AP Language
The AP English Language course provides students with the opportunity to read rigorous texts from various eras and in different genres, analyzing the big ideas of rhetorical situation, claims/evidence, reasoning/organization, […]
AP Literature & Composition
This college-level introductory literature course is designed for the student who has a strong academic work ethic, is willing to read and interpret complex material, is willing to be coached […]
Debate I
This course covers a variety of styles of public speaking and formal debate and speech techniques. Students will become familiar with these styles through instruction, research, and practice. This course […]
Debate II
This course provides in-depth instruction in competitive speech and debate. The course will explore various debate formats and individual speech events, including public forum, extemporaneous speaking, parliamentary debate, and Lincoln-Douglas […]
Dual Credit English
The first semester will be Introduction to Academic Prose which introduces students to college-level reading, writing, and discourse analysis: it engages students in the analysis and creation of texts that […]
English I
This course focuses on all areas of communication: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will explore various genres, time periods, and cultures through required and self-selected literature. Students will enhance […]
English II
This course is a World Literature study focusing on: short stories, poetry selections, including at least one Shakespearean play and several novels. Vocabulary study will include verbal analogies generated primarily […]
English III
Students will study a variety of literary forms in American literature through assigned reading, lectures, discussions, individual and group projects, writing assignments and cooperative learning activities. Students will work to […]
English IV
This course combines the study of British literature with written composition. It provides the student with a broad overview from Beowulf through The Canterbury Tales and into the 20th century. […]
Honors English I
Students will focus on reading and strengthening their writing skills. Students will read five to six novels. The literature in class will also focus on one Shakespearean drama. Freshmen Honors […]