English 12A

Credit recovery courses include a daily attendance requirement in addition to asynchronous instruction to provide students with a high level of learning. IDLA will provide the course content, Learning Management System, teachers, and internal support staff.  Districts will provide local personnel to support the students with intervention support, social-emotional support, physical and/or virtual technical access to courses, and transcription of credits.

 

Lessons include graded learning activities integrated within the content and are worth 60% of the overall grade.  Certified teachers check in on students frequently and attendance is recorded when a student logs in and completes some work each day.  There is no high-stakes final exam; just shorter incremental exams in each unit that are worth 40% of the overall grade.  Students must complete all exams to pass the course.

 

Course Description: English 12A is a one-semester senior English course that focuses on how language and rhetoric influence real-world decision-making and public responsibility. Throughout the semester, students read both classical and modern literature and nonfiction. Key texts include short stories, public speeches, Shakespeare’s Henry V, and excerpts from David Brooks’ The Road to Character. Students use these readings to analyze how authors build arguments about human behavior, authority, and ethics. The course helps students think critically, evaluate differing viewpoints, and construct clear, evidence-based arguments.

Across eight units, students analyze text structure, evaluate persuasive strategies, compare author perspectives, and write formal essays. The course ends with a synthesis research project and presentation. In this project, students analyze real-world case studies, apply analytical frameworks, and present research-supported criteria for effective leadership.