Freshman Year
ENGLISH I & INTRODUCTION TO HS WRITING-(YEARLONG COURSE) 2 credits
ENGLISH I: This academic course is designed for the student who aspires to post-secondary college or vocational experience. A survey of literary types, this course focuses on comprehension and expressive writing. Students should expect homework assignments and/or compositions that reinforce classroom instruction. Writing instruction at this level focuses on mechanical correctness, fluency, and structure. The student is expected to function at grade level in communication and thinking skills.
INTRODUCTION TO HS WRITING: In this course, students produce expressive, informational, argumentative, critical, and literary writing as background for all high school English classes. The writing process, with emphasis on revising/editing, is modeled. In addition, students build grammar skills to apply in their writing.
ENGLISH I (HONORS) 1 credit (HN)
This honors course is designed to challenge students who demonstrate by testing and by grades the ability work above grade level. It concentrates on developing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills through an intensive survey of literary types and appropriate oral and written responses. The course provides a review of grammar, mechanics, vocabulary, and usage as needed. This college preparatory course focuses on the development of complex thought processes, independence in learning, and creative expression through discussion and frequent writing assignments. Homework is a reinforcement and extension of classroom instruction.
ENGLISH I: This academic course is designed for the student who aspires to post-secondary college or vocational experience. A survey of literary types, this course focuses on comprehension and expressive writing. Students should expect homework assignments and/or compositions that reinforce classroom instruction. Writing instruction at this level focuses on mechanical correctness, fluency, and structure. The student is expected to function at grade level in communication and thinking skills.
INTRODUCTION TO HS WRITING: In this course, students produce expressive, informational, argumentative, critical, and literary writing as background for all high school English classes. The writing process, with emphasis on revising/editing, is modeled. In addition, students build grammar skills to apply in their writing.
ENGLISH I (HONORS) 1 credit (HN)
This honors course is designed to challenge students who demonstrate by testing and by grades the ability work above grade level. It concentrates on developing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills through an intensive survey of literary types and appropriate oral and written responses. The course provides a review of grammar, mechanics, vocabulary, and usage as needed. This college preparatory course focuses on the development of complex thought processes, independence in learning, and creative expression through discussion and frequent writing assignments. Homework is a reinforcement and extension of classroom instruction.
Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Courses
10th Grade:
- Structured Writing- A support course for students who have completed English I but need further practice with reading and writing before entering English II.
- English II Honors
- Pre-AP English II
- English III Honors
- AP Language and Composition
- English IV Honors
- AP Literature and Composition
Elective Courses
- Yearbook
- Newspaper
- Creative Writing I and II
- Speech I and II
- African American Literature
- Cultural Media Literacy (Film)
- Global Leadership Seminar