Credit: GRHS 1/2 semester credit Purple Hibiscus. Students must complete 4 semester credits an Individual Oral Commentary and sit UMD: Open to: 11, 12 with a 3.0 cumulative for two IB essay exams ($25 per GPA student/free for diploma candidates and Description: free/reduced lunch students). College ENGL 1575 is a credit may be earned through adequate IB college that develops students’ test scores. The class focuses on abilities to read insightfully, discuss developing academic writing skills in the persuasively, and write critically. context of authors Henry David Thoreau, This course examines philosophies (IB English 12, cont.) William prevalent in the 20th Century through Shakespeare, John Keats, Chimamanda novels and a play that exemplify those Adichie, Charlotte Bronte, Tim O’Brien, philosophies. It is designed to and John Steinbeck. This course encourage the habit of critical receives weighted grading. Students thinking, to develop analytical skills in are required to take the IB Exam. discussion and writing and to develop in students an appreciation for literature. #1040 & 2042 IB ENGLISH 12 1 year Duration: Credit: 1 credit (1/2 per semester) Open to: 12 Description: A continuation of IB English 11, the 12th grade course stresses deep reading of works as varied as Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Adichie’s Nurture your minds with great thoughts, for you will never go further than you can think. Benjamin Disraeli
Credit: GRHS 1/2 semester credit UMD: 4 semester credits Open to: 11, 12 with a 3.0 cumulative GPA Description: ENGL 1575 is a college that develops students’ abilities to read insightfully, discuss persuasively, and write critically. This course examines philosophies prevalent in the 20th Century through novels and a play that exemplify those philosophies. It is designed to encourage the habit of critical thinking, to develop analytical skills in discussion and writing and to develop in students an appreciation for literature. #1040 & 2042 IB ENGLISH 12 Duration: 1 year Credit: 1 credit (1/2 per semester) Open to: 12 Description: A continuation of IB English 11, the 12th grade course stresses deep reading of works as varied as Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. Students must complete an Individual Oral Commentary and sit for two IB essay exams ($25 per student/free for diploma candidates and free/reduced lunch students). College credit may be earned through adequate IB test scores. The class focuses on developing academic writing skills in the context of authors Henry David Thoreau, (IB English 12, cont.) William Shakespeare, John Keats, Chimamanda Adichie, Charlotte Bronte, Tim O’Brien, and John Steinbeck. This course receives weighted grading. Students are required to take the IB Exam. Nurture your minds with great thoughts, for you will never go further than you can think. Benjamin Disraeli
Curriculum%20Guide%202018-2019.docx