Language Arts Department

Senior High


The Boise District's four senior high schools offer a common array of classes in language arts. Listed below are the required and elective courses at the senior high school level.

Grade 10

  • Required Courses
    • English 10, 2 semesters, McDougal Littell Language of Literature (1997)
    • Speech, 1 semester* , National Textbook Company Exploring Communication (1996)
    • Technical Reading & Writing, 1 semester*
  • Elective Courses
    • Journalism, 1 or 2 semesters
    • Debate, 1 or 2 semesters
    • Theatre Arts 3, 1 or 2 semesters
    • Reading Improvement, 1 semester, Prentice Hall Be a Better Reader Levels A through H

Grade 11

  • Required Courses
    • English 11, 2 semesters, Holt-Reinhart & Winston Elements of Literature (2000)
    • Speech, 1 semester*, National Textbook Company Exploring Communication (1996)
    • Technical Reading & Writing, 1 semester*
  • Elective Courses
    • Journalism, 1 or 2 semesters
    • Debate, 1 or 2 semesters
    • Theatre Arts 3, 1 or 2 semesters
    • Creative Writing, 1 or 2 semesters
    • Reading Improvement, 1 semester, Prentice Hall Be a Better Reader Levels A through H

Grade 12

  • Required Courses
    • English 12, 2 semesters, Prentice Hall World Masterpieces (1996)
    • Technical Reading & Writing, 1 semester*
    • Speech, 1 semester*, National Textbook Company Exploring Communication (1996)
  • Elective Courses
    • Creative Writing, 1 semester
    • Theatre Arts 2, 1 or 2 semesters
    • Journalism, 1 or 2 semesters
    • Reading Improvement, 1 semester, Prentice Hall Be a Better Reader Levels A through H

* The required Technical Reading & Writing and Speech credits may be taken in any semester, grades 9-12. Debate credit can be substituted for Speech credit.