In English I, students strengthen knowledge and skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking.  Students read, write, and communicate daily, engage in activities that build on existing comprehension skills through recursive exposure to multiple genres and types of writing.  This course focuses on themes related to survival, change, transformation, and the future.  Students read and understand a variety of complex texts across multiple genres that are topic-based and driven by the

English I Advanced engages students in learning all the essential knowledge and skills of English I while providing greater depth. This enhanced curriculum builds the tools necessary to succeed in AP Language and Literature classes. Independent reading is structured to support students’ interaction with a text through the application of close reading analysis with AP reading strategies, leading to an ability to independently analyze any new text. Students are confronted with increasingly challen

GT Humanities I / English I Advanced and GT Humanities II / AP World History are courses that combine English I Advanced with AP World History in a two-year interdisciplinary spiral. The basic content is a historical study of the commonalities of the fine arts, including literature, the visual arts, architecture, and music. Students will learn and practice the craft of writing through various products, including AP style writing. Literature from a variety of world traditions will also be a key f

English for Speakers of Other Languages I (ESOL I) is designed for beginning to intermediate fluency level students coping with a new language and a new culture. Basic skills are introduced in a simple, easy to- understand framework helping to bridge the gap between ESOL and other academic subjects. ESOL provides opportunities for students to practice listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as they develop independence and confidence in the use of English. The course includes the study o

In English II, students strengthen knowledge and skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking.  Students read, write, and communicate daily, engage in activities that build on existing comprehension skills through recursive exposure to multiple genres and types of writing.  This course focuses on themes related to fear, isolation, forgiveness, and materialism.  Students read and understand a variety of complex texts across multiple genres that are topic-based and driven by the e

English II Advanced engages students in learning all the essential knowledge and skills of English II while providing greater depth. This enhanced curriculum builds the tools necessary to succeed in AP Language and Literature classes. Independent reading is structured to support students’ interaction with a text through the application of close reading analysis with AP reading strategies, leading to an ability to independently analyze any new text. Students are confronted with increasingly chall

GT Humanities I / English I Advanced and GT Humanities II / AP World History are courses that combine English I Advanced with AP World History in a two-year interdisciplinary spiral. The basic content is a historical study of the commonalities of the fine arts, including literature, the visual arts, architecture, and music. Students will learn and practice the craft of writing through various products, including AP style writing. Literature from a variety of world traditions will also be a key f

English for Speakers of Other Languages II (ESOL II) is designed for intermediate to advanced fluency level students transitioning between basic skills instruction in ESOL I and grade level Sheltered English. Curriculum for ESOL II incorporates intensive academic vocabulary instruction while also linking literary concepts from ENG II to adapted ESOL texts. The course expectations are in alignment with those of ENG II, while instruction will also integrate literary concepts from ENG I and introdu

In English III, students strengthen knowledge and skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking.  Students read, write, and communicate daily, engage in activities that build on existing comprehension skills through recursive exposure to multiple genres and types of writing. This course focuses on themes related to what makes a nation, the power of words, influencing change, and moral dilemma.  Students read and understand a variety of complex texts across multiple genres that ar

AP English Language and Composition is an introductory college-level composition course. Students cultivate their understanding of writing and rhetorical arguments through reading, analyzing, and writing texts as they explore topics like rhetorical situations, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization, and style.  This course focuses on the development and revision of evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing, the rhetorical analysis of nonfiction texts, and the decisions writers m

GT American Studies combines AP Language and Composition with AP U.S. History through an interdisciplinary integration of curriculum which allows for deeper connections between the two AP courses. The course is a study of the development of the United States through the integration of history, composition, literature, writing, art, architecture, philosophy, music, and theater. The course focuses on the philosophical foundation of American thought while exploring themes of progression, reconstruc

In English IV, students strengthen knowledge and skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking.  Students read, write, and communicate daily, engage in activities that build on existing comprehension skills through recursive exposure to multiple genres and types of writing. This course focuses on themes related to heroism, societal influence, societal change, and self discovery.  Students read and understand a variety of complex texts across multiple genres that are topic-based a