HS 31 - High School Intermediate English

10 Credits

High School English 031 develops skills to evaluate and analyze literature in terms of cultural, social, political, and historical contexts. English 031 builds on students’ prior knowledge of language arts skills, with a focus on critical thinking, problem solving, and effective communication skills. Students read various styles of text and composition including literature, informational text, and media, in an effort to improve comprehension and analysis skills. Students improve critical thinking by responding to literature through writing. Students will engage in at least one fiction and one nonfiction independent book study per quarter. This course is equivalent to 10th, 11th and/or 12th grade high school English class, and fulfills the requirement for one or two high school English credits.

Instructor Permission Required Yes
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day, Online
Winter Day, Online
Spring Day, Online

Designed to Serve Students that need high school english credit.
Active Date 20230328T10:33:55

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Variable Credit Yes Range 5-10
Class Limit 30
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 110
Total Contact Hours 110
Degree Distributions:
Course Outline

Critical approaches to the study of literature
Contemporary American Literature as social commentary
Elements of cultural context
Political and historical influences on contemporary literature
Shifts in time, style, and point of view
Developing the connection between writing and thinking
Consulting sources to enrich understanding

Student Learning Outcomes
Develop narrative, expository, research, argument, and persuasive writing.

Create tone in writing through appropriate word choice and syntax.

Analyze how graphics and visual images relate to written texts or serve as alternative forms of text themselves.

Effectively use primary sources to support ideas and opinions.

Demonstrate reflective learning skills by incorporating instructor and peer feedback into written drafts and presentations.