9th Grade--First Semester

The students will be exposed to lessons and literature taught at the high school level.  Using a thematic approach to the literature will help the students to see the connection between literary characters and their own lives.  In addition to learning specific English content area vocabulary, the student will learn reading vocabulary to help them understand the texts.  It is important that students have a common base of knowledge to take with them as they enter the world of citizenship past high school.  To this end, the epic literature of Greece, The Odyssey, is taught.  The influence of Greek though and tradition on modern day society are explored through this epic poetry.  In addition to the subject area content it is also important that students learn to reflect on their own learning processes.  Through the use of reflective writing, the student is introduced to this are.  English Nine: First semester is an introduction to English content area at the high school level that involves the development of reading, writing, met cognitive and study skills.

9th Grade--2nd Semester

English 9 Honors

    English 9 Honors is a yearlong course designed to provide students with a more challenging study of the communication arts.  Through the course, students will work to improve reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, as well critical thinking skills. Students will be expected to read and analyze a variety of literary selection and participate in class discussions.  Written assignments related to the literature selections and review of grammar rules will serve to enhance students' writing skills.  Vocabulary development will also be an area of emphasis.

Linguistics - Full Year

   Linguistics at the high school level consists of many areas of language development.  The core and basis of the class is the Language curriculum.  This curriculum entails the study of the components of Linguistics, i.e, morphology, phonology, graphology and the study of grammar as it applies to reading and writing comprehension.
   In addition to this core there are a number of other components at the high school level.  The first is the history of the study of linguistics.  People may have different languages but the manner by which we progress oral and written information has commonalties.  These commonalities provide a contact for the student's Linguistics instruction.  Also, the study of the history of the English language will provide a common base of knowledge that will serve the student during the course and beyond
   A most important part of the Linguistic course at the high school level is the transference of current and newly learned reading skills to the grade level textbooks that the student must work with on a daily basis.  The teaching of specific reading strategies will help this process of transference.
   In addition to the reading material provided with the Language Program, appropriate reading level literature will be studied.  Reading will be connected to writing starting from the student's base of knowledge and progressing toward and appropriate grade level competency.  Linguistics is an English department course that will facilitate a student's move toward reading success in the high school academic environment.

Reading Workshop - Description

Reading is the basis for all other academic pursuits.  Reading Workshop gives the student a basic framework form which he can understand and comprehend all forms of printed material-nonfiction, fiction, news and media, etc.  A major success and self-esteem so the student can improve his facility with language comprehension.

10th Grade English Courses - Full Year

    The English 10 program places heavy emphases on the development of the basic composition skills.  This Course will help a student feel more at ease in any speaking situation.  Research, outlining, delivery, and the expression of personal thoughts and attitudes will be stressed.  Students understand the course work includes readings, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking.  Students are given experience in using computer and library materials.

Honors English 10

    This advanced English course will help students improve reading, thinking, writing, speaking and listening skills.  Based around literary thematic units students will complete research, analysis, and self introspection projects.

Junior/Senior English Courses - American Literature

1st Semester

    American Literature I  is a semester course designed to introduce students to the literature of our country from its earliest days to the Civil War period.  Students will discover how literature reflects the people and events of the time as they travel through our literary history.  Emphasis will be placed on developing critical thinking and strategic reading skills as students read and analyze a variety of fiction and nonfiction selections.  Vocabulary development will also be a focus of this course.

American Literature

2nd Semester

    American Literature II is designed to be a literature based exploration of the factors leading to the United States' growth from an agriculturally based society to one through the industrial age and the culturally relevant threads for the era from 1900 through the present.

Advanced Composition - Year Long

World Literature - 1st Semester

 2nd Semester

College Reading and Study Skills - Full Year

Elective English Courses - Yearbook

 Yearbook is a two-semester course that is designed to teach the principles of journalism, writing skills, photo assessment, layout design, theme development, computer page production, sales techniques and responsibility.  The end product of the class is a yearbook which reflects the history of Lincoln high School during the year of production.  This class is also responsible for the completion of the "Our Turn" portion of the Macomb Daily.

  Humanities

 Humanities is an interdisciplinary introduction to the humanities through the concept of cultural roots.  The emphasis is based on a student's personal growth which should take place on three levels- historical, aesthetic, and philosophical.  Humanities focuses mainly on the ancient world starting the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia and ending with the Impressionistic Period.

Theatre Arts

Foreign Language - First Year

he emphasis in Spanish I will be on understanding and speaking Spanish.  The instructor will be the primary source for the aural-oral drills; tapes will be the secondary source.  Of course, some emphasis will also be placed on the language skills of reading and writing.

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year