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Albertville High School ELA Course Descriptions
ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS
9 English :
NOTE: FULFILLS ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. Reading literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and listening, and language.
Advanced 9 English
NOTE: FULFILLS ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. Advanced work in reading literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and listening, and language.
Requirements: Student must have benchmark score on STAR 360 minimum of 8th grade reading level plus must meet one of the following:
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8th grade English minimum 95 average, Advanced 8th grade English minimum 85 average.
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Writing screener score of 3 or 4
10 English
NOTE: FULFILLS ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. Reading literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and listening, and language.
Advanced 10 English
NOTE: FULFILLS ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. Advanced work in reading literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and listening, and language
Requirements: must have benchmark score on STAR 360 minimum of 9th grade reading level plus must meet one of the following
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9th grade English minimum 95 average, Advanced 9th grade English minimum 85 average.
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Writing screener score of 3 or 4
11 English
NOTE: FULFILLS ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. Reading literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and listening, and language.
AP English Language and Composition (11th grade)
NOTE: FULFILLS ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION College-level advanced course following the curriculum established by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program for English; engages students in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes; guides students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts; extensive writing of compositions.
Requirements:
Must meet Benchmark score on STAR 360 10 grade or above reading level plus at least one of the two below:
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10th grade English minimum 95 average, Advanced 10th grade English minimum 85 average.
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Writing screener score of 3 or 4
12 English
NOTE: FULFILLS ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. Reading literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and listening, and language.
AP English Literature and Composition (12th grade)
NOTE: FULFILLS ENGLISH CREDIT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. College-level advanced course following the curriculum established by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program for English; engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature from several genres and periods from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century; extensive writing of compositions.
Requirements: Must meet Benchmark score on ACT Reading plus at least one of the two below:
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11th Grade English minimum 95 average, AP English Language minimum 85 average
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Writing screener score of 3 or 4
*** The Alabama High School Graduation Requirement of an online experience is incorporated into all English Language Arts courses at Albertville High School.***
Dual Enrollment
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Students can begin dual enrollment at AHS as 11th graders if they choose to do so.
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English 11 or English 12 Credit - English Composition 101
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Completion of English 9 and English 10
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Completion of English 9, English 10, and English 11 if using as English 12
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Meet all entrance requirements for Snead State
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English 12 Credit - English Composition 102
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Completion of English Composition 101 OR completion of English 9, English 10, and English 11
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Albertville High School World Languages Course Descriptions
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish I
Listening and speaking skills including understanding and responding to simple directions, expressions of courtesy, and questions related to daily routines; reading and writing skills including words and phrases used in basic situational contexts; beginning understanding of French-speaking cultures.
Spanish II
Listening and speaking skills including understanding and responding to directions, commands, and questions; reading with comprehension of main ideas from simple texts; writing with comprehension of short presentations; further understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures.
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English Language Arts Department Faculty
Samantha Argo-English 9
Ryan Collins- English 9 and 11
Danielle Pittman- English 9 and 10
Lexi Holcomb- English 10 and 11
Kendal Lacey-Advanced English 9 and 11
Abby Murray-English 10
Paige Smith- English 12, AP Literature, English Composition 1 and 2, ACT Prep
Jessica Stewart- Ap Language, Advanced English 10, ACT Prep
Jessica Turner-English 9 and 10
Jessica Wilson- English 12
Joseph Johnson-English 11 and 12
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World Languages Department Faculty
Katherine Brewer- Spanish 1
Eli Leija- Spanish 1 and 2