English Courses Descriptions/Publishers

Christian Light Publications: English 2600 is the 1/2 credit of grammar; see note on the business letters component.

Easy Grammar Plus (red book) see note on the business letters component.

This is the normal course level for most students. Provides instruction in the English language including reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the content areas of literature and language.  Emphasis is on reading and vocabulary necessary for comprehension; the writing process, focusing on writing effective paragraphs and multi-paragraph papers; grammar, usage, and mechanics; formal and informal speaking; and analysis of literary genres.

Alpha Omega Lifepacs: Level 9 Language Arts Units 901-910 with Literature (included in box set)

Christian Light Publications: Language Arts 900 including Perspectives of Life in Literature Part 1

Florida Virtual School: See FLVS section for enrollment procedures

Landmark Freedom Baptist Curriculum: E145 English Grammar & Composition I with L145 Literature

Rod & Staff: English "Communicating Effectively" Book 1 Grade 9 Reader

School of Tomorrow (ACE): 1097-1108, requires Swiss Family Robinson & Twice Freed
Link to PDF verson of Swiss Family Robinson

Switched On Schoolhouse: Level 9 Language Arts Units 901-910 with Literature

This is a literature-based English course that covers the same content as English I, but its approach is to study literature, then examine the writing process and grammar based on that literature.

Common Sense Press: Language Arts through Literature, (Grey)

This course promotes excellence in the English language arts through enriched experiences in literature, writing, speaking, and listening.  It includes instruction in the use of the writing process in creative, logical, and critical modes; formal speaking; the critical skills of listening and observation; and critical analysis of major literary genres.

A Beka: Grammar & Composition III, Vocabulary III, & Themes in Literature

BJU Press (Bob Jones): Writing & Grammar 9, Fundamentals of Literature & Vocabulary C

Christian Liberty Press: Applications of Grammar Book 3, "Analysis of Effective Communication" and "Themes in Literature"

This is a review level for students who still struggle with the major concepts of grammar. The course will count as an English for graduation, but not for the Bright Futures, or university admission.

Christian Light Publications: English 3200 and the 2nd half of Jensens and literature

School of Tomorrow (ACE): Paces 1073-1084 to include reading assignments

This course provides instruction in the English language and in the study of world literature.  Emphasis is on instruction in reading and vocabulary for comprehension; composition, focusing on writing for various purposes and audiences; grammar, mechanics, usage, and other conventions of standard English; mass media, including analysis of propaganda and persuasive techniques; effective techniques of oral presentation; and analysis of selections from world literature.

Alpha Omega Lifepacs: Level 10 Language Arts Units 1001-1010 with Literature included in box set

Christian Light Publications: Language Arts 1000 including Perspective of Life in Literature Part 2

Florida Virtual School: See FLVS section for enrollment procedures

Landmark Freedom Baptist Curriculum: E150 English Grammar & Composition II with L150 Literature

Rod & Staff: English "Communicating Effectively" Book 2; Literature must be added for credit

School of Tomorrow (ACE): 1109-1120, Required Reading, God's Tribesman & The Hiding Place

Switched on Schoolhouse: Level 10 Language Arts Units 1001-1010 with Literature

Promotes academic excellence in English language arts through study of literature and through enriched experiences in composition, speech, and listening.  Emphasis is on the creative, logical, and critical aspects of the writing process; usage, mechanics, and other elements of standard English; formal and informal speaking; study of verbal analogies; critical listening and observation skills; universal themes found in world literature; and critical analysis of various genres.

A Beka: Grammar & Composition IV, Vocabulary IV, & World Literature

BJU Press (Bob Jones): Writing & Grammar 10, Elements of Literature & Vocabulary D

Christian Liberty Press: Applications of Grammar Book 4: "Principles of Effective Communication" & "World Literature"

This is a review level for students who still struggle with the major concepts of grammar. The course will count as an English for graduation, but not for the Bright Futures, or university admission.

School of Tomorrow (ACE): Paces 1085-1096 to include reading assignments

Provides instruction in American literature and the English language, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It includes frequent practice in writing multi-paragraph papers of various types, with particular attention to the writing of documented papers, development of reference and summarizing skills; study of verbal analogies; and analysis of American literary works in various genres.

Alpha Omega Lifepacs: Level 11 Language Arts Units 1101-1110 with Literature included in box set

Christian Light Publications: Sunrise Language Arts 1100 Units 1101 - 1110

Florida Virtual School: See FLVS section for enrollment procedures

Landmark Freedom Baptist Curriculum: E155 English Grammar & Composition III with L155 Literature

School of Tomorrow (ACE): 1121-1132, Required Reading, In His Steps Link to PDF version

Switched on Schoolhouse: Level 11 Language Arts Units 1101-1110 with Literature

This is a literature-based English course that covers the same content as English III, but its approach is to study literature, then examine the writing process and grammar based on that literature.

Common Sense Press: Language Arts through Literature, American Literature (The Gold Book)

Promotes academic excellence in English language arts through enriched experiences in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and provides instruction in the study of American literature.  It includes frequent practice in writing multi-paragraph essays in a variety of types, including documented papers; development of reference skills and methods of summarizing; formal and informal oral communication; analysis of American literary works representing the ethnic and cultural diversity of the American experience; and analysis of American dialects.

A Beka: Grammar & Composition V, Vocabulary V, & American Literature

Alpha Omega Lifepacs: Level 11 Language Arts Units 1101-1110 with Literature included in box set and American Literature units 1-5

BJU Press (Bob Jones): Writing & Grammar 11: American Literature & Vocabulary E

Christian Liberty Press: Applications of Grammar Book 5: "Developing Communications Skills "& "American Literature"

Switched on Schoolhouse: Level 11 Language Arts Units 1101-1110 with Literature included and American Literature units 1-5

This is the standard first college level English course taken through Dual Enrollment at any Florida Community College or University.

3 hours Lecture, 3 college credits, 1 high school (can be taken in place of English III or English IV)
Lower-Division College Credit
Prerequisites: ENC 0010 or appropriate placement examination score
This course enables students to demonstrate critical reading skills with selected expository and argumentative literature; apply principles of development, unity, and coherence in college-level writing; select and use appropriately a variety of rhetorical modes in analytical thinking and writing; demonstrate a command of college-level sentence skills in writing that evidences sentence variety and complexity, precise vocabulary, and appropriate diction, as well as standard English grammar, spelling, usage, and mechanics; and apply basic research and documentation skills.

This is a review level for students who still struggle with the major concepts of grammar. The course will count as an English for graduation, but not for the Bright Futures, or university admission.

School of Tomorrow (ACE): 1097-1108, requires Swiss Family Robinson & Twice Freed

Provides instruction in English language and the study of British literature.  It includes development of vocabulary and reading skills; practice in real-life writing experiences; opportunities to develop speaking and listening skills; development of skills in critical analysis; and study of representative selections from British literature as they reflect development of literary traditions and changes in the language.

Alpha Omega Lifepacs: Level 12 Language Arts Units 1201-1210 with Literature (Hamlet)

Christian Light Publications: Language Arts 1200, including Perspective of Truth in Literature Text

Florida Virtual School: See FLVS section for enrollment procedures

Landmark Freedom Baptist Curriculum: E160 English Grammar & Composition IV with L160 Literature

School of Tomorrow (ACE): 1133-1144 requires Silas Marner & Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Click on book name to download PDF version

Switched on Schoolhouse: Level 12 Language Arts Units 1201-1210 with Literature (Hamlet)

This is a literature-based English course that covers the same content as English IV, but its approach is to study literature, then examine the writing process and grammar based on that literature.

Common Sense Press: Language Arts through Literature, British Literature (The Gold Book)

Promotes academic excellence in English language arts through enriched experiences in communications skills and through instruction in literature of Great Britain as a part of our literary heritage.  It includes development of the ability to analyze critically; opportunities to extend speaking, listening, and viewing skills; vocabulary development; study of major British literary works in relation to cultural influences and to the development of literary traditions; and an overview of the history of the language.

A Beka Book: Grammar & Composition VI, Vocabulary VI & British Literature

Alpha Omega Lifepacs: Level 12 Language Arts Units 1201-1210 with Literature (Hamlet) and British Literature units 1-5

BJU Press (Bob Jones): Writing & Grammar 12, British Literature & Vocabulary F

Christian Liberty Press: Applications of Grammar Book 6: with English Literature and Writing a Research Paper

Switched on Schoolhouse: Level 12 Language Arts Units 1201-1210 with Literature (Hamlet) and British Literature units 1-5

Students must take the Advanced Placement Exam in order to receive Advanced Placement credit or Possible College Credit. 

The AP Language and Composition course will provide high school students with college level instruction in studying and writing various kinds of analytic or persuasive essays on literary and nonliterary topics in language, rhetoric and expository writing.   Students will become skilled readers of prose written in various periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts.  Both their reading and writing should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way writing conventions and language contribute to effectiveness in writing.  This course will effectively prepare students for the AP Exam by enabling them to read, comprehend, and write about complex texts, while developing further communication skills on a college level.

Florida Virtual School: See FLVS section for enrollment procedures

Students must take the Advanced Placement Exam in order to receive Advanced Placement credit or Possible College Credit. 

For a year, participate in an AP upscale dining experience in the AP Literature and Composition course. Students act as food critics of exquisite literary cuisine.  Menu items include reading, analyzing, writing, rewriting, and discussing creations by the master chefs, renowned authors. With intensive concentration on composition skills and on authors' narrative techniques, this dining experience equips students with recipes for success in college, in a career and the AP exam

Florida Virtual School: See FLVS section for enrollment procedures

This is the standard first college level English course taken through Dual Enrollment at any Florida Community College or University.

3 hours Lecture, 3 college credits, 1 high school (can be taken in place of English III or English IV)
Lower-Division College Credit
Prerequisites: ENC 0010 or appropriate placement examination score
This course enables students to demonstrate critical reading skills with selected expository and argumentative literature; apply principles of development, unity, and coherence in college-level writing; select and use appropriately a variety of rhetorical modes in analytical thinking and writing; demonstrate a command of college-level sentence skills in writing that evidences sentence variety and complexity, precise vocabulary, and appropriate diction, as well as standard English grammar, spelling, usage, and mechanics; and apply basic research and documentation skills.

This is the second college level English course taken through Dual Enrollment at any Florida Community College or University. ENC1101 is the prerequisite for this course

3 hours Lecture, 3 college credits, 1 high school credit (can be taken in place of English IV)
Lower-Division College Credit
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENC 1101
This course enables students to communicate through writing that demonstrates adequate content development, effective organization, sound logic, audience awareness in choice of vocabulary and appropriate tone, as well as a unified and coherent style with fluent use of Standard English. In this course, students demonstrate critical thinking skills to derive clear understanding of the basic ideas and attitudes expressed in selected readings, as well as thinking and writing skills in four important college-level processes: summarizing, synthesizing, critiquing, and writing impromptu essays. Students write a correctly documented research paper and demonstrate a mastery of CLAST grammar and writing competencies in the revising and editing processes.

Course will familiarize students with selections of world literature including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, which are representative of particular cultures and indicative of world literary movements. Includes writing formal and informal papers based on the literature.

A Beka Book: World Literature, this is a 75 hour course after the regular 75 hours of literature from another standard English II publisher is completed. .5 credit

Course will familiarize students with the political, cultural, social, and historical forces and movements in America as reflected in its literature. The characteristics of Puritan, transcendental, romantic, realistic, naturalistic, modern and contemporary movements will be included.  Includes writing formal and informal papers based on the literature emphasizing the development of insight, taste and critical judgment. This is seventy-five hours of instruction in addition to the seventy-five hours of American Literature that are a normal part of English III.

Alpha Omega Lifepacs: American Literature, Units 1-5 (Students who use Alpha Omega should add this to the Level 11 Grammar as a part of English III Honors not as a separate course) .5 credit

Switched on Schoolhouse: American Literature, Units 1-5 (Students who use Alpha Omega should add this to the Level 11 Grammar as a part of English III Honors not as a separate course) .5 credit

Course will familiarize students with selected writers of British Literature, concentrating on the works of William Shakespeare.  Includes writing formal and informal papers based on the literature. This is seventy-five hours of instruction in addition to the normal seventy-five hours of British Literature that are a regular part of English IV.

Alpha Omega Lifepacs: British Literature, Units 1-5 (Students who use Alpha Omega should add this to the Level 12 Grammar as a part of English IV Honors not as a separate course) .5 credit

Switched on Schoolhouse: British Literature, Units 1-5 (Students who use Alpha Omega should add this to the Level 12 Grammar as a part of English IV Honors not as a separate course) .5 credit

All well-developed English courses have a substantial writing conponent. This course is designed to provide additional practice in the writing and language skills needed for individual expression in literary forms, including poetry, short stories, plays, novels and essays, and other nonfiction.

Alpha Omega Lifepacs: Select ES3013 Composition Set Units 1-5

Christian Liberty Press: Exciting World of Creative Writing & Jensen's Format Writing

Switched on Schoolhouse: Select ES3013 Composition Set Units 1-5