A series of sequential courses designed to prepare students for continuing education and careers beyond high school. Instructional activities are based on the Virginia Standards of Learning and develop students’ proficiency in oral and written communication, reading, research, and critical thinking and analysis skills. Students will explore a variety of text genres and make comparisons between diverse texts.

A series of sequential courses designed to prepare students for continuing education and careers beyond high school. Instructional activities are based on the Virginia Standards of Learning and develop students’ proficiency in oral and written communication, reading, research, and critical thinking and analysis skills. Students will explore a variety of text genres and make comparisons between diverse texts.

A series of sequential courses designed to prepare students for continuing education and careers beyond high school. Instructional activities are based on the Virginia Standards of Learning and develop students’ proficiency in oral and written communication, reading, research, and critical thinking and analysis skills. Students will explore a variety of text genres and make comparisons between diverse texts.

A series of sequential courses designed to prepare students for continuing education and careers beyond high school. Instructional activities are based on the Virginia Standards of Learning and develop students’ proficiency in oral and written communication, reading, research, and critical thinking and analysis skills. Students will explore a variety of text genres and make comparisons between diverse texts.

A series of sequential courses, designed to prepare students for college and AP English, DE English Composition, or IB English courses. The instruction develops fundamental skills in inquiry (research), rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis above and beyond the scope of the Virginia Standards of Learning.

A series of sequential courses, designed to prepare students for college and AP English, DE English Composition, or IB English courses. The instruction develops fundamental skills in inquiry (research), rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis above and beyond the scope of the Virginia Standards of Learning.

A series of sequential courses, designed to prepare students for college and AP English, DE English Composition, or IB English courses. The instruction develops fundamental skills in inquiry (research), rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis above and beyond the scope of the Virginia Standards of Learning.

This course engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore academic and real-world topics and issues while considering diverse perspectives (e.g., cultural and social, artistic and philosophical, political and historical, environmental, economic, and scientific) . It will foster students’ ability to investigate a problem or issue, analyze arguments, compare different perspectives, and synthesize information from multiple sources. Students will evaluate a variety of literary, informational, and visual texts and analyze authors’ perspective, rhetorical choices, and argumentative structure to develop evidence-based arguments. Students will work alone and in a group to convey their findings through multiple written formats, multimedia presentations and oral defenses. Although this course has

This course is designed to enable students to write effectively for college courses across the curriculum and in their personal and professional lives. Students are provided with opportunities to write about a variety of subjects, with emphasis on expository analytical, and argumentative forms of writing. Additionally, students learn to read primary and secondary sources carefully, to synthesize material from texts in their own compositions, and to cite sources using conventions recommended by professional organizations. Although the course focus is primarily writing, students are also engaged in reading complex texts with understanding and examining the rhetorical strategies and stylistic choices made by writers. Students will be prepared to take the year-end AP English Language and Composition exam for possible college credit. Summer assignments may be required.

AP English is a year-long course designed to be taken during a student’s senior year, engender advanced study of literature, and prepare students for college. The course will include literary analysis and composition components. Students will practice interpreting and evaluating literature. Essays will be expository, analytical, and argumentative. Students will be prepared to take the year-end AP English Literature and Composition exam for possible college credit. Summer assignments may be required. Dual Enrollment Courses for English Courses meeting the Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) are indicated within course descriptions.

DE English introduces students to critical thinking and the fundamentals of academic writing. Eighty percent of the work in this class will involve writing assignments. Through the writing process, students refine topics; develop and support ideas; investigate, evaluate, and incorporate appropriate resources; edit for effective style and usage; and determine appropriate approaches for a variety of contexts, audiences, and purposes. Writing activities will include exposition and argumentation with at least one researched essay per semester. The second semester of the course requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and use. The course will prepare students for all other expected college writing and for writing in the workplace by engaging the writing process, rhetoric, critical thinking, and research. Each semester of the course requires 15-20 pages of published writing, which can be distributed across multiple papers.These courses fulfill UCGS requirements.

DE World Literature examines literary texts across a variety of cultures, genres, and time periods. Students develop critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts from around the world in their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. This course explores the diversity and depth of the human experience through literature across a variety of cultures and traditions. This course fulfills UCGS requirements.