English Courses English 020 Four years of English are required for graduation from Crow High School. The curriculum is designed to give each student a solid background in the areas of language, literature, writing, speaking and listening. 12 English Skills is a basic skills course designed to help students improve reading, writing, communication and other survival skills. Individualized programs help students develop specific skills in decoding, reading comprehension, spelling, grammar, punctuation and language expression.
Enrollment is obtained only through evaluation and approval of the special services director.
Reading, writing, and speaking all receive emphasis in a series of units covering research, expository and creative writing, spelling, vocabulary development, literature, mass media, an introduction to library research, and cooperative group skills. 10 Sophomore English builds upon the skills introduced in Freshman English, with additional emphasis on the modes of discourse, research, literature, and higher level thinking skills. 11 Junior English is devoted primarily to American Literature, writing, and an introduction to the formal research paper. Readings are from selected authors such as Poe, Thoreau, Emerson, Steinbeck Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Hemingway, Welty, Faulkner and Twain. Students write in various modes of discourse including informative, persuasive, expository and imaginative.