ENGLISH

AR465 | GRADES 10-12 | SEMESTER

Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation; instructor approval. Students in this course will produce the yearbook (Imago) while learning writing and publication skills including journalistic writing; caption, head-line, and infographic design; page layout; and photography.

VOCAL MUSIC

TROUBADOURS

AR200 | GRADES 9-12 | FULL YEAR

Prerequisite: None This entry-level, mixed concert choir will develop singing skills, musical knowledge, and musicianship. No audition or experience is needed. Performances include school Masses, concerts, and festivals.

KENNEDY CATHOLIC SINGERS

AR205 | GRADES 9-12 | FULL YEAR

Prerequisite: Audition This is a women’s ensemble for experienced singers. A wide variety of choral literature is performed, leading to a refinement of vocal technique and musicianship. Performances include school Masses, concerts, and festivals.

EXCALIBUR

AR210 | GRADES 9-12 | FULL YEAR

Prerequisite: Audition This is a select ensemble for advanced singers. This group offers an opportunity for choral singing at the highest level, with music from all eras. Performances include school Masses, tours, assemblies, concerts, and festivals.

ENGLISH

ENGLISH 9

EN105 | GRADE 9 | FULL YEAR

Prerequisite: None English 9 curriculum includes the study of foundational skills in grammar, vocabulary, composition, and literature. Using contemporary global texts that include diverse cultural perspectives, students are taught the techniques of critical analysis in literary forms of short story, essay, drama, nonfiction, poetry, and the novel. Heavy emphasis is placed on the elements of writing and the writing process, with special attention to grammar, usage, and mechanical skills needed to compose a multi-paragraph essay.

HONORS ENGLISH 9

EN110 | GRADE 9 | FULL YEAR

Prerequisites: Instructor approval based on admissions file, teacher recommendation, and student interest. The honors-level English 9 curriculum is designed for motivated students who are capable of an accelerated pace. The class extends the knowledge of students who are particularly skilled in English literature and composition through the study of foundational skills in grammar, vocabulary, composition, and literature. Using contemporary global texts that include diverse cultural perspectives, students are taught the techniques of critical analysis in literary forms of short story, essay, drama, nonfiction, poetry, and the novel. Heavy emphasis is placed on the elements of writing and the writing process, with special attention to grammar, usage, and mechanical skills needed to compose a multi-paragraph essay.

EN205 | GRADE 10 | FULL YEAR

Prerequisite: English 9 or Honors English 9. English 10 further develops critical reading, effective writing, and persuasive argumentation skills using a variety of texts representative of masterpieces of world literature from ancient times through the 20th century.

HONORS ENGLISH 10

EN210 | GRADE 10 | FULL YEAR

Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation The English 10 Honors course is designed to be a challenging survey of the events and thoughts that have shaped the course of human history and was developed for students who demonstrate both a high proficiency in English and the capability for focused literary study. It emphasizes advanced skill development in the study of grammar, vocabulary, writing, and literature. The study of literary pattern is developed through extended critical reading, discussion, and writing across a variety of literary genres.

ENGLISH 11

EN305 | GRADE 11 | FULL YEAR

Prerequisite: English 10 or Honors English 10. This literature course covers material from American Literature presented in a historical context. Vocabulary growth derives from literature read. Essays in creative and expository writing flow from experience and from the literature studied. In addition, students complete a required research paper.

HONORS ENGLISH 11: COMPOSITION: LANGUAGE & THOUGHT (SU DUAL CREDIT HUMT 1500)

EN310 | GRADE 11 | FULL YEAR

Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation. The Matteo Ricci dual-enrollment course HUMT 1500 aims to raise the student’s reading and writing to a level at or above the level required for success at the university level and for success in whatever career they may enter in the future. They learn to read closely-selected literary, non-fiction, and philosophical works, with an emphasis on American authors, as well as to read them comprehensively, to analyze them accurately, and to criticize them effectively in writing and in speech. They learn to select and evaluate sources, to structure an argument according to sound rhetorical principles, to persuade various audiences, and to demonstrate a firm foundation in diction, grammar, and logic. Outcomes and expectations for this course are set by Seattle University. Students are strongly encouraged to also take the AP English Language & Composition Exam.

ENGLISH 12: CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE

EN405 | GRADE 12 | SEMESTER

Prerequisite: English 11 or Honors English 11. Contemporary Literature students will be encouraged and trained to be critical thinkers of contemporary ideals, to grow as writers and readers, and to be problem solvers as they delve into the literature of modern authors. A focus will be put on non-fiction texts in order to grow an awareness today's issues.

ENGLISH 12: CREATIVE WRITING

EN410 | GRADE 12 | SEMESTER

Prerequisite: English 11 or Honors English 11. This course is designed to extend students’ writing abilities. Students study poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and multimodal texts strengthening their writing and critical thinking skills. Students benefit from extensive development of the writing process from inception to publishing.

ENGLISH 12: GLOBAL IDENTITIES IN LITERATURE

EN415 | GRADE 12 | SEMESTER

Prerequisites: English 11 or Honors English 11. Today, there is an urgency for leaders who can understand and demonstrate a cross-national, cross-cultural level of awareness and empathy. In this course, students look at how one can become aware of, and attentive to, social and cultural issues of current times by grappling with the thoughts, questions, and issues from the recent past.