Additional ELA Courses

Course ID:  10310B SM
Course Name: Creative Writing
Credit: .5
Grade Placement: 9, 10, 11, 12

Required Prerequisite(s): NONE

What's Next: NONE

This course is a rigorous composition course where students can hone their writing skills in a variety of forms and genres in a writing workshop environment. The course emphasizes the use of the writing process and the effective application of the conventions of language along with self–and peer–evaluation and goal–setting. Students will create and publish a class or campus anthology of works.

Course ID:  10350B SM
Course Name: Literary Genres
Credit: .5
Grade Placement: 9, 10, 11, 12

Required Prerequisite(s): NONE

What's Next: NONE

Students in this course analyze the fictional and poetic elements of literary texts and read in order to better understand and appreciate the writer’s craft. This course includes a study of vocabulary (with word origins), an analysis of the contribution of fictional and poetic elements to meaning, and the critical evaluation of a variety of genres, including contemporary fiction, poetry, drama, and literary nonfiction.

Course ID:  10330B SM
Course Name: World of Ideas
Credit: .5
Grade Placement: 11, 12

Required Prerequisite(s): NONE

What's Next: NONE

This course is a combination philosophy and humanities class that provides students opportunities to discuss, perform, listen, view, and create. Topics for study may include mythology, enlightenment, human nature, contemporary media, the human condition, morality, ethics, aesthetics, beauty, censorship, history, architecture, and music.

Course ID:  10370B SM
Course Name: Bible Literacy
Credit: .5
Grade Placement: 11, 12

Required Prerequisite(s): NONE

What's Next: NONE

This course is on the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and the New Testament and teaches knowledge of Biblical content, characters, poetry, and narratives that impact understanding of contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, and public policy. The course follows federal and state laws and guidelines in maintaining religious neutrality and accommodating the diverse religious views and perspectives of students.