Join us in English I for a series of journeys. In each unit of the course, we embark on a new journey. Through the study of literature, nonfiction, and life, we will explore the unknown, search for identity and equality, and seek achievement, opportunity, and understanding. You will read to analyze the way language is used to express human motivation and will research to examine the results of actions in the real world. The lessons in each unit will give you the tools you need to gain insights from what you read and to use your knowledge in creative and analytical writing.

Prerequisite:  none

Course Length:  full year

Credit:  1.0

In English 10, you will encounter new vocabulary, refine the grammar and mechanics of your writing, and engage in thought-provoking projects. Throughout the course, you will discover how the human experience is the foundation of the best stories, plays, poems, films, and articles.

Prerequisite:  English 9

Course Length:  full year

Credit:  1.0

In this course, students will acquire the language, reading, writing, and speaking/listening skills necessary for success in college, career, and beyond. Students will become critical readers and thinkers as they dive deeply into the texts presented throughout this course. Students will learn how to effectively research and integrate their findings, as well as cite their sources.

Prerequisite:  English 10

Course Length:  full year

Credit:  1.0

Why do people do what they do? English IV you will give you a front row seat to study of the motives that have driven people’s actions for centuries. Along the way you will encounter epic heroes defying danger, tormented minds succumbing to the power of greed and ambition, enlightened thinkers striving for individual rights and freedoms, sensitive souls attempting to capture human emotion, and determined debaters taking a stand on critical issues. You will read to analyze the way language is used to express human motivation and research to examine the results of actions in the real world.　 The lessons in each module will give you the tools you need to gain insights from what you read and to use your knowledge in creative and analytical writing.

Prerequisite:  American Literature & Composition

Course Length:  full year

Credit:  1.0

This course provides high school students with college-level instruction in studying and writing various kinds of analytic or persuasive essays on literary and nonliterary topics in language, rhetoric, and expository writing. Students become skilled readers of prose written in various periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts. Both reading and writing should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as how writing conventions and language contribute to effectiveness in writing. This course will effectively prepare students for the AP Exam by enabling them to read, comprehend, and write about complex texts while developing further communication skills on a college level.

Prerequisites:  English 9 and English 10

Course Length:  full year

Credit:  1.0

GPA Bonus Applies

Develop critical standards for the appreciation of literary works and increase your sensitivity to literature as a shared experience. This course meets one required English credit for high school graduation.

Prerequisites:  English 9, English 10, American Literature and Composition

Course Length:  full year

Credit:  1.0

GPA Bonus Applies