English

Welcome to the English Department

Student Council: The purpose of the student council is to give students an opportunity to develop leadership by organizing and carrying out school activities and service projects. In addition to planning events that contribute to school spirit and community welfare, the student council is the voice of the student body.

Yearbook:      Yearbook is a challenging class in which students have the unique opportunity to write a book, prepare it for publication, run a business, and record history.  This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to work with advanced technology, strengthen their analytical and problem solving skills, improve communication skills, and manage tremendous responsibility.  In this class you will practice the fundamentals of journalistic writing, photojournalism, graphic design, and budget management.  You will also learn sale techniques, marketing strategies, and distribution managements.  While the primary objective of this class is to produce an annual school yearbook, you will gain much more from this class.  You will derive an incredible sense of accomplishment.

Course Description:  English 1/2 prepares students to engage in an array of classic and contemporary works in text, video, audio, and other multimedia formats. Students develop the skills and knowledge to become critical readers and writers by analyzing key ideas and details, craft, and structure. Students develop their writing skills by examining various text types, structures, and purposes and by crafting arguments, explanatory/informational texts, and narratives. Students learn to produce and distribute quality writing using technology. Students conduct research, participate in a range of collaborative discussions, and integrate multiple sources of information. This course advances students’ knowledge of the conventions of Standard English and strengthens vocabulary acquisition and use.

Course Description:  English 3/4 prepares students to engage in an increasingly complex array of classic and contemporary literature and informational texts. Students expand the skills and knowledge of English 1/2 to become critical readers and writers by analyzing key ideas and details, craft, and structure. Students develop their writing skills by examining text types and purposes and writing more sophisticated arguments, explanatory/informational texts, and narratives. Students use technology to produce and distribute quality writing. Students conduct research, participate in a range of collaborative discussions, and integrate multiple sources of information. This course advances students’ knowledge of the conventions of Standard English, strengthens vocabulary acquisition and use, and prepares students for real life communications.

Course Description:  English 5/6 prepares students to engage in an array of classic and contemporary works in text, video, audio, and other multimedia formats. Students develop skills and knowledge to become critical readers and writers by analyzing key ideas and details, craft, and structure. This course integrates literature and informational text. Students explore literary criticism with a focus on American literature. Students develop their writing skills by examining various text types, purposes, and rhetorical structures and by crafting arguments, explanatory/informational texts, and narratives. Students use technology to produce, publish, and share quality writing. Students conduct research projects, participate in a range of collaborative discussions, integrate multiple sources of information, and develop style and voice. This course advances students’ knowledge of the conventions of Standard English, strengthens vocabulary acquisition and use, and prepares students for real life communications.

Course Description:  This advanced senior course is designed for students desiring a college –level experience without the expectation of taking the AP© test in May. In content and expectations, this class is the equivalent of college freshman “Introduction to Literature”. The focus is on critical thinking as applied to the discipline of literature. Reading content will include fiction, poetry, critical and creative essays, and drama; writing expectations include the personal college essay, analytical and critical papers and creative responses to texts. Summer reading is required.

Course Description:  This advanced senior course is designed for students desiring a college –level experience without the expectation of taking the AP© test in May. In content and expectations, this class is the equivalent of college freshman “Introduction to Literature”. The focus is on critical thinking as applied to the discipline of literature. Reading content will include fiction, poetry, critical and creative essays, and drama; writing expectations include the personal college essay, analytical and critical papers and creative responses to texts. Summer reading is required.