ENGLISH PROGRAMS

The mission of the Dauphin County Technical School is to provide an integrated learning environment that encourages all youth and adults to reach their fullest academic and occupational potential. The following courses are designed to help students meet the expectations of Chapter 4 and the PA Academic Standards.

English 9- 1000
Inclusion 9-1001

Grade Placement: 9
Prerequisite: 8th grade English

This course is designed to enhance grammar skills, improve communication skills, and to extend the students’ knowledge in the study of the arts.  At the completion of this course, students should be able to communicate well in writing, speaking and incorporating basic grammar skills.  They will have the opportunity to increase reading comprehension, have increased opportunities to use reading as a lifetime activity, and learn about art in the form of mandalas and the art of Eastern civilizations.

English 10-1100
Inclusion 10- 1101
Grade Placement: 10
Prerequisite: 9th grade English

This course is designed for the student who needs to develop grammar and vocabulary skills in preparation for entering the business world, a two-year college, or technical school after graduation. Comparison and contrast writing assignments will be extensive and more varied.  Proper note taking and research skills will be required, culminating in the 10th grade research paper.  Literature will emphasize the great authors and literature from cultures throughout the world.  Students will further develop their independent reading skills as well as literary analysis and interpretation.

College Preparatory English 10-1150
Grade Placement: 10
Prerequisite:  9th grade English

This course is designed primarily for college bound students with advanced skills.  The study of World Literature will be comprehensive with emphasis on short stories, plays, novels and poetry. Vocabulary and grammar will help to prepare the students for the more advanced literary study and the PSSA test given in 11th grade.  Students will be expected to write increasingly sophisticated essays, journals, and reports and to deliver various extemporaneous speeches.

English 11-1200
Inclusion 11- 1201

Grade Placement: 11
Prerequisite:  10th grade English

This course is suitable for students entering the business field, a two-year college or the world of work.  Students will be required to complete a technical report, which combines career and technical skills and English skills.  The literature focus will be on the American genre and its time periods.  Vocabulary will stem from the studied pieces.  Grammatical skills will be infused with composition.  The students will be prepared for standardized test taking.    
 

College Preparatory English 11-1250
Grade Placement: 11
Prerequisite: 10th grade College Preparatory English

This course is appropriate for students who anticipate graduating from a four-year university.  Students electing to take this course will prepare to complete university level English.  It is writing intensive and students are expected to use appropriate grammatical skills.  Vocabulary will focus upon SAT preparation.  Students will also be prepared for the PSSA.  Literature will focus upon American authors and their works.  All juniors are required to complete a technical report, which infuses English and career and technical skills.

English 12-1300
Inclusion 12- 1301

Grade Placement: 12
Prerequisite:  11th grade English

This is the concluding course for those students who foresee entering the world of work, field of business, or a two-year college, post graduation.  Grammatical skills and vocabulary will be stressed through longer compositions.  The students will study the British genre of literature from all time periods.   Students will learn the techniques necessary to compose an autobiography as they compose their own senior memory book.

College Preparatory English 12-1350
Grade Placement: 12
Prerequisite:  12th grade College Preparatory English

This course caters to students who are attending a four-year post graduation institution.  These students will intensively study British authors and their masterpieces.  Writing assignments will be lengthy and composed frequently.  The students will acquire knowledge in the field of autobiographical writing and they will construct their own detailed projects.  Vocabulary will center on SAT and college preparation.
         

 

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