2026-2027 TSD Course Description Book - Flipbook - Page 30
AP English 11 (100443/200443)
Grade 11
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
Students must have successfully completed both English 9 and 10. This class is for students who wish to begin their preparation for
the AP Language and Composition Examination through a deep study of rhetoric and the world around them. Students will improve
their writing through three major skills: rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis. Throughout the first semester, students will apply
these writing skills to a study of American Literature. Students will also study syntactical elements of sentences to help them develop
their understanding of grammar and learn how to vary their own sentence structure as writers. Throughout the second semester,
students will read a variety of nonfiction texts and continue to analyze elements of rhetoric and the rhetorical situation,
including identifying the author’s purpose, analyzing rhetorical choices, considering the relationship between the speaker and the
audience, and more. Additional instruction in argumentation will teach the skills of synthesizing, paraphrasing, and citing written
secondary source material, including images, graphs, and photographs. The researched argumentative essay provides students the
opportunity to sort through disparate interpretations as independent analytical thinkers and writers. Students will also study syntactical
elements of sentences to help them develop their understanding of grammar and how to vary their own sentence structure as a writer.
The AP Language and Composition Examination is the logical culmination of this course. Summer reading is required.
12 English Literature & Composition (100113/200113)
Grade 12
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
This English course is required for all 12th grade students. Senior students will hone their reading skills through independent reading,
class study of world literature (both classic and contemporary), a focus on current nonfiction pieces, short stories, and other text sets.
These works will increase students’ awareness of the timeless issues of the world and expose students to multiple perspectives and
genres to help them understand the commonality of the human experience. Expository writing skills will be bolstered by frequent
interaction with mentor texts, a study of the author’s craft, rhetorical features, language, and syntax, and academic vocabulary. Types
of writing include synthesis, research with an annotated bibliography, and persuasive exposition. Various literary genres and small and
large group discussion protocols will be used to enhance critical thinking, analysis, synthesis, and presentation skills. Students must
successfully complete junior year English to enroll.
AP English 12 (100453/200453)
Grade 12
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
This course is designed for seniors who are passionate about reading and writing and want to further their critical thinking,
synthesizing, and composition skills. Built upon a foundation of a large volume of reading and writing, this course emphasizes the
following areas of study: analysis and composition of essays; the study of fiction and poetry; writing a college-level research paper;
reading a survey of world literature, including several novels. The AP Literature and Composition Examination is the logical
culmination of this course. Summer reading is required.
ENGLISH ELECTIVE OFFERINGS
Classical Mythology and Drama (000232)
Grades 10-12
1 semester 0.5 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
This course is designed as an English elective for students in grades 10-12. The myths and drama of ancient Greece
provide the basics of this enrichment course. An exploration of how myths impact our own culture as well as the past
will be part of the course. The creative, critical, and analytical writing assignment will focus on the literature of the
course. Any student planning to attend college will find the content of this class helpful background material for
college courses. Students must successfully complete English 9 to enroll.
