Course Catalog

English IV semester 2

Details

Course Code:
AVENG4SEM2
Provider:
Aventa Learning
Note:

This course has additional technical requirements. See below for details.

Subject:
Language Arts
Grade:
9, 10, 11, 12
Credits:
0.5 (High School)
Level:
Standard
Course Features: - NCAA: The online provider has applied for NCAA approval. Use the NCAA code below and check the DLD NCAA Eligibility page for information on the status of the provider's courses.

NCAA High School Code: 030618

NCAA Eligibility Information

Terms Available:
  • Spring 2013
  • Fall 2012
  • Summer 2013
  • Spring 2014
  • Fall 2013
Completion Time: Approximately 90 instructional hours per semester

Costs

Course Cost: $284.00
Materials Cost: $15.22 -King Lear by William Shakespeare(Required)
$27.19 -The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Penguin, 2004(Required)
Total Cost: $326.41

Special Notes

State Course Code

01004

Requirements

Prerequisites

English IV semester 1

Technology Requirements

The school or student is responsible for providing:

General Workstation/Laptop Requirements:
We strive to minimize the technical requirements for our courses. Our multimedia is almost exclusively flash-based to minimize the need for plug-ins. Other requirements include:

Browser:

  • Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is recommended for stability, but both the ESR and final release channel are supported (both Mac and Windows)
  • Internet Explorer 8 or 9 (Windows) (Must not be in compatibility mode)
  • Safari 4 or higher (Mac OSX)
  • Google Chrome stable channel (both Mac and Windows)

  • Popup Blocking Disabled
  • JavaScript Enabled

OS:

  • Windows XP, Vista, and 7
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7

RAM:

  • 512MB or higher

Resolution:

  • 1024 X 576 or higher

Media:

  • Soundcard and Speakers/Headphones
  • Microphone required for certain courses

Plugins:

  • Sun Java 6 (Blackboard 9.1 does not work properly with Java 7)
  • Flash Player Version 10 or higher
  • QuickTime Version 7 or higher
  • Real Player required for certain courses
  • Jaws 11 or higher (for accessibility)

Third Party Applications:

  • Google Earth 6.0

Network Requirements

The school or student is responsible for providing:

Aventa will provide a complete list of external sites that require access upon request to individual districts/schools.

Special Technology Requirements

Note:

These are course-specific requirements that go above and beyond the Provider Baseline Technical Requirements.

The school or student is responsible for providing:

Some assignments require ability to record audio files using a microphone and audio recording software

Materials to be ordered via the DLD

The DLD Registrar may order the following materials via the DLD upon registering the student:

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare: $15.22 (Required)
  • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Penguin, 2004: $27.19 (Required)

Other Materials

The school or student is responsible for providing:

There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale - online download

Description

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Standards Alignments

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Syllabus / Outline

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Semester 2
• Medieval Literature
• Hamlet
• Romanticism
• Realism and the 20th Century: The Changing Focus of Literature
• Independent Thematic Study: The Individual in Society