College Prep English I - P
Grade Level: 9 - 12
UC/CSU: English (“B”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: English
Pre-requisites: None
Grading Scale: 4.0
Description: This is the standard entry-level course for high school graduation and college entrance. Instruction includes grammar and vocabulary, as well as research, writing, and literature study. Curriculum follows California Common Core State Standards.

College Prep English II - P
Grade Level: 10 - 12
UC/CSU: English (“B”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: English
Pre-requisites: None
Grading Scale: 4.0
Description: This course fulfills high school graduation and college entrance requirements. Instruction includes grammar, vocabulary, speaking, writing, research, and literature analysis. Curriculum follows California State Standards.

Honors English II - P
Grade Level: 10 - 12
UC/CSU: English (“B”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: English
Pre-requisites: Enrollment will be based on grades in previous English course, teacher recommendation, and application.
Grading Scale: 5.0
Description: In comparison with English II-P, this course will be faster-paced and will delve more deeply into written and spoken language. A strong emphasis will be placed on higher-level thinking skills, literary and rhetorical analysis, and composition writing. Students considering this course should be proficient readers and have a strong base of knowledge in grammar and mechanics. Because the college system recognizes the increased degree of difficulty, this course is calculated on a 5-point scale rather than the usual 4-point scale for calculation of students’ GPA. Curriculum follows California Common Core State Standards

Honors English II: Readers Journey - P
Grade Level: 10 - 12
UC/CSU: English (“B”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: English
Pre-requisites: Enrollment will be based on grades in previous English course, teacher recommendation, and application.
Grading Scale: 5.0
Description: This course explores the question, "What does it mean to face conflict?" It looks at literature featuring ordinary people who find themselves in circumstances that require extraordinary acts, and examines these acts in relation to the archetypal hero's journey and personal growth. Lessons provide historical background on the setting and author while offering discussion points students can use to explore literary topics with family and peers. The course includes the use of novels, new vocabulary, observations about characters, settings and literary technique, etc. Students develop a wide range of composition skills throughout the course be exploring techniques and formats such as informational essays, first person writing, figurative language, summarizing, persuasive writing, inferential reading and contextual clues.

College Prep English III - P
Grade Level: 11 - 12
UC/CSU: English (“B”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: English
Pre-requisites: None
Grading Scale: 5.0
Description: This course fulfills high school graduation and college entrance requirements. Instruction increasingly emphasizes mature writing skills, literature analysis, and critical thinking skills. Grammar and vocabulary studies are maintained. Curriculum follows California State Standards.

English III: Victorian Monstrosity
Grade Level: 11 - 12
UC/CSU: English (“B”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: English
Pre-requisites: None
Grading Scale: 5.0
Description: Although the term "monstrosity" connotes fear d repulsion, many nineteenth-century writers were compelled by the idea of attraction between humans and not-quite human creatures such as demons, vampires, goblins, and ghosts. In exploring the aesthetic, political, economic, historical, and racial(izd) dimensions of these enchanted literary liaisons, we will consider their relationship to contemporary political debates over science, empire, immigration, masculinity, and the status of women.

College Prep English IV - P
Grade Level: 12 UC/CSU: English (“B”) requirement
Credits: 10.0Graduation Requirement: English
Pre-requisites: None
Grading Scale: 4.0
Description: This course fulfills college entrance requirements and will develop higher-level reading comprehension, problem solving, thinking, and reasoning skills. Instruction includes analysis of literature, research, composition, and the development of speaking skills. California State Standards are followed.

DE Engl 1A - College Composition & Reading
Grades: 11, 12
Prerequisites: Completion of English II with a B or higher, or Completion of English II Honors with a C or higher.
Graduation Requirement: Will meet the 4th Year of English Requirement
Units: 10.0 for Graduation; 4 units for Yuba Community College
UC/CSU: Transferable units from Yuba Community College
Dual Enrollment/Articulation: Dual Enrollment
Board Approved: February 2021
Grading Scale: 5.0
Description: (as per Yuba College Catalog) An introductory course offering instruction in expository and argumentative writing, appropriate and effective use of language, close reading, cogent thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and documentation. Focus on the recursivity of writing processes and integrating reading, writing, and speaking skills. Students will write a minimum of 6000 words.

DE Engl 1C - Critical Thinking/Advanced Composition
Grades: 12
Prerequisites: Must complete Engl 1A with a “C” or better.
Graduation Requirement: Will meet the 4th Year of English Requirement
Units: 10.0 for Graduation; 4 units for Yuba Community College
UC/CSU: Transferable units from Yuba Community College
Dual Enrollment/Articulation: Dual Enrollment
Board Approved: February 2022
Grading Scale: 5.0
Description: (as per Yuba College Catalog) Principles of critical thinking, reading, and writing beyond freshman composition; focuses on the principles of, and the development of, logical and analytical reasoning, argumentative writing, and on the principles of rhetoric (invention, arrangement, style, memory, delivery, modes of discourse, audience).

21st Century Yearbook Design Publication
Grade Level: 10-12
UC/CSU: VAPA (“F”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Pre-requisites: Interview by Editorial Committee
Grading Scale: 4.0
Description: This course is designed to produce an annual record of events that occurred during the entire school year. The functions of a class member include ad sales, publication terminology, yearbook sales, layout design, photography, interview techniques, story reporting, story writing, editing for content, editing for type font, and proofreading copy. Also required are input into cover and theme development, index log updates, extensive interaction with the public, and ability to work in a group. This course will fulfill one year of elective credits toward high school graduation.