Every CAL student takes a yearlong, Common Core-aligned Language Arts course in both 11th and 12th grade, earning high school credit and the option to apply for transferable college credit
Language Arts Course Descriptions
Junior English/ Semester 1
First semester English class introduces students to high-level reading, thinking, and writing according to 11th grade Common Core standards. Students will engage with informational texts with the intention of learning to interpret, summarize, analyze, and respond in an informed and convincing manner. Students will also learn to reference and integrate source material effectively.
.5 High School Language Arts Credit
Junior English/ Semester 2
As a continuation of 11th grade Common Core standards, second semester focuses on the study of fiction in a way that makes more clear, and also more complex, what it might mean to be human. Students will engage with a wide range of authors and explore differing perspectives from diverse eras to develop their skills in literary analysis, critical thinking, and close reading strategies.
.5 High School Language Arts Credit
4 MHCC Credits for ENG104
Senior English/ Semester 2
Students will utilize the rhetorical concepts learned in Semester 1 through the development of research and argumentation. Students will also apply their rhetorical skills through the research process. This process includes developing research questions, synthesizing primary and secondary sources, and ultimately going through the full writing process to develop thorough and purposeful research papers.
.5 High School Language Arts Credit
4 MHCC Credits for WR122
Senior English/ Semester 1
This semester is guided by Common Core standards which introduce students to the study of various rhetorical concepts. These concepts lend themselves to students learning the basics of rhetorical analysis, argumentation, and the production of rhetorical compositions. Students will also explore the writing process that lends itself to purposeful revision.
.5 High School Language Arts Credit
4 MHCC Credits for WR121