High School ELA

For the Classes of 2011 and beyond, four units of English credit, including English 9 and English 10, must be earned, in the span of grades 9-12, to meet the graduation requirement.

Course curriculum maps are available for additional information regarding course alignment to state standards.

Typical ELA Sequences

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

English 9

English 9 Intensive

English 10

English 10 Intensive

English Elective

English AC

English Language and Composition, AP

English Elective

English Language and Composition, AP

Humanities, Literacture AC

ELA Electives

Instructional Interventions for Struggling Readers

Read 180

System 44

Acting I & II
Argumentation
Speech & Communication
TV & Radio Production I
English as a Second Language
Literature, Short Readings
Literature, Modern Readings
English AC
English Language & Composition, AP
Humanities, Literature AC
Literature, African-American
Humanities, African-American Literature AC
Literature, American
Literature, British
Literature, Twentieth Century
Literature, Women’s I
Literature, Women’s II – Modern Voices
Composition
Writing, Creative I & II
Writing, Creative - Prose/Poetry
Journalism I & II
Writing for Publication: Newspaper
Literature, Language &
Film I, Literature as
Film II

Additional Resources

High School Content Expectations for English Language Arts

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