, as well using writing as a method to broaden analytical thinking skills. Students will engage in collaboration, reflection, and creation to exercise the skills in this course.   

*Course required for graduation
Grade 9
1 credit

PRE-AP ENGLISH 1

Pre-AP English 1 focuses on reading, writing, and language skills that are relevant to students’ current work and essential for students' future to future high school and college coursework.

*This course may be taken in place of English I as a graduation requirement
Grade  9
1 credit

ENGLISH II

This course uses the Odell Curriculum to build on the foundational coursework in English I. Reading mastery will focus around fiction and Informational texts, along with writing as a method to broaden analytical thinking skills. Students will engage in collaboration, reflection, and creation to develop the skills in this course. 

PREREQUISITE: English I
*Course required for graduation
Grade 10
1 credit

PRE-AP ENGLISH II

Pre-AP English 2 builds on the foundations of Pre-AP English 1. While English 1 introduces the fundamentals of close observation, critical analysis, and the appreciation of author’s craft, English 2 requires students to apply those practices to a new array of nonfiction and literary texts.

PREREQUISITE: English I or Pre-AP English I
*This course may be taken in place of English II as a graduation requirement
Grade 10
1 credit

ENGLISH III

This course uses the Odell Curriculum to build on the foundational coursework in English I&II. Informational and Fictional texts will present deepened challenges for students to learn through collaboration, reflection, and creation. Students will work to refine their reading and writing skills through a variety of experiences. 

PREREQUISITE: English II
Grade 11
1 credit

ENGLISH IV

This course uses the Odell Curriculum to build on the foundational coursework in English I, II, & III. Informational and Fictional texts will present opportunities for students to learn through collaboration, reflection, and creation. Students will work to refine their reading and writing skills through a variety of experiences. 

PREREQUISITE: English III
Grade 12
1 credit

AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

AP English Language and Composition is an introductory college-level composition course. Students cultivate their understanding of writing and rhetorical arguments through reading, analyzing, and writing texts as they explore topics like rhetorical situation, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization, and style.

PREREQUISITE: English I and II
Yearlong course
*This course may be taken in place of English III or IV as a graduation requirement
Grade 11-12
2 credits 

AP LITERATURE

AP English Literature and Composition is an introductory college-level literary analysis course. Students cultivate their understanding of literature through reading and analyzing texts as they explore concepts like character, setting, structure, perspective, figurative language, and literary analysis in the context of literary works.

offered @ NCHS for TNHS & NCHS students

PREREQUISITE: AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION
Yearlong course
*This course may be taken in place of English III or IV as a graduation requirement
Grade 12
1 credit

ENGLISH 101

Focuses on academic writing. Provides instruction in drafting and revising essays that express ideas in Standard English, including reading critically, thinking logically, responding to texts, addressing specific audiences, researching and documenting sources. Includes review of grammar, mechanics and usage. 

PREREQUISITE:  English II, GPA 3.0 or higher
*This course may be taken in place of English III & IV as a graduation requirement
Grade 11-12
1 credit

ENGLISH 102

Emphasizes argumentative writing. Provides further instruction in drafting and systematically revising essays that express ideas in Standard English. Includes continued instruction and practice in reading critically, thinking logically, responding to texts, addressing specific audiences, and researching and documenting credible academic sources. 

PREREQUISITE: English 101, GPA 3.0 or higher
*This course may be taken in place of English III & IV as a graduation requirement
Grade 11-12
1 credit

ENGLISH 161

Intro to Literature introduces students to an analytical rather than historical approach to literature in order to deepen students’ insight into the nature and purpose of literature. (Earns Humanities credit).

PREREQUISITE: Dual Credit English 102, GPA 3.0 or higher
*This course may be taken in place of English IV as a graduation requirement
Grade 12
1 credit

JOURNALISM & MEDIA PRODUCTION

In this course, students will work on various projets that support school culture, community outreach, and family communication. Students will take part in projects like creating the school Yearbook, developing school social media content, producing articles for a school forum, and various other communication and media-based experiences.

PREREQUISITE: English I
Yearlong course
Grade 10-12
1 credit