ELA - GCISD HIGH SCHOOL COURSE SEQUENCE

Program of Study

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade

English

English 1

English 2

English 3

English 4

Pre-AP

Pre-AP English 1 or Pre-AP English 1 Stem

Pre-AP English 2

Pre-AP English 3 or AP English Language & Composition (counted towards English III or IV)

AP Literature & Composition

Dual Enrollment

Fall-English Composition I and US History I

Spring-English Composition II and US History II

Fall-English Composition I and II

Spring-British Literature  I and II (starting Dual as senior)

Fall-British Literature I and Macroeconomics

Spring-British Literature II and US Government (starting Dual as junior)

Special Services

Per ARD Decision

English 1

English 2

English 3

English 4

English 1 M

English 2 M

English 3 M

English 4 M

English 1 A

English 2 A

English 3  A

English 4 A

GT (Identified GT Services)

GT Pre-AP English 1

GT Pre-AP English 2

GT AP English Language & Composition (counted towards English III or IV)

GT AP Literature & Composition or GT AP Language & Composition

ASPIRE (Identified Aspire Services)

ASPIRE Pre-AP English 1

ASPIRE Pre-AP English 2

ASPIRE AP English Language & Composition

English - ESL

English 1 - ESL

English 2

English 3

English 4

English 2 - ESL

English 3 - ESL

English Language Arts Electives

(Prerequisites must be met for each course as indicated in the GCISD Course Selection Guide)

Dual Credit-Public Speaking (Speech)

            New Arrival Center (NAC) 1

Advanced Placement Capstone Seminar

Advanced Placement Capstone Seminar/STEM

Advanced Placement Research

Independent Study in English I, II, III

College Preparatory ELA

Creative Writing I

Literary Genre: World Literature

Literary Genre: Shakespeare

Practical Writing

The Bible As Literature

Advancement in Reading

Reading II & III

Reading I, II, III A (Alternate)

Reading I, II, III M (Modified)

Journalism I

Advanced Journalism/Newspaper I, II, III

Advanced Journalism/Yearbook I, II, III

Independent Study in Journalism

Independent Study in Journalism/Photo

Photojournalism I

Professional Communications

Professional Communications A

Debate I

Debate II, III

Oral Interpretation I, II, III

Independent Study in Speech I, II, III

Study Skills and Learning Strategies M (Modified)