Evil or Misunderstood;

development of characters and self, dystopian futures, expression through poetry, graphic novels

Identity, society, gender, genocide, belonging, love, resistance

English II

English I

Part of the English department at Disney II Magnet High School.

Foundations of Race, Black Radical Tradition, Resistance, Slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Black Power, Origins of Hip Hop, Oppression, Love, Hope,

In Latin American Literature, students will engage in grade level standards aligned with reading and writing practices through a wide range of literary and informational texts that builds upon English I and English II. Students will evaluate the multiple vantage points of the Latin American experience, issues of representation, and the cultural and historical context of Latin American literature. Students will express themselves in multiple writing formats including narratives, investigative rep

Part of the English department at Disney II Magnet High School.

Rhetorical Analysis; Argument Essays; Synthesis Essays;

An AP English Literature and Composition course engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students consider a work’s structure, style, and themes as well as such smaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. - Major assessments

end-of-unit tests + optional projects