ENGLISH LANGUAGE and COMPOSITION
Course #: 119605
Grades: 11
Credit: 1 (weighted +.5)
Students who complete this course are prepared to take the Advanced Placement examination in English Language and Composition, and many earn college credit if a qualifying score is achieved. Students study advanced composition and analysis of language at a level equivalent to that of a full-year introductory college course. In refining their awareness of language and the writer's craft, students write works of publishable quality. (Schools may offer this course, the Literature and Composition Advanced Placement English course, or both of these courses.) With principal's approval, this course will fulfill the English credit for the targeted grade level. All students are required to take the Advanced Placement English exam. (This is a Standards of Learning aligned course which is tested in 11th grade.) Students are required to take the Standards of Learning End of Course Test.
ENGLISH LITERATURE and COMPOSITION
Course #: 119504
Grades: 12
Credit: 1 (weighted +.5)
Students who complete this course are prepared to take the Advanced Placement examination in English Literature and Composition, and many earn college credit if a qualifying score is achieved. Students study composition and literary analysis at a level equivalent to that of a full-year introductory college course. Through in-depth studies of literary works, students sharpen their awareness of language and their understanding of the writer's craft. They establish critical standards for appreciating and evaluating literature. Completion of this course fulfills the English 12 course requirement. Schools may offer this course, or the Language and Composition Advanced Placement English course, described in optional course offerings, or both of these courses. (All students are required to take the Advanced Placement English exam.)
