English
English Requirements
Graduation Requirement: 40 credits/4 years
CSU Subject Requirements: 4 Years
UC Subject Requirements: 4 Years
Welcome to the Terra Nova English Department,
Terra Nova’s English Department believes that all students should leave high school able to read complex texts, think critically about the information within the texts, communicate effectively about what they are learning, and write convincingly for a variety of audiences and purposes.
To achieve those objectives, all courses include both classic and modern pieces of literature, fiction and non-fiction texts, presentations, research papers, and literary analysis essays. All of our teachers are committed to being and creating life-long learners; department staff enhance the learning environment by updating and modifying curriculum, attending professional development opportunities, and reading for pleasure.
Sample texts and topics at different grade levels (this list is by no means exhaustive):
English 9/9E: Romeo and Juliet, Of Mice and Men, The House on Mango Street, and Greek/Roman mythology
English 10/10E: Macbeth, All Quiet on the Western Front, Catcher in the Rye, and Things Fall Apart
English 11/11H/AP English Language: The Crucible, The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, Homegoing, and In Cold Blood​
English 12 (ERWC – Expository Reading/Writing Curriculum)/12H/AP English Literature: Hamlet, Into the Wild, Like Water for Chocolate, Patron Saints of Nothing, and The Things They Carried
All English courses correlate to the California Language Arts Standards.
Grades 9-11 follow the JUHSD ELA Scope and Sequence curriculum guides