English I
(course # 1100)
Grade: 9
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1.0 Required
This course meets the following State Reading and Language Arts Standards: Reading, Writing, and Listening and
Speaking
• To develop skills in outlining and paragraph development.
• To write a five paragraph essay which develops the tools for research writing (critical analysis of sources,
note taking, control and organization of material, language of formal writing, use of library and independent
study.
• To understand literary terms and devices by recognizing them in the short story, novel, drama, poetry, and
non-fiction.
• To increase vocabulary.
• To review grammar through literature and writing.
English II
(course # 1110)
Grade Level: 10
Prerequisite: English I
Credit: 1.0 Required
This course meets the following State Reading and Language Arts Standards: Reading, Writing, and Listening and
Speaking
• To introduce well-known world writers.
• To continue practice in research papers.
• To increase vocabulary.
• To introduce world mythologies, their common themes, and their impact on cultural development.
• To write using a variety of developmental methods.
• To practice communication in many forms using reading, writing, speaking, acting and graphics.
• To learn to work productively in groups.
English III
(course # 1120)
Grade Level: 11
Prerequisite: English II
Credit: 1.0 Required
This course meets the following State Reading and Language Arts Standards: Reading, Writing, and Listening and
Speaking
• To develop proficiency in writing various types of essays
• To develop clarity of expression in class discussion and written composition
• To increase vocabulary
• To develop abilities in literary analysis and synthesis
• To interpret literature independently
Pre-College English III
(course # 1147)
Grade: 11
Prerequisite: Successful completion of English II grade A- (90%) or better
Credit: 1.0
This course is designed to prepare students to be successful in English IV, which is offered as dual credit with Central
Wyoming College; (the first semester is English 1010, the second semester is English 1020). Both the required level
of student responsibility and the required level of intellectual activity are high.
Semester 1 focuses upon writing activities emphasizing:
o Using and acknowledging sources
o Figures of rhetoric
o Writing about remembered events/people
o Writing to explain a concept
o Writing to argue a position
o Writing essay exams
Semester 2 focuses upon writing literary analysis emphasizing:
o Analysis of short fiction
o Analysis of poetry
o Analysis of drama
o Preparing an oral presentation
English IV
(course # 1130)
Grade Level: 12
Prerequisite: B or better in English III Must score 19 or higher on ACT OR 75 or higher on COMPASS
Credit: 1.0
Offered for Dual Credit
This course meets the following State Reading and Language Arts Standards: Reading, Writing, and Listening and
Speaking.
Fall Semester/English IV (1010)
• Course Description: English 1010 is designed to help students improve their ability to communicate in
writing. A central objective of the course is to prepare students to successfully complete various writing
assignments frequently required of college students. The course emphasizes clear, well –ordered expository
and argumentative writing, with variety in sentence structure, carefully developed paragraphs, smooth
transitions, and appropriate use of the language.
Spring Semester/English IV (1020) Prerequisite – English 1010
• Course Description: The second semester of college-level composition is a reading and writing course
based upon literary texts. Analysis of short stories, poems, and plays will be the focus of writing and
discussion.
Senior English
(course # 1125)
Grade Level: 12
Prerequisite: English III
Credit: 1.0 Elective (Meets fourth year English requirement)
This course meets the following State Reading and Language Arts Standards: Reading, Writing, and Listening and
Speaking.
• Comprehensive Language Arts course for the non-honors student or those not on a college bound track.
• Concentration on Modern Literature in reading requirements.
• Students will fine tune their writing mechanics.
• Class will approach problem solving, overcoming obstacles, perceptions and truths and diverse cultures
through reading and research.
• Use communication skills in “real-world” types of settings.
• Heavy emphasis for the development of critical thinking skills.
Written Communication/Newspaper
(course # 1134)
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: “B” or better in prior English class
Credit: 1.0 Elective (Meets fourth year English requirement)
This course meets the following State Reading and Language Arts Standards: Reading, Writing, and Listening and
Speaking.
This course focuses on journalistic writing for print in the school newspaper, the “RHS Barometer.” Newspaper
writing, layout, and editing will be emphasized through students developing skills in writing articles, cut
line/captions, headlines, bylines, photo credits, jump lines, etc.
