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English Classes at SF Flex. By: Mrs. Jacquot mjacquot@flexsf.org. Graduation Requirements: Four years of English-eight semesters. 9 th Grade-LAC I, honors or non-honors 10 Grade-LAC II, honors or non-honors 11 th Grade American Literature (honors or non-honors) or AP Literature
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English Classes at SF Flex By: Mrs. Jacquot mjacquot@flexsf.org
Graduation Requirements: Four years of English-eight semesters • 9th Grade-LAC I, honors or non-honors • 10 Grade-LAC II, honors or non-honors • 11th Grade American Literature (honors or non-honors) or AP Literature • 12th Grade-British and World Literature (honors or non-honors) or AP Language • Public Speaking & Journalism count as electives, not towards the four years of English for needed for graduation.
Literature, Analysis & Composition I (LAC) for 9th grade • There are five strands to this class: • Literature, fiction & non-fiction, short stories, poems, plays and novels • Grammar • Vocabulary • Composition-memoirs, persuasive, comparison & research • Verbal Communication • There is an honors and non-honors version of the class. The difference is several projects.
Literature, Analysis & Composition II (LAC) for 10th grade • There are five strands to this class: • Literature, fiction & non-fiction, short stories, poems, plays and novels • Grammar • Vocabulary • Composition-narratives, persuasive and research • Verbal Communication • There is an honors and non-honors version of the class. The difference is several projects.
American Literature for 11th grade • This class focuses on literature through time in the history of the USA. It works with the US history class. • This class focuses on: • Writing to prompts & a research paper • Reading novels, plays, short stories and speeches • Verbal communication & team work • Grammar • Vocabulary • There is an honors and non-honors version of the class. The difference is several projects.
British and World Literature for 12th grade • The first semester of this class focuses on student’s exploring different literature by continent. The second semester focuses on a senior portfolio project called All about Me. • This class focuses on: • Writing to prompts & a research paper • Reading novels, plays, short stories and speeches • Verbal communication & team work • Grammar • Vocabulary • There is an honors and non-honors version of the class. The difference is several projects.
AP Literature and Composition for 11th grade • This class has the potential to earn students college credit if they score a 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam in May. Most colleges accept these scores. A score of three is not accepted for credit by all colleges. • This class focuses on literary devices and analysis of literature-plays, short stories and novels. • We read the following novels: • Annie John by Jamica Kincaid • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald • Their Eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston • Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare • The Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams • HeddaGabler by Henrik Ibsen
AP Language and Composition for 12th grade • This class has the potential to earn students college credit if they score a 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam in May. Most colleges accept these scores. A score of three is not accepted for credit by all colleges. • This course focuses on rhetorical devices. We have a focus on discussions that are student led and student driven. Students also read non-fiction pieces. • In the fall students have a project on an editorial writer & in the spring students have a research project. They also watch the State of the Union and listen for rhetorical devices from the President of the United States of America. We call this the POTUS & the SOTU.
Journalism for any grade • This is an offsite non-honors elective class that is a semester in length • This class focuses on the aspects of modern 2.0 journalism. • Students who take this class often participate in the extracurricular Newspaper Club that produces The Flex Street Post.
Public Speaking for any grade • This is an offsite non-honors elective class that is a semester in length • Students focus on the skills needed to deliver and improve a speech. They give speeches that they record and send in as audio files. They also study famous speeches. • This is a good option to prepare students for the public speaking that is often needed outside of high school.