FOSSIL RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE GUIDE 2023-2024
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  • Registration Materials
    • Registration Process for New Students to FRHS
    • Registration process for current FRHS students
  • Course Information
  • Concurrent Enrollment
  • Graduation Requirements
  • Printable Course Guide (PDF)
  • FAQs
  • Work Based Learning (PSD)
Updated 1/2021
5412 World Literature and Composition
Credits:                        10
Prerequisites:               9th grade English
Meets requirement(s):  Language Arts
Open to Grades:           10

This course provides students with a foundation in reading and writing skills necessary for completion of a comprehensive standards-based high school curriculum. The course integrates the teaching of writing with the study of literature.  Students read a substantial selection of world literature including short stories, novels, drama (including Shakespeare), non-fiction, and poetry. Writing is based on the Six-Trait model. Students produce expository, narrative, descriptive, persuasive, technical, and creative writings.  

  
5413 CP World Literature 
Students should be prepared for a rigorous experience
Credits:                         10
Prerequisites:                9th grade English
Meets requirement(s):   Language Arts
Open to Grades:            10
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This honors course is designed for college bound students, particularly those planning on taking the AP exam in composition and literature. Instruction in this course provides students with a foundation in reading and writing skills necessary for completion of a comprehensive standards-based high school curriculum. The course integrates the teaching of writing with the study of literature. Students read a substantial selection of world literature including short stories, novels, drama (including Shakespeare) non-fiction and poetry. Writing instruction is based on the Six-Trait Model. Students produce expository, narrative, descriptive persuasive, technical and creative writing.